Duane, I'm not sure what you meant by "this is going to bug you", but you're right. *It ain't "Me" that's right.. but rather the wisdom I prefer you to embrace. *Try to look down the road to a time when young Ryan will return to the fold.. *Will God accept him? If God will extend forgiveness of sin, wash it pure as snow.. Who are we to even condem him in his "sin"? *That's the work of the convicting power of the Holy Spirit. We let GOD the "3 in 1" do what heavy lifting there is to do... *Our duty as Rangers is to stand ready for anything.. Praying that God's work will stand this test, and that his peace will fill our hearts with LOVE for young Ryan! *It's going to bug you.. because your head is not ready to let go of a fight for percieved injustice to the Gospel message. Let go.. there is no fight. Duane -=A=- As I said in my first post, I was struck by his preocupation with the superficial appearances of relationships. On the one hand, Ryan's preocupation with focusing on and modeling the superficial might just be a characteristic of his chosen vocation (theater and acting). On the other hand, he was always just acting--certainly in his church--maybe even in family relationships. I wonder if the acting is just something he enjoys doing or if it is a sign of a shallow affect compensated for by an intelligent,calculated study of what human emotion looks like and how it acts. Maybe its a defensive front put up from years of hiding unseen, but painfully real emotions. I don't know. I was once told that God created men and women with different emotional needs and physicial responces so that a degree of selflessness would be required to please each other physically. If each required the same stimulation as the other, then they would please each other with purely self-centered motives. --DP ----- Original Message ---- From: Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: David Perich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Encouragement and discussion for Royal Rangers <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 7:50:30 PM Subject: Re: [RR] An angry, messed up, individual *I can tell this is going to bug you... and young Ryan Paulson will push you to react. *Choose to respond with peace and love to his "theatrical exploitations" God is greater and we are anchored deep in a safe harbor. -=A=- ----- Original Message ----- From: David Perich To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Encouragement and discussion for Royal Rangers Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: [RR] An angry, messed up, individual I found this web site on the internet the last night: www.ryanpaulson.com He grew up in an AG church in Wisconsin. He went to church and Sunday School with his parents. He went to youth activities and Royal Rangers on Wednesday nithts. He went to rallys. He went to camp. He went on a missions trip to El Salvadore. Then, he decided he was "gay." He's now out of the church (way out). He's into theatrical stuff and he has an audio podcast blog that he uses to put down The Assemblies of God, the Holy Spirit, and Christians in general. His descriptions of the Christian experience focus on the superficial of the lives of Christians as though it were the substance. He went along for the ride but just never "got it". He's now living his life in a way that makes sense to him. I expect we'll be seeing him on national TV before long. -Dave Perich _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. Are you READY for the return of the LORD? This message came through the [email protected] mailing list at your request. You may manage your subscription at http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet Mailing list manager: RAINBOW MISSIONS PO BOX 716 BUENA VISTA CO 81211-0716 USA http://RainbowMissions.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ The Golden Rule is my daily rule. Are you READY for the return of the LORD? This message came through the [email protected] mailing list at your request. You may manage your subscription at http://lists.rangernet.org/mailman/listinfo/rangernet Mailing list manager: RAINBOW MISSIONS PO BOX 716 BUENA VISTA CO 81211-0716 USA http://RainbowMissions.org
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