tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post5690347281232989093..comments2023-06-29T03:16:09.145-07:00Comments on The Virtual Abbess: Processing the Purple Martyrdom 3AbiSomeonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-16691925120663856312007-10-29T11:55:00.000-07:002007-10-29T11:55:00.000-07:00Penney,What a treasure it is that God has provided...Penney,<BR/><BR/>What a treasure it is that God has provided so many companions for the journey, eh?<BR/><BR/>It is a life-long struggle to live in Christ and remember that our old life is dead.<BR/><BR/>Just remember who you are, precious sister, Kingdom princess! I find that when I remember who I am, my actions are more consistent with that reality.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-36075330675952276052007-10-29T11:37:00.000-07:002007-10-29T11:37:00.000-07:00I love your post Peggy. I also better understand w...I love your post Peggy. I also better understand what you were saying on Alan's blog about anger. <BR/><BR/>You helped me to see my own sin which I am deeply grateful for. There was a time I would have rather died than to be a member of the church. Convincing myself that I only need Jesus and wanting to desperately go home. A self made martyr, how pitiful. <BR/><BR/>I thought I had crucified Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-48600584305502006502007-10-29T11:30:00.000-07:002007-10-29T11:30:00.000-07:00Brad, Brad, Brad....don't you know that Blue and R...Brad, Brad, Brad....don't you know that Blue and Red make Purple? <BR/><BR/>;^)AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-61864816926287964212007-10-29T11:12:00.000-07:002007-10-29T11:12:00.000-07:00ummm ... i think i just invented (identified?) a f...ummm ... i think i just invented (identified?) a fifth kind/color, over on Rickard's blog. if you get killed over worship music, it's Blues Martydrom ...<BR/><BR/>sometimes i am a very bad boy ...brad/futuristguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744226426932166097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-78125754735092249992007-10-29T10:11:00.000-07:002007-10-29T10:11:00.000-07:00Brad,I so agree with your sentiment: "Which means...Brad,<BR/><BR/>I so agree with your sentiment: <BR/><BR/>"Which means, in part, we don't necessarily get to pick the kind of martyrdom; it's "marked in our horizon" (Greek: pro-orizo, predestined - marked out in advance), but our choices are still real."<BR/><BR/>It's the choices that I'm beginning to focus on. Somehow we have allowed our choices to be made narrower and narrower...as others AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-26405337518142061322007-10-29T07:49:00.000-07:002007-10-29T07:49:00.000-07:00Peggy - I'm still processing your processing! But ...Peggy - I'm still processing your processing! But as just some initial thoughts, I do find your idea of Purple Martyrdom an intriguing complement to the others. <BR/><BR/>Regardless of type, all four martyrdoms require us to risk the difficulties of persevering through suffering and seeing God transform it into something redemptive. No one form of martyrdom alone can "fill up the fullness of brad/futuristguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744226426932166097noreply@blogger.com