http://www.jimpace.org/2010/01/a-new-year-and-old-lists/ author of the book Should We Fire God Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.jimpace.org/2010/01/a-new-year-and-old-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-165 jim Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:34:04 +0000 http://www.jimpace.org/?p=231#comment-165 Taryn, I owe you an apology. I started this string, you bravely posted and I didn't follow up. Right after that was started the earthquake in Haiti hit and the time I had to give to the blog was absorbed in all that. We will restart this one up and I will respond to what you posted as soon as I can. Again, I just ask you to forgive me. Jim Taryn, I owe you an apology. I started this string, you bravely posted and I didn’t follow up. Right after that was started the earthquake in Haiti hit and the time I had to give to the blog was absorbed in all that. We will restart this one up and I will respond to what you posted as soon as I can. Again, I just ask you to forgive me.
Jim

]]> http://www.jimpace.org/2010/01/a-new-year-and-old-lists/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Taryn Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:13:01 +0000 http://www.jimpace.org/?p=231#comment-135 I often hold my family against God. I find myself wishing that they were more Godly and faithful. I wish we all had our act together and got along. When I look at my friends who get to have Bible studies with their undivorced parents who ask them questions about their faith - I can become jealous. It seems easy to blame my short comings in my relationship with God on my parents. Why didn't they provide a better example? Why is it such a lonely struggle to read His word everyday? But I also understand what a blessing they are. They are Christians and many people don't even get that. They definitely love me; so there shouldn't be a problem right? I often hold my family against God. I find myself wishing that they were more Godly and faithful. I wish we all had our act together and got along. When I look at my friends who get to have Bible studies with their undivorced parents who ask them questions about their faith – I can become jealous.
It seems easy to blame my short comings in my relationship with God on my parents. Why didn’t they provide a better example? Why is it such a lonely struggle to read His word everyday?
But I also understand what a blessing they are. They are Christians and many people don’t even get that. They definitely love me; so there shouldn’t be a problem right?

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