tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post5444001986413689822..comments2024-03-28T20:56:34.131+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: God loves gays, and bigots too!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-6517932374935274962008-07-18T19:17:00.000+01:002008-07-18T19:17:00.000+01:00Thanks for your all your comments. Isn't it hard t...Thanks for your all your comments. <BR/>Isn't it hard to know when to speak, and when to shut up?<BR/>I'm am trying really hard lately to be pro-active and give a strong but gracious response when my faith is challenged - but I take Eydie's point that often people just want a fight and not a real conversation.<BR/>I am also aware that being the Pastor's Wife of a largish church in a smallish village, people may recognise ME even if I don't know THEM, and I wouldn't want to appear impolite!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-62464779065979410822008-07-18T13:01:00.000+01:002008-07-18T13:01:00.000+01:00People in pain use different things to comfort it....People in pain use different things to comfort it....I would be thinking that though I haven't chosen the gay lifestyle to avoid pain (perplexing, I know), I do have issues that I do use other methods for comfort than God Himself, therefore, putting me in the same category, in a way. What's hard is when it is a "spiritual leader" that uses such visual methods of comfort. He loses credibility as a leader.... In my own life, I am starting to see the futility of comparing myself with someone else (like that guy was doing, ultimately), in the hopes that God would think better of me...... I might have tried to turn the conversation to "what he thought" so he carried the load. <BR/>You did good, though, I thought. In the case of someone just wanting to fight--no listening--it's best to let it drop. "Teach a wise man something and he will listen", not many listeners now a days....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-44107069072662654812008-07-16T22:17:00.000+01:002008-07-16T22:17:00.000+01:00Tricky one...sometimes it's best to say nothing......Tricky one...sometimes it's best to say nothing...sometimes it's needful to say lots...if only we knew which was which when in the thick of a situation!!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comments on my blog...come by any time!<BR/><BR/>Love, Tina :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-52223454706923006762008-07-16T19:04:00.000+01:002008-07-16T19:04:00.000+01:00Too many nuts are out now a days. You never know ...Too many nuts are out now a days. You never know what to say or do when confronted. You did a lot better than I would of. I think I would of just sat there with my mouth open and a startled expression on my face. LOL!Amazing_Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182385013313759499noreply@blogger.com