tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post2866414974608915729..comments2024-02-02T23:18:20.621-05:00Comments on Baby Bangs: The God of This CityAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16777762608528843328noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-18644128239321359802008-09-30T18:59:00.000-04:002008-09-30T18:59:00.000-04:00He is the God of every city! It's a beautiful song...He is the God of every city! It's a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing.2nd Cup of Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478944775613602625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-43614392471530186952008-09-27T16:54:00.000-04:002008-09-27T16:54:00.000-04:00AmandaVery moving and exhorting. Thank you for pu...Amanda<BR/>Very moving and exhorting. Thank you for putting it into words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-18448426069333938212008-09-26T09:37:00.000-04:002008-09-26T09:37:00.000-04:00I've been thinking about the phrase "shave the sil...I've been thinking about the phrase "shave the silliness off our lives" ever since I read this, Amanda. It's something God has been teaching me, too. I struggle with knowing how to balance the wisdom and depth of God with my sanguine personality.<BR/><BR/>There was a time in my life that was so dark, so painful, that I thought I'd lost all penchant for silliness forever. I couldn't watch TV or listen to pop music or watch a movie. It all felt too frivolous. But eventually, as God healed my heart, my sanguine personality started to assert itself again. I know this is how God made me, and I'm thrilled to be laughing again. But ... I struggle.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-49012864691443047102008-09-25T09:40:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:40:00.000-04:00thanks for so eloquently putting into words what i...thanks for so eloquently putting into words what i've been feeling since the storm. awesome post! oh, and i'll talk to you if we ever decide to move, but after tim's hour long commute from my parents' house at 6am...he says he's never moving out...ever! we'll see :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443308348376697493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-66606422612791258912008-09-25T09:29:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:29:00.000-04:00Wow Amanda,I am glad God is working in Houston and...Wow Amanda,<BR/><BR/>I am glad God is working in Houston and in your church and the Church Body there. I do love that song, although I have not heard it very many times. When I go to places on mission trip, even in the U.S. where there is poverty, it really makes me thankful for what I have been undeservedly given. I believe with the temp gas price rise, and the other damage it did in Chicago and Ohio, God has used that storm to get America's attention. Humility is crucial for us now. I am soo thankful for His mercy and forgiveness-as far as the east is from the west...God has been teaching me too Amanda, He is loving towards us:) Yes, LORD, "I know You love us. You are not done with this city. Strengthen the remnant. Build up Your Kingdom here, Lord."<BR/><BR/>katiegfromtennesseekatiegfromtennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703849303062043642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-65148764885567431442008-09-24T18:14:00.000-04:002008-09-24T18:14:00.000-04:00All I can say, with tears in my eyes because of th...All I can say, with tears in my eyes because of the crazy week it's been, is Amen!Lindseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575555245582359975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-67679755149929003752008-09-24T15:48:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:48:00.000-04:00Amen and thank you (one almost 30 year old to anot...Amen and thank you (one almost 30 year old to another)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590701108782562362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-70215230955560090912008-09-24T15:27:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:27:00.000-04:00Oh how I miss church! Thank you for filling me in...Oh how I miss church! Thank you for filling me in on the services...your post gave me goose bumps.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212539609541601723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-11866826467327918692008-09-24T15:24:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:24:00.000-04:00You are so right Amanda. We didn't have power for...You are so right Amanda. We didn't have power for a few days and then we lost water. BUT we had such fun around the candlelight. Our church is without power and water but a church down the street opened its doors to us and we had church in the afternoon. I think that is how it should be. Church's helping each other. I still get chills. It was wonderful.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750218717558334325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-1055782150582602532008-09-24T15:16:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:16:00.000-04:00You write so eloquently! Your description of churc...You write so eloquently! Your description of church on Sunday was to a tee. It was so small and intimate and just... it seemed like everyone was taking a deep breath. I too was SHOCKED at the amount of people that still do not have power. My parents live by Cypress Bible Church and they are still without power. Crazy times!<BR/><BR/>Hope you're feeling well!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552482055790069890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-68576577969296540362008-09-24T14:50:00.000-04:002008-09-24T14:50:00.000-04:00What a beautiful word Amanda. Thank you so much f...What a beautiful word Amanda. Thank you so much for sharing. This is sticking with me.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>FranFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463139671535000329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-8692912731357969922008-09-24T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-24T13:12:00.000-04:00I so have goosebumps right now ~~ I absolutely dig...I so have goosebumps right now ~~ I absolutely dig The God of the city and the country and the suburbs and the sticks ~~ He is God of all!! Thank you for this post and the reminder that we still need to be prayin' for dear Houston and the area. <BR/><BR/>Blessings to you sweet one, Dawnpetriihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182334765277246752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-3391713795072605502008-09-24T11:40:00.000-04:002008-09-24T11:40:00.000-04:00What a beautiful and thought provoking post, Amand...What a beautiful and thought provoking post, Amanda. I hardly even know what to say in response. Being so far removed from the devastation in your city I have a hard time relating, but right now I'm trying to imagine what Houston and Galveston and the surrounding area have been going through and will continue to go through. My prayers for you and the people of Houston are going to be a little deeper today. <BR/>He is the God of This City. What an anointed song! Just recently I was driving to work and as that song played it was all I could do to worship, cry, and keep my eyes on the road at the same time. I drive through a rough part of my small town every morning. A neighborhood crippled by drugs, broken homes and poverty. Then I go to work at a gift store where comfortable middle class and wealthy people drop sometimes hundreds of dollars on stuff that can never make them complete. Oh how we need HIM to be God of this city. And I know Houston needs him to be God of this city too. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing this,<BR/><BR/>Kara in OklahomaKara With a Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626816555959793582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-26865464295460214372008-09-24T08:55:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:55:00.000-04:00Amanda,What a beautiful and sobering post. Thank y...Amanda,<BR/><BR/>What a beautiful and sobering post. Thank you for being so transparent. I have been struggling with the "silliness" of this world lately too. It is so hard to not become caught up in having a certain image and having things that really don't matter a bit in God's plan for our lives. Thank you for reminding me today of what really matters in life. I needed to hear this. My "tiny" cross is just that, "tiny." I needed to remember that others are going through things that are so much bigger and more devastating than me! :) You're a wise lady! Thanks again,<BR/><BR/>LeighAnneLeighAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856183104831453443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-32414523323094059982008-09-24T08:45:00.000-04:002008-09-24T08:45:00.000-04:00Wow, what a great post. There is some silliness I ...Wow, what a great post. There is some silliness I need to address as well. Thanks for the reminder.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350356754256496846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-59250904954496210412008-09-24T02:03:00.000-04:002008-09-24T02:03:00.000-04:00THANK YOU for sharing!! I so needed that today!!THANK YOU for sharing!! I so needed that today!!creative galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766949406687926860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-19380458210109809232008-09-24T01:09:00.000-04:002008-09-24T01:09:00.000-04:00I feel your heart in this one. I'm praying for yo...I feel your heart in this one. I'm praying for you all.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632346442287336490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-76208896717056365782008-09-23T23:58:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:58:00.000-04:00Thank you for your heart, Amanda in this writing y...Thank you for your heart, Amanda in this writing you posted. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine, a prayer warrior shared with me that this storm was to bring renewal to the city, a cleansing. A spiritual revival if you will. I believe that is how she worded. Certainly needed in my life.<BR/>AllisonAshtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973410841118860524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-63288371410296039592008-09-23T23:04:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:04:00.000-04:00That service sounds like it was amazing!That service sounds like it was amazing!Mainly a midwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774653177391560892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-25604011488594409532008-09-23T22:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:25:00.000-04:00You hit me hard, dear! Just recently I started re...You hit me hard, dear! Just recently I started reading a bunch of home decorating blogs. I started to get obsessed - literally obsessed - with the decor in my home. How it could be improved, how it could be changed, blah, blah, blah. I was sitting at my laptop feverishly lapping up another blog when His sweet Spirit said to me, "Your house never bothered you until you started reading these blogs." Ouch. So I threw away all the fabric swatches, measurements and put the meausring tape back where it belongs. You're right - it really is silly to worry myself on such temporary things. Thanks for the encouragement and reminder all wrapped into one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-78334666269598050372008-09-23T22:12:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing what Pastor Gregg talked about,...Thanks for sharing what Pastor Gregg talked about, we were out of town because we were without power. I so wanted to be there fellowshipping and worshiping with everyone. <BR/><BR/>And I am so thankful that He is the God of this City. And I want to shake the silliness out of my life. <BR/><BR/>KristinKikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280585722372047833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-45154163221720833132008-09-23T21:08:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:08:00.000-04:00Oh how this post touched me - I sit here in tears ...Oh how this post touched me - I sit here in tears <BR/>You are SO RIGHT - we need to realize the destruction of the LOST and HURTING in this world<BR/>I know I am guilty of being too comfortable and I am so thankful that God is patient with me<BR/><BR/>Oh God open my eyes to those around me, help me to hear them b/c their souls are crying out for you! Show me how to shine your light to the lost and lonely...<BR/>AMEN<BR/>Love ya<BR/>Kimconnorcolesmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884632453329830736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-65098854177811724102008-09-23T20:54:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:54:00.000-04:00You are right on. When Hurricane Charlie came thro...You are right on. When Hurricane Charlie came through Orlando, we had many of these same feelings. We were out of power for 3 days and that was the biggest inconvenience for us. Yet people all around us had trees in their houses, trees on their cars, no power for weeks, or a roof over their heads. Fortunately we were able to go out and help those who needed it, pick up debris, take dinners to those without power and most of all pray. I know I can't do most of these for TX, but I will pray. I'll pray for you, pray for those who have no place to call home, and pray for those who are inconvenienced.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502544728964130238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-70327952727618649142008-09-23T20:22:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:22:00.000-04:00I really related to this part. I have been thinki...I really related to this part. I have been thinking the same thing lately:<BR/>I so appreciate God's patience with me at every stage of life. I also appreciate that He changes me. I am getting ever-so-close to my thirties and I'm happy that in 13 months I'll cross that line with a different heart and mind than that of my 24-year-old self. I will say the same as I enter my forties, I'm sure.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435035805263444962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24028336.post-14109106309141003582008-09-23T19:53:00.000-04:002008-09-23T19:53:00.000-04:00Preach it sister!Great word!Preach it sister!<BR/>Great word!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com