tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5558579711130739247..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Where Does Sickness Come From?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-27673952414856169092011-07-15T19:16:07.610-04:002011-07-15T19:16:07.610-04:00Niki, you stated your opinion beautifully. Very we...Niki, you stated your opinion beautifully. Very well said!Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-47789211507334133252011-07-15T19:04:48.268-04:002011-07-15T19:04:48.268-04:00Thanks for tossing around ideas with me today ladi...Thanks for tossing around ideas with me today ladies. I hope you enjoyed it. I did. Maybe we should do this in advance sometimes and post it as a round table discussion.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73437452036956327852011-07-15T19:01:05.037-04:002011-07-15T19:01:05.037-04:00So true about our loved ones and our experiences, ...So true about our loved ones and our experiences, Niki. And I agree with pretty much everything you said. In my narrative nonfiction I sometimes use little quippy refrains, and one of them in this chapter is, "And I'm sorry about your Uncle Timmy. That should be against the rules." Except that things aren't always so simple because of all the variables you mentioned.<br /><br />Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-12347230821143042872011-07-15T18:57:53.634-04:002011-07-15T18:57:53.634-04:00Interesting thoughts, Jen. One of my miraculous he...Interesting thoughts, Jen. One of my miraculous healings was of skin allergies, but to this day I have nasal allergies. Go figure. <br /><br />I actually have a chapter about this in my narrative nonfiction book. I toss around questions more than I answer them, but I guess my overall conclusion is that God does want us well, but that it's all more complicated than some people, like this guys,Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60276135668358330082011-07-15T18:52:45.405-04:002011-07-15T18:52:45.405-04:00I thought this was a terrific video, and have mult...I thought this was a terrific video, and have multiple pages of my personal notes about Paul's thorn in the flesh, if anyone is interested.<br /><br />When it comes to explaining sickness, I think we have to look at it like an algebraic equation where God is the ONLY constant. Anything else (spirit, soul, body) affects the outcome of the equation. Sometimes those things are completely out of Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57174536308219626912011-07-15T18:39:19.676-04:002011-07-15T18:39:19.676-04:00Replying to Dina's DA questions... yes, the pl...Replying to Dina's DA questions... yes, the plagues were before Jesus. But it addresses the whole "You can't give away what you don't have" argument. The speaker was saying that God doesn't make you sick, because sickness isn't in him. That addresses his eternal nature, and has nothing to do with pre or post resurrection.<br /><br />As for Paul, he may have gone Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5176913901966646442011-07-15T17:59:28.125-04:002011-07-15T17:59:28.125-04:00Interesting convo, but I can't jump in right n...Interesting convo, but I can't jump in right now. Just wanted to say thanks for posting-- what a thought-provoking subject.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54845313681989942872011-07-15T16:40:36.058-04:002011-07-15T16:40:36.058-04:00Any thoughts on were sickness came from originally...Any thoughts on were sickness came from originally? Did germs simply not exist in the garden? Did our bodies have better immune systems that fought them? Did God "create" them to be sickness, or did they somehow go awry at the fall of man? What about before the time of Noah when people lived so long?Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-19403962004897134272011-07-15T16:27:31.068-04:002011-07-15T16:27:31.068-04:00Great testimony, DeAnna, and a good example of why...Great testimony, DeAnna, and a good example of why I thought this topic was worth discussing, even if it is controversial.<br /><br />For me, it's important to believe that ultimately God wants good things for us. But/and it's equally important to hear from him for wisdom and guidance and how he wants us to proceed.<br /><br />By the way, my mom has a dog who should have died two years Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63349447510463834222011-07-15T16:24:14.792-04:002011-07-15T16:24:14.792-04:00That's too true. We do need to take the autho...That's too true. We do need to take the authority Jesus paid for us.<br /><br />This may not be a big deal to most people, but I have four cats that I love like my own babies. One of them, Emily, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. The vet did surgery and told me that Em would last maybe six months.<br /><br />I felt very strongly that I was to curse that cancer in Jesus' name. IDeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57193812017500892982011-07-15T15:52:20.276-04:002011-07-15T15:52:20.276-04:00I think what I liked about this video was the remi...I think what I liked about this video was the reminder that we have an enemy who seeks to devour us.<br /><br />Sometimes I get tired of all the "God is in control" part. It's true and yet we do have that enemy seeking to steal, kill, and destroy. That doesn't make it God's plan. Is it God's plan for people to sin? Of course not. God is not the author of sin. So not Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25538733663583109372011-07-15T15:42:14.002-04:002011-07-15T15:42:14.002-04:00I agree that God can do what He wants at any time....I agree that God can do what He wants at any time.<br /><br />That He doesn't give us what we really deserve is proof of His goodness and mercy. But does he sometimes use unpleasant things to make us what He wants us to be? I think sometimes He does.<br /><br />Can we thank Him and bless Him even in the horrible circumstances just because He is who He is? It's what we have to come to.<DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-92052274135996128232011-07-15T12:40:18.841-04:002011-07-15T12:40:18.841-04:00Okay, I'm going to play devil's advocate J...Okay, I'm going to play devil's advocate Jen. As for the plagues, that was before Jesus died on the cross. Which wouldn't help his first argument line up with the plagues, but it would fit his second.<br /><br />As for Paul, I always assumed he went blind from the sheer light of the presence of God, but I can't say that for a certainty.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74109167950029214232011-07-15T12:35:20.648-04:002011-07-15T12:35:20.648-04:00Oh yeah, this is a much-debated topic among believ...Oh yeah, this is a much-debated topic among believers. Guess I'll be the first to dive in...<br /><br />Here's what I personally believe. God created a perfect world, one that was without sin and without disease. But when Adam & Eve slipped, the door was opened and that perfectness was gone. So now, we live in a fallen world. While I believe God obviously CAN make bad things happen ifJennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76503000113251497792011-07-15T07:54:11.550-04:002011-07-15T07:54:11.550-04:00Gotta leave the house soon, Deb :) My mom posted t...Gotta leave the house soon, Deb :) My mom posted this video on facebook this week and it's come to mind several times since.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46916751204609607172011-07-15T07:47:15.974-04:002011-07-15T07:47:15.974-04:00wow, you're quick Dina!wow, you're quick Dina!Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com