tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post7869852325243183423..comments2023-10-30T02:09:57.503-07:00Comments on Connectivity: Charlie Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09298868348780104962noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-11271519332266843892009-01-05T18:15:00.000-08:002009-01-05T18:15:00.000-08:00Pastor Charlie,My husband and I were under your pa...Pastor Charlie,<BR/><BR/>My husband and I were under your pastoral care at Trinity Baptist in San Antonio. I keep up with you through the blog and enjoy reading your well-written and inspired entries. My two favorites are "An Arranged Life" and this post. I hope it's o.kay with you, I linked this entry from my blog. Please keep posting when you have the time!<BR/><BR/>Sarah MorlandtSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401856614723335638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-5879420049601243792008-12-08T12:03:00.000-08:002008-12-08T12:03:00.000-08:00Charlie, I enjoyed catching up on your latest writ...Charlie, <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed catching up on your latest writings this morning. I had occasion to think of you after listening to an excellent edition of This American Life about a preacher in Tulsa who has some very exciting things to say about Jesus's provision for each and every one of us ... and he means every one of us. I hope you will take a listen to it if you get the chance. A lot of what he has to say reminds me of your work towards inclusion while in San Antonio. Keep up the good work.<BR/><BR/>http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=304<BR/><BR/>Best to you and your family. <BR/><BR/>Dave EvansDave Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10045448687398637584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-1043573315425566562008-12-04T20:33:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:33:00.000-08:00Ben, Shoot me a line at charlie@charlesfosterjohns...Ben, Shoot me a line at charlie@charlesfosterjohnson.com<BR/><BR/>Be sure to give your folks my best too.<BR/><BR/>CFJCharlie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986793668737495883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-81910066740261602322008-12-04T18:02:00.000-08:002008-12-04T18:02:00.000-08:00Hey Charlie,I dont have your email adress, Im gues...Hey Charlie,<BR/>I dont have your email adress, Im guessing its changed since your time at McAfee.<BR/><BR/>I am doing great at Howard Payne though. I love it here so much. I also just finished up my first semester of Greek, I can read from the New Testament now in its origional language, it is so cool.<BR/><BR/>I have also finished a Baptist History course that was one of the most interesting classes I have ever had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-74171896400625313852008-12-04T11:03:00.000-08:002008-12-04T11:03:00.000-08:00Ben, great hearing from you! Your emails are alwa...Ben, great hearing from you! Your emails are always engaging. Would love to get a newsy update when you get a chance.Charlie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986793668737495883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-207976763730740822008-12-04T09:16:00.000-08:002008-12-04T09:16:00.000-08:00Grits are also great way to spackle your walls no ...Grits are also great way to spackle your walls no matter how you flavor them. ha ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-85475521383727757382008-12-02T16:46:00.000-08:002008-12-02T16:46:00.000-08:00haha, thank you for that chunk of cullenary (sic) ...haha, thank you for that chunk of cullenary (sic) wisedom. I grew up in the south, but was raised by yankee parents. So Im a Texan with a New England state of mind. :)<BR/><BR/>This is Ben Harrison by the way,Steve's son from back at TBC. <BR/><BR/>I always enjoy your blog Reverend. And I usually comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-87677410793007072422008-12-02T12:03:00.000-08:002008-12-02T12:03:00.000-08:00Grits are a ground corn concoction best cooked slo...Grits are a ground corn concoction best cooked slowly for a long time until achieving a consistency not lumpy or runny but thick and smooth. Served with salt and butter. Yankees use sugar, a ruination.Charlie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986793668737495883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-44480030917785504772008-12-02T10:09:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:09:00.000-08:00Grits seems like a southern thing, I have never ta...Grits seems like a southern thing, I have never tasted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-81244430242113262802008-12-02T06:42:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:42:00.000-08:00It would have to be a toss-up between that classic...It would have to be a toss-up between that classic country breakfast with biscuits, gravy, ham, eggs, grits, jams and jellies on one hand. Or, on the other hand, that ole preacher's cliche of a meal: fried chicken. Either artery-clogging way, it was a feast. Thanks for asking; your question let's me sit down at that fabulous table all over again twenty years later!Charlie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986793668737495883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-12761609939244202702008-12-01T14:04:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:04:00.000-08:00So what was the best meal back in those Kentucky d...So what was the best meal back in those Kentucky days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-6438470159486207862008-12-01T04:59:00.000-08:002008-12-01T04:59:00.000-08:00Your comment to be salt and light--"and meat and p...Your comment to be salt and light--"and meat and potatoes" strikes a chord with me, Randi. What a memorable way to put Jesus' ancient teaching. I have just read an article in the NY Times in which Robert Gates argued that in order for us to succeed in our struggle against terrorism we must not only prevail against the forces of violence and destruction, but also proactively rebuild the infrastructure of the failed states that foment this terrorism. Only then will we obviate the conditions that breed this kind of hatred. Maybe we will soon see that feeding the hungry of the world is the best "foreign policy" we can have. It seems our generals have been arguing this too for some time now.Charlie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298868348780104962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29859296.post-7761228512133861392008-11-29T12:17:00.000-08:002008-11-29T12:17:00.000-08:00Hey Charlie,I just finished reading Scott Munger&#...Hey Charlie,<BR/><BR/>I just finished reading Scott Munger's "Rethinking God; undoing the damage" and it turns out to be very timely. I don't agree with all his commentary on the modern church, but do think that he lines up with you firmly on the obligation of Christians to be salt and light. And meat and potatoes and whatever else those who are in need ought to see coming from the Children of God. It is not enough to give a dollar to the Salvation Army Santa at Christmas, or to volunteer at a soup kitchen at Thanksgiving. Charlie, you are so right that we must be looking for ways to daily meet the needs of others. Jesus Christ himself describes the heart of the one who provided whatever was needed - clothing to the naked, food to the hungry, water to the one who was parched. This is not an option for us as believers. We must be His hands and feet here on earth so that the needy might be provided for here and in the hereafter. Nothing matters as much as enlarging the Kingdom of God. No one should die of physical hunger and no one should die without the opportunity to satisfy our innate spiritual hunger for a Redeemer.<BR/><BR/>So preach it, Brother! Hope to hear you in person soon!<BR/><BR/>Our love to you and Jana,<BR/>Randi & MartinDr Randi Fasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744983884555201105noreply@blogger.com