Comments on: the power of the ordinary http://kathyescobar.com/2008/02/05/the-power-of-the-ordinary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-the-ordinary Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: kathyescobar http://kathyescobar.com/2008/02/05/the-power-of-the-ordinary/#comment-328 kathyescobar Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:05:33 +0000 http://kathyescobar.com/?p=117#comment-328 pam, i agree with deborah, the kingdom of God sure is upside down and somehow we've tried to make it line up with the rightside up ways of the success-oriented, bright and shiny, me-me-me-big-is-better world. i think jesus is so cool, so contrary in such a lovely amazing way. jessica, thanks for the book rec, i will check it out. i hadn't heard of it so i am always happy to hear about new good stuff out there. pam, i agree with deborah, the kingdom of God sure is upside down and somehow we’ve tried to make it line up with the rightside up ways of the success-oriented, bright and shiny, me-me-me-big-is-better world. i think jesus is so cool, so contrary in such a lovely amazing way.

jessica, thanks for the book rec, i will check it out. i hadn’t heard of it so i am always happy to hear about new good stuff out there.

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]]> By: Jessica http://kathyescobar.com/2008/02/05/the-power-of-the-ordinary/#comment-321 Jessica Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:14:07 +0000 http://kathyescobar.com/?p=117#comment-321 Hey Kathy, I've been following your blog for a bit, and I really appreciate so much of what you write. Your post today made me think of a novel I read about a year ago called The Magic of Ordinary Days, by Ann Creel. I don't know if you read much fiction, but its a really poignant book that demonstrates the transformation that occurs even in the ordinary so vividly. Hey Kathy,

I’ve been following your blog for a bit, and I really appreciate so much of what you write. Your post today made me think of a novel I read about a year ago called The Magic of Ordinary Days, by Ann Creel. I don’t know if you read much fiction, but its a really poignant book that demonstrates the transformation that occurs even in the ordinary so vividly.

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]]> By: Pam Hogeweide http://kathyescobar.com/2008/02/05/the-power-of-the-ordinary/#comment-318 Pam Hogeweide Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:40:07 +0000 http://kathyescobar.com/?p=117#comment-318 thanks so much kathy for your shout-out for this month's issue of PDL. The power of an ordinary life has too long been underestimated. I think the hour of the obscure is upon us. Always has been. We're just finally paying attention. I've seen that Claiborne quote around the blogs. Great quote. Sorry I missed using it in the issue. Deborah says the kingdom of God is an upside kingdom. Those who want to be great need to be small, like servants. Those who want to be first in honor need to choose to be last. Jesus is all about the everyday guy. This is, in part I'm sure, why he avoided the whole superstar syndrome. This must be why whenever he healed someone he would tell them, Go home, but don't tell anyone I did this...For years I thought, Like Duh, how are they not gonna tell and how can you tell them that? Don't you want to promote your messiahship with authentic miracles and healings? But that is not the way of the kingdom of Jesus. His is an upside down kingdom, one in which even the king himself does not create celebrity out of gifting. That's part of what makes Jesus so effin amazing to me. thanks so much kathy for your shout-out for this month’s issue of PDL. The power of an ordinary life has too long been underestimated. I think the hour of the obscure is upon us. Always has been. We’re just finally paying attention.

I’ve seen that Claiborne quote around the blogs. Great quote. Sorry I missed using it in the issue.

Deborah says the kingdom of God is an upside kingdom. Those who want to be great need to be small, like servants. Those who want to be first in honor need to choose to be last. Jesus is all about the everyday guy. This is, in part I’m sure, why he avoided the whole superstar syndrome. This must be why whenever he healed someone he would tell them, Go home, but don’t tell anyone I did this…For years I thought, Like Duh, how are they not gonna tell and how can you tell them that? Don’t you want to promote your messiahship with authentic miracles and healings? But that is not the way of the kingdom of Jesus. His is an upside down kingdom, one in which even the king himself does not create celebrity out of gifting.

That’s part of what makes Jesus so effin amazing to me.

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