Has anyone noticed?

[No Swansong]

Glen hasn't posted for the past 10 days? Anyone heard from him?

[higgs2]

I'm starting to get a little worried about him. Has anyone pm'd him?

[ContraMundum]

He's probably busy- isn't he a student?

[TomUK]

I noticed too.

[longhair75]

I also noticed that Friend gtsecc has been absent. I hope everything is OK.

[Colabomb]

hmm..... Prayers.

[erin74]

That is really unusual. I am worried.
Praying for him.

Isn't there someone who posts on STR who knows him in real life - can we contact that person to find out if he's ok.

[TomUK]

He's on my facebook so i've sent him a message through that.

[karen freeinchristman]

That is really unusual. I am worried.
Praying for him.

Isn't there someone who posts on STR who knows him in real life - can we contact that person to find out if he's ok.
That would be marciebaby, I think. She doesn't post very often, though.

[Wigglesworth]

Perhaps he was captured by the Jesuits.

:eek:

[higgs2]

Perhaps he was captured by the Jesuits.

:eek:

Why would they capture him? :eek:

[higgs2]

Okay, I really am kind of worried now.

[TomUK]

I heard from Glen on facebook. I'm not sure whether he'll be coming back or not but i think he's just quite sick of things round here.

Hope he comes back.

[higgs2]

I heard from Glen on facebook. I'm not sure whether he'll be coming back or not but i think he's just quite sick of things round here.

Hope he comes back.

Anything specific that you can share?

[TomUK]

He didn't really so much. It was basically (hope he doesn't mind me posting this) that he was sicking of arguing with people about the faith.

[marciebaby]

I just called him. He said that he's such a nice guy that the arguing is starting to get to him so he's taking a little break.
Wow. That was quite the run-on sentence.

I just ate an entire jar of peanut butter. I wonder if I'm pregnant.

[Wigglesworth]

I just ate an entire jar of peanut butter. I wonder if I'm pregnant.

You may have a craving to feed a systemic yeast infection. I understand peanuts are universally contaminated with fungal mycotoxins.

See www.knowthecause.com (http://www.knowthecause.com).

[karen freeinchristman]

I just called him. He said that he's such a nice guy that the arguing is starting to get to him so he's taking a little break.
Wow. That was quite the run-on sentence.

I just ate an entire jar of peanut butter. I wonder if I'm pregnant.
Thanks for letting us know, Marcie! :)

We love and miss Glen, so hope the break isn't too long, but that it will be beneficial for him.

Not sure about the peanut butter...

[Aymn27]

I just called him. He said that he's such a nice guy that the arguing is starting to get to him so he's taking a little break.
Wow. That was quite the run-on sentence.

I just ate an entire jar of peanut butter. I wonder if I'm pregnant.
well..don't know about you..but wife's been eating chedd'r pepp'rs from Sonic for breakfast every morning - she is now 14 weeks....

for my oldest, it was watermelon

my second - snickers

the third - celery...

isn't that a strange phenomenon?

[marciebaby]

Well, what do you know? He's back! That was a short sabbatical.

[karen freeinchristman]

Well, what do you know? He's back! That was a short sabbatical.
:clap:

[gtsecc]

In real life, I am the nicest guy in the world. I have many many friends who are not even Christian. Truly God shows no partiality. I am also in AA. I have 20 years of continuous sobriety. This is a spiritual program. There does not seem to me to be any correlation between quality recovery, and “orthodox” theology. Prayer and humility to ANYTHING other than ourselves seems to be the important factor for developing a spiritual manner of living. So, we are saved because of the incarnation, not because we understand the incarnation. Surely Satan is orthodox. Surely the Buddhist is not. We are saved because of Christ – because of what He did, not because we have intellectual knowledge of the Trinity or Christology. So, one who knows prayer, and humility, knows Christ – even if they are Buddhist. That does not mean that Buddism or Satanism is Christianity. Posting here kills my humility, and that is the only way to enter into the faith. I really don’t need to argue with people about the faith. It pains me to see the national church not being the church. I don’t know how they went to Seminary and somehow missed the teachings of the faith. It pains me to see the conservatives with the 39 Article chemotherapy. The 39 articles are just anti-catholic, not pro Christian. The really problem with Anglicanism is that you have to argue with just about everyone about what the faith means. Do we need the Eucharist, or mighty mighty pray warriors? But, it isn’t too much better outside Anglicanism. The Orthodox practically don’t even exist in America. They are so small, they have no schools, they are generally triumphal, the liturgy is so far over the top, even I roll my eyes. The Roman Catholics have huge huge huge problems that reach beyond polyester vs. Damask. The rest of the protestants are well meaning, but generally so different that they don’t even speak the same language. For example, they don’t even have Bishops to send into the discussion. They are like the Amish entry into NASCAR. If people want to know about the faith, they will read Athanasius. If the don’t, they will read Joel Osteen, TD Jakes, and Beth Moore.
So, I don’t think it does me or anyone else good for me to post here. It makes me frustrated. I teach my God Children about the faith, and I have a lot of addicts I sponsor in recovery. I have people to see in hospitals, I have to go to the shelters, I have to be present in the inner city. I have to love those who have lost everything – their family, their dignity, their hope, etc… I have to look at myself. I have to be humble and honest. I quit medical school because it was bad for my spiritual life. I am willing to go to any lengths to keep myself sane – and for me, that is a pretty long way. You know, I just sort for typed all this out, to answer folk’s questions. It is just a ramble – not sure that it helps, but it is my attempt to be open about my thoughts on things as of lately.

[karen freeinchristman]

:hug: :hug: :hug: Glen:hug: :hug: :hug:

[No Swansong]

I am sorry for the angst that you are experiencing my friend and I think that perhaps you are right that a sabbatical may be helpful to you. You remain in my daily prayers.

[Wigglesworth]

Glen,

Your post was very helpful and quite profound. You clearly understand that you're primary purpose is to minister in the real world, not to win converts with intellectual argument on the internet. From my perspective, you seem to do well in both fields.

It is wise to limit distractions that hinder your relationship with the Holy Spirit. We all must. We all need to spend more time in the secret place with the Lord than we spend doing what I'm doing right now.

Thanks for your insight.

:thumbsup:

[ContraMundum]

In real life, I am the nicest guy in the world. I have many many friends who are not even Christian. Truly God shows no partiality. I am also in AA. I have 20 years of continuous sobriety. This is a spiritual program. There does not seem to me to be any correlation between quality recovery, and “orthodox” theology. Prayer and humility to ANYTHING other than ourselves seems to be the important factor for developing a spiritual manner of living. So, we are saved because of the incarnation, not because we understand the incarnation. Surely Satan is orthodox. Surely the Buddhist is not. We are saved because of Christ – because of what He did, not because we have intellectual knowledge of the Trinity or Christology. So, one who knows prayer, and humility, knows Christ – even if they are Buddhist. That does not mean that Buddism or Satanism is Christianity. Posting here kills my humility, and that is the only way to enter into the faith. I really don’t need to argue with people about the faith. It pains me to see the national church not being the church. I don’t know how they went to Seminary and somehow missed the teachings of the faith. It pains me to see the conservatives with the 39 Article chemotherapy. The 39 articles are just anti-catholic, not pro Christian. The really problem with Anglicanism is that you have to argue with just about everyone about what the faith means. Do we need the Eucharist, or mighty mighty pray warriors? But, it isn’t too much better outside Anglicanism. The Orthodox practically don’t even exist in America. They are so small, they have no schools, they are generally triumphal, the liturgy is so far over the top, even I roll my eyes. The Roman Catholics have huge huge huge problems that reach beyond polyester vs. Damask. The rest of the protestants are well meaning, but generally so different that they don’t even speak the same language. For example, they don’t even have Bishops to send into the discussion. They are like the Amish entry into NASCAR. If people want to know about the faith, they will read Athanasius. If the don’t, they will read Joel Osteen, TD Jakes, and Beth Moore.
So, I don’t think it does me or anyone else good for me to post here. It makes me frustrated. I teach my God Children about the faith, and I have a lot of addicts I sponsor in recovery. I have people to see in hospitals, I have to go to the shelters, I have to be present in the inner city. I have to love those who have lost everything – their family, their dignity, their hope, etc… I have to look at myself. I have to be humble and honest. I quit medical school because it was bad for my spiritual life. I am willing to go to any lengths to keep myself sane – and for me, that is a pretty long way. You know, I just sort for typed all this out, to answer folk’s questions. It is just a ramble – not sure that it helps, but it is my attempt to be open about my thoughts on things as of lately.

The part in bold I have emphasised above is the only part you got wrong brother. This whole post is beneficial to the whole forum, except for the bold bit.

Perhaps you ought to re-think what you post about and how you do it, rather than think there is no benefit to it at all. You've blessed me often, and now with this post, even more. Perhaps polemics is not the best excercise here- I know it's not for me.

[erin74]

The part in bold I have emphasised above is the only part you got wrong brother. This whole post is beneficial to the whole forum, except for the bold bit.

Perhaps you ought to re-think what you post about and how you do it, rather than think there is no benefit to it at all. You've blessed me often, and now with this post, even more. Perhaps polemics is not the best excercise here- I know it's not for me.
Here here - well said.
Glen - I have learnt loads from you. I obviously don't agree with everything you say, but I have still learned lots.

[norbie]

My Dear Brother in Christ,
you just don't know HOW IMPORTANT your input is with your Life experiance.
I think you should get more involved in more practical and helpful Posts, not in arguing about Faith. You realy can help there so much. Example now is the Family economic and structure. With your AA now how many Families you would have to wittness going down.
You would see real poor Families with Money Problems and so on. There are a lot Theology Students here - it would be so helpful to hear your Input for their ministry.
Myself I am on the 'Bandwagon' for Family Life, the Basic of all Society, I could learn a lot from you.
I also can fully understand you, here we arguing about little things like 'Woman Pastors', and you worry about the real issues of life like Alcohol and broken Families.
So I beg you to join us in 'real life' issus and what the Church should do about it.
Your Brother in Christ,
Norbie:hug: