tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post1569123417960366153..comments2024-01-31T19:35:59.913+11:00Comments on Pickle-osophy: Little BoxesLynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982043538182690871noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-56169476352201394852013-02-18T01:54:47.642+11:002013-02-18T01:54:47.642+11:00Thank you so much for this post!
The boxes are not...Thank you so much for this post!<br />The boxes are not just male and female, but married/single, young/old, parent/non-parent. I had a young friend, parent of two, tell me she felt excluded by friends who had three or more children. As if we can only find points of connection with those in the exact same narrowly defined demographic.<br />We have so much to learn from each other - let's chop those boxes up and burn them. thank you!Carol Kuniholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879986784917679271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-86550987435262341322013-02-16T12:40:59.925+11:002013-02-16T12:40:59.925+11:00I love the idea of the boundary around sexual inti...I love the idea of the boundary around sexual intimacy being set by marriage, and that allowing a freedom that isn't available otherwise. A very profound statement, I love it, totally resonate with it. It puts articulation to my thoughts on the matter.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-71540446063749913542013-02-16T10:37:55.210+11:002013-02-16T10:37:55.210+11:00What a great post! It's amazing how much sin c...What a great post! It's amazing how much sin can enslave us through fear as much as through commission.Jennifer Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893198898726191491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-58300363686432753492013-02-16T09:30:28.919+11:002013-02-16T09:30:28.919+11:00oh, i loved this post! thank you for sharing. i ...oh, i loved this post! thank you for sharing. i loved this paragraph especially: " If we are going to be all that Jesus has called us to be, both male and female, then the first thing we have to do is chop up those little boxes for firewood. We follow a Saviour who came to set the prisoners free. And if this means dispensing with a few man-made rules (like girls stay on the pink squares and boys stay on the blue squares), well it isn’t the first time in history that a few well-established tables have been tipped over in the church." here's to chopping up boxes and burning them up! kathyescobarhttp://www.kathyescobar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-50153924398087474902013-02-14T03:47:16.976+11:002013-02-14T03:47:16.976+11:00Lynne, Thanks so much for contributing and for po...Lynne, Thanks so much for contributing and for pointing out that avoiding cross-gender friendships makes our life in Christ smaller than it should be. <br /><br />PS Please add the list of links to the end of your post. You can find the list here:<br /><br />http://synchroblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/link-list-february-2013-synchroblog-cross-gender-friendships/Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460971267048638389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-30195954989558794942013-02-13T20:03:46.050+11:002013-02-13T20:03:46.050+11:00Great post, Lynne!
You are right, we have been se...Great post, Lynne!<br /><br />You are right, we have been set free in order to <i>be</i> free in every aspect of our lives.<br /><br />We should not be scared of cross-gender friendships, we should value them for what they are. But in doing so we must treat one another honourably - as we must in all things.Chris Jefferieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024046243018838005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22491079.post-78115782139862583212013-02-13T12:38:34.263+11:002013-02-13T12:38:34.263+11:00I believe that marriage is more than simply a sexu...I believe that marriage is more than simply a sexual relationship. I'm not married myself, but based on the observations I've made of other folks' marriages it seems to be about a shared life and two partners working for common goals. But surely that doesn't mean you can't have <i>any</i> other friends? I mean, if it did it wouldn't just knock out crossgender friendship, but friendship full stop. And we all seem so much more complex than just our gender. That makes me believe that if a married woman can have a girlfriend, why not a guy-friend? <br /><br />Your post puts this beautifully and gets in on the fun of idol-busting at the same time. Nicely done!Marta L.http://www.fidesquaerens.orgnoreply@blogger.com