Comments on: Is this too much? http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/ confessions of a follower of Jesus Christ struggling to recover from legalism Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:12:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tom Bryant http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8987 Tom Bryant Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:50:22 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8987 I hate to quote Judas, but couldn't this money be given to the poor? <em>Tom Bryant's last blog post..<a href='http://theviewfromosprey.blogspot.com/2008/07/good-news.html' rel="nofollow">Good News</a></em> I hate to quote Judas, but couldn’t this money be given to the poor?

Tom Bryant’s last blog post..Good News

]]> By: Janna http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8979 Janna Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:38:45 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8979 How did I not scroll down to see this article when I should have been working today and saw the Jacko picture instead? ************************** 1) There is all ready way Way WAY too much traffic and Dixie Farm Road, I-45, and the Beltway. I don't think it is very loving to put something up that will slow on lookers down more probably causing more wrecks. There is always a bottle neck in this area so it would be more annoying to most people. 2) This church does have an abundant amount of financial resources that the do use for the community. There building is used daily almost as a community center. They have seen people come to know Jesus through just getting them to them building. The follow through this church has on reaching people is tremondous. IF you attend an event (even scrapbooking or kid's karate) there is a prayer time. Clearly, they do see a prayer cross as a real tool. 3) Coming for a cross seems like something that would be most suited for the Christians to want to see. If the presentation is done differently perhaps it can make people more focused on prayer for the city and each other. I just don't know if my faith is able to believe that is what would really happen. 4) Perhaps there should be smaller crosses and they could create other strong churches on the east and west side of houston instead? This would make the most sense in my head. How did I not scroll down to see this article when I should have been working today and saw the Jacko picture instead?
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1) There is all ready way Way WAY too much traffic and Dixie Farm Road, I-45, and the Beltway. I don’t think it is very loving to put something up that will slow on lookers down more probably causing more wrecks. There is always a bottle neck in this area so it would be more annoying to most people.
2) This church does have an abundant amount of financial resources that the do use for the community. There building is used daily almost as a community center. They have seen people come to know Jesus through just getting them to them building. The follow through this church has on reaching people is tremondous. IF you attend an event (even scrapbooking or kid’s karate) there is a prayer time. Clearly, they do see a prayer cross as a real tool.
3) Coming for a cross seems like something that would be most suited for the Christians to want to see. If the presentation is done differently perhaps it can make people more focused on prayer for the city and each other. I just don’t know if my faith is able to believe that is what would really happen.
4) Perhaps there should be smaller crosses and they could create other strong churches on the east and west side of houston instead? This would make the most sense in my head.

]]> By: Mrs. Osipov http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8968 Mrs. Osipov Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:12:04 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8968 wonder what Jesus Christ would think of this? wonder what Jesus Christ would think of this?

]]> By: Texas in Africa http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8967 Texas in Africa Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:58:15 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8967 There's an interesting podcast about the 190 foot tall cross in my mother's hometown of Groom, Texas here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=903 One of the things the story seems to suggest is that the cross in Groom has drawn people in who needed to pray or who were looking for something, but that most of them were already believers. <em>Texas in Africa's last blog post..<a href='http://texasinafrica.blogspot.com/2008/07/where-in-world-is-texas-in-africa-going_11.html' rel="nofollow">Where in the World is Texas in Africa Going?</a></em> There’s an interesting podcast about the 190 foot tall cross in my mother’s hometown of Groom, Texas here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=903

One of the things the story seems to suggest is that the cross in Groom has drawn people in who needed to pray or who were looking for something, but that most of them were already believers.

Texas in Africa’s last blog post..Where in the World is Texas in Africa Going?

]]> By: M. Steve Heartsill http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8964 M. Steve Heartsill Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:52 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8964 Kevin, The pastor seems sincere, at least from what the article reported. And, I am sure he is. I'll all for pointing people to Jesus. But, I'm not sure the cross will accomplish that. It will probably point people to their church, not Jesus. I once served in an area that had a church that held a yard sale in their parking lot every Saturday, from May until September. They rented out space and used the money on their building fund, I believe. You can't believe how many calls our church received each week, asking this question: "Are you'll the yard sale church?" Don't think lost people were being won by being the yard sale church and I don't think lost people will be won by being "The church with the large cross." <em>M. Steve Heartsill's last blog post..<a href='http://steveheartsill.blogspot.com/2008/07/honey-how-was-work-today.html' rel="nofollow">Honey, How Was Work Today?</a></em> Kevin,

The pastor seems sincere, at least from what the article reported. And, I am sure he is. I’ll all for pointing people to Jesus. But, I’m not sure the cross will accomplish that. It will probably point people to their church, not Jesus.

I once served in an area that had a church that held a yard sale in their parking lot every Saturday, from May until September. They rented out space and used the money on their building fund, I believe. You can’t believe how many calls our church received each week, asking this question: “Are you’ll the yard sale church?”

Don’t think lost people were being won by being the yard sale church and I don’t think lost people will be won by being “The church with the large cross.”

M. Steve Heartsill’s last blog post..Honey, How Was Work Today?

]]> By: Angie http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8962 Angie Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:02:57 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8962 All I can say is "why?" There are hurting and dying people all over Houston who could be better served by this money. This kind of wasting of God's money makes me literally sick to my stomach. We will have to answer for our wastefulness one day. All I can say is “why?” There are hurting and dying people all over Houston who could be better served by this money. This kind of wasting of God’s money makes me literally sick to my stomach. We will have to answer for our wastefulness one day.

]]> By: Sallie http://kevinbussey.com/2008/07/11/is-this-too-much/#comment-8960 Sallie Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:46:21 +0000 http://kevinbussey.com/?p=1053#comment-8960 I wonder how many widows and orphans it will feed? Hmm... probably none but it'll sure look pretty... It seems more like a "look at us" instead of "look at Jesus"! Have a blessed weekend, Sallie I wonder how many widows and orphans it will feed? Hmm… probably none but it’ll sure look pretty… It seems more like a “look at us” instead of “look at Jesus”!

Have a blessed weekend,
Sallie

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