tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920507061982445623.post924708647770183098..comments2019-01-29T16:34:54.398-08:00Comments on Death Pastor: Refining Fire (and the Hazards of Excessive Underbrush)Wm. Darius Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343705324859085642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920507061982445623.post-27792545599187339292014-08-07T12:07:12.520-07:002014-08-07T12:07:12.520-07:00Thanks for the comments! We are relatively safe he...Thanks for the comments! We are relatively safe here in Fall River Mills. But the drought and threat of thunderstorms continues, of course. Still, we're very thankful to have a few means of helping out, and supporting both the local residents and our very welcome thousands of guests working intently to save as many homes and communities as possible. Greg, you make a good point about the drought, too. And, JP, once things get to the point of church-wars, I think we're all better off to admit defeat, and start over by demolishing our own heavily fortified boundaries. Wm. Darius Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343705324859085642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920507061982445623.post-89067758195651513162014-08-07T00:42:48.635-07:002014-08-07T00:42:48.635-07:00Bill those photos from the deck of your house are ...Bill those photos from the deck of your house are frightening and staggering! Today I drove by three fires like that in my state. It took over three hours to drive past them at 70 mph. One of the fires has burned 400 square miles and 300 homes so far. The difference was that I could drive away and be left with only the smoke cloud surrounding my house, close to two hundred miles away, while your house is actually in dire danger of being burned, as so many of the neighbors you care about have had. I think some of the things you are writing about may be questions such as, "With all that is dear at stake, are we sure that church wars are worth fighting?" and "Can perhaps unity come at a price short of losing all?" jpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920507061982445623.post-69115015459475696222014-08-07T00:01:09.829-07:002014-08-07T00:01:09.829-07:00Love it Bill! We don't take the time and emoti...Love it Bill! We don't take the time and emotional energy to work through where we disagree. We either walk away from difficult relationships or we sweep stuff under the rug until low-level issues too easily jump into the canopy by the smallest spark of a misspoken word (James 3:5-6). <br />The other contributing factor, as you know, is drought. Little issues can easily become big issues when we are not planted by rivers of water (Psalm 1:3) and thirsting for the presence of the Lord each day and like the deer coming morning and evening to drink deeply of Word and Spirit that we might not fail to love well.<br /><br />Great pictures as well! Be safe!Pastor Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591208922370348455noreply@blogger.com