tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post116503158278770807..comments2024-01-03T07:56:32.311-05:00Comments on quaker oats live: hole-inessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488876505679035140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785125.post-1165457315831578722006-12-06T21:08:00.000-05:002006-12-06T21:08:00.000-05:00I was discussing some Christian theological concep...I was discussing some Christian theological concepts in my religion class today, and I began by grounding them in the "conversion experience," an intense sense of divine love and forgiveness--I used Wesley and Lamott as two examples. I noted that it tends to be notable in people who are undergoing some sort of crisis, be it spiritual or physical or both. So one of my students asked, "Does that mean you can't be a good Christian if you haven't gone through a crisis like that?" I said that it seemed to me that Christianity taught that God loves everyone, even those who weren't experiencing crises, and you could be a good Christian without having a crisis first. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps that's not quite true? Perhaps if you haven't experienced a crisis, you haven't really examined yourself? Or you haven't really put yourself on the line? On the other hand, that seems it might become excessively morbid.<BR/><BR/>DavidDavid Korfhagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483910268144751116noreply@blogger.com