tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618780478518546540.post6633850066414196288..comments2008-12-12T12:58:46.803-05:00Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04631856753052926305revalisonjohn@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618780478518546540.post-73618579936987303362008-12-12T12:58:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:58:00.000-05:00Yes! And I love it! <BR/><BR/>I suspect there is no culture, has been, nor ever will be any culture, in which this is not the case-- doing what God has called you to will not please some people. It is the nature of the church, of being the followers of Jesus, to draw criticism-- and how I hate that truth, but I accept it.Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04631856753052926305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618780478518546540.post-78776908635525682242008-12-12T11:47:00.000-05:002008-12-12T11:47:00.000-05:00Can you tell I'm still on my "courage" kick? :)Kris Engdahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913711877981905600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618780478518546540.post-3442040077077953302008-12-12T11:14:00.000-05:002008-12-12T11:14:00.000-05:00So true!Alisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04631856753052926305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618780478518546540.post-30973006971043002492008-12-12T09:56:00.000-05:002008-12-12T09:56:00.000-05:00What strikes me is the pressure of the crowd's expectations and Jesus' confronting it openly. Do what God has called you to do, and somebody is going to gripe that you're not acting right. How important it is to keep your Center!Kris Engdahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913711877981905600noreply@blogger.com