tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884540927935393827.post3999124308052947431..comments2023-06-12T05:45:18.296-04:00Comments on This is a Mess...: John Wesley and Healthcareandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17988460790339704499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884540927935393827.post-23808927212449321042010-03-28T21:46:28.054-04:002010-03-28T21:46:28.054-04:00You're exactly right - Christians need to use ...You're exactly right - Christians need to use their own resources to provide for others in need. That's called compassion, and it's what Jesus did. However, going door-to-door telling your neighbors they must give is called extortion, and I see no biblical example for that at all.beckywwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308395199351691829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884540927935393827.post-28033637019484812632010-03-27T00:06:39.523-04:002010-03-27T00:06:39.523-04:00Interesting stuff. I knew a little bit about that ...Interesting stuff. I knew a little bit about that electro-shock therapy stuff and the folk remedies Wesley was into from my Methodist History class last semester.<br /><br />Your comments also put me in mind of some African theology I was reading about recently. Apparently in most of Africa the dominant image of Christ is Healer. This connects both with the Medicine Man tradition from their pre-Christian religions, as well all kinds of biblical imagery of God and Jesus as Healer and Life Giver. For Africans this is the primary image of what it means for Christ to "save" us.Mike Clawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10008278832818422945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884540927935393827.post-4012680528320388732010-03-23T17:32:44.940-04:002010-03-23T17:32:44.940-04:00Found this gem at my alma mater's library: &qu...Found this gem at my alma mater's library: "Good News to the Poor: John Wesley's Evangelical Economics" by Theodore Jennings, Jr. Check it out! His dedication to the poor will motivate anyone.<br /><br />Just got some Amoxilcylin today in S. America. It's cheaper to buy a popsicle-a-day for a year than get this basic antibiotic.<br /><br />Do you think it's ever appropriate for a pastor to take a specific political stance on an issue (a particular bill, action, etc)? I think the main Episcopal church in Pasadena, CA started to get trouble a few years back when it spoke out against the war (one example).::athada::https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046982982270546995noreply@blogger.com