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I have the primary source already Lance; I question why
you and your friends would want to
spend so much time on a secondary source. Can't
we all gather around the primary one? jt
Well, do let me know if you'd like to go beyond
'a little research' to the primary source.
I'd be interested in how - since you apparently
don't believe the Word of God Himself can not facilitate such a
relationship
TFT is able to do this. I have done a little
research on TFT and at this point his teaching sounds to me like an
extended
version of the "positional truth" taught at the
early Keswick Conventions in the UK.
How might reading TFT benefit you? At the
lowest level, it'd provide text on which to base your asides. At the
highest level, it might deepen your relationship with The Father, through
The Son, by The Spirit.
It ain't 'Saint' David Judy, it's just David Miller.
He might be the first to acknowledge a lack of understanding in some
areas. It's his theology that's in question, not his character.
Actually it is Saint David Lance, since he is
a member of the body of Christ who are a nation of kings and
priests.
By the by, the coffee smells great. Beverley and I
are about to pick up my sister, drive to Windsor to have breakfast
with one of my brothers and my Mom.I'll keep an eye open for
'slippery slopes' along the way.
And you can smell it from Windsor - or are
you speaking of the coffee at your house? Hope you enjoy your
breakfast along with the family time.
Would you like a copy of TFT's 'Mediation of
Christ'? I'll send one to you gratis.
Very kind of you to offer Lance, if I could
promise to commit the time necessary to read it I may take you up on
that. First tell me how you think it might benefit me because
from my perspective right now I see ppl spending a lot more time
and effort on understanding TFT and other theologians like him than on
understanding the Word of God.
Uh huh!
Right Lance! You and your protegees are sounding more and
more confused and unworthy to even question the motives of someone like David Miller because you seriously
lack understanding. There is no way that anyone who has
the mind of Christ would want to watch the movie below; however to
watch it and speak of the leading character as a "type of
Christ" is completely over the top. AntiChrist would be
much more accurate. A lot of good TFT, Dylan and their poetry
is going to do them on the last day. Let's wake up and smell
the coffee!!! You are all walking on the edge of a
slippery slope
jt
So am I 'surprised'. I've known dozens who've
read and, apprehended it. I've known of a couple, David among
them, who didn't. I do believe he's in some kind of theological
'bondage'. No, I am not kidding. Yes, Iz and Judy, I do know how
presumptuous this sounds. IMO, it is the apprehension of the
double move of God in Christ, undercutting David's 'works
righteousness' framework, emphasizing the ALL OF CHRIST that
eludes him.
A partial review of the movie JD watched by
James Berardinelli as follows:Ex-Marine Louanne Johnson
(Michelle Pfeiffer) comes to a Palo Alto high school in search of
a job as a student teacher. What she gets instead is a full-time
position teaching English to a group of bright but "socially
challenged" students that she quickly dubs as the "rejects from
hell." When her first-day wardrobe choice and meek attitude earn
her the nickname of "White Bread", she tries a
radical approach: wear a leather jacket, curse as proficiently as
the kids, and teach karate as a lead-in to English Lit. It works,
and the students start to come around. Despite
protestations from an uptight, by-the-book principal (Courtney B.
Vance), lives are changed as a result of
Louanne's unorthodox approach of using Bob Dylan lyrics to teach
poetry and rewarding completed assignments with trips to amusement
parks and dinners at fancy restaurants.
How much of Dangerous Minds ended up on the cutting room
floor? A good question, and the answer may explain why this film
is so erratic. Relationships that should have been better
developed are left in an embryonic stage. The most notable is
between Louanne and an especially difficult pupil, Emilio (Wade
Dominguez). There's obviously something missing in the way these
two learn to relate to each other. The result of this incomplete,
hit-and-miss approach diminishes the impact of the film's central
tragedy.
Dangerous Minds has a heart, but no soul. In the face of
hard-hitting pictures like Kids and Teen
Dreams, it's difficult not to see this movie as
trivializing serious issues. The seams in the script show a little
too clearly, and the heavy-handed attempts at audience
manipulation stand out. Michelle Pfeiffer gives a solid
performance, as do a number of the young actors playing Louanne's
students, but Dangerous Minds is in desperate need of more
than good acting. It demands substance rather than the filler that
the film makers thought would make an acceptable substitute.
© 1995 James Berardinelli
G and all:
Watched "Dangerous Minds" this afternoon -- between spurts
of The Mediation of Christ (yes, I am a little behind
schedule, Debbie). I thought of G while
watching this movie because
Bobby D 's work played a major role in the life of the main
character of the film.
There are many ways of "accepting Christ" into one's
life. I believe this teacher demonstrated one of those ways. She
became the light for her students....... an extra
ordinary pronouncement if
ever applied to any of us ------- and, from to
time, it has, I am sure.
Its 6:30 here and 102 !! Its pool time for the
short fat guy.
And then, back to Torrance. I am surprised that
this book did not have more of an impact on DM.
JD
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