tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post3966476339185178106..comments2023-09-18T08:44:40.951-05:00Comments on faith in community: ConversionDiane M. Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-51508387642401018892011-10-01T21:25:33.562-05:002011-10-01T21:25:33.562-05:00Thanks for expanding my view of conversion. Now I...Thanks for expanding my view of conversion. Now I'm looking forward to my next one!churchladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217594177453967749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-61845097943205473952011-09-27T14:51:01.226-05:002011-09-27T14:51:01.226-05:00Maybe conversion is like that light bulb that come...Maybe conversion is like that light bulb that comes on over the head of a cartoon character: the situation is there, but the light bulb indicates that the character sees something new, that he "sees the light", that the light shines on something in a new way. <br /><br />The really unfortunate thing about one of the conventional definitions of "conversion" is that in some circles it is used to judge whether somebody (else) has been "saved."LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-47543756781763036012011-09-26T17:20:42.278-05:002011-09-26T17:20:42.278-05:00Indeed it is the human condition. We are curved in...Indeed it is the human condition. We are curved in on ourselves.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132396587581088115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-89887619214351569902011-09-26T16:18:16.183-05:002011-09-26T16:18:16.183-05:00thanks, Ivy. One thing I didn't say was that ...thanks, Ivy. One thing I didn't say was that conversion is necessary because it's so easy for us to be focused totally on ourselves. in fact, the human condition.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086978161944568008.post-24566926816101199492011-09-26T09:52:11.173-05:002011-09-26T09:52:11.173-05:00Wonderful post Diane. And I too, read the Cross an...Wonderful post Diane. And I too, read the Cross and the Switchblade.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132396587581088115noreply@blogger.com