Comments for Christian Piatt

Comment on Point of Grace cheapens the word “Grace” by Wizard Prang

Wizard Prang — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:01:02 +0000

Should the first para read “…those who _don’t_ toe the moral line”?

Also in the news: “Point of Grace” (the female Christian Music band) sues “Point of Grace” (the church) for Trademark Infringement.

Comment on The evolutionary purpose of itching by bill

bill — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:05:08 +0000

buy an aloe plant , cut a leave . put in fridge. Cut yourself a small slice . cut in half. rub on problem spot. if all over (scrape all aloe from leaf put in blender , put small amount of water , use after bathing , store left over in air tight container in fridge)

pure aloe dries to a smooth film, lets skin breath and decreases itchiness.

Comment on Spoken Word by A Love Supreme (Spoken Word) | Christian Piatt

A Love Supreme (Spoken Word) | Christian Piatt — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:22 +0000

[...] be given to the Week of Compassion mission ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).CLICK HERE for the full spoken word album and e-book.A Love Supreme (w/ Excerpt from lyrics by Leon Thomas)In 1926 the cosmos concocted A cacophonic [...]

Comment on My Bio by Blue Like Jazz The Movie: An Interview With Steve Taylor

Blue Like Jazz The Movie: An Interview With Steve Taylor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:27:48 +0000

[...] Blue Like Jazz The Movie. In this interview we were joined by Amy Piatt, her husband and co-pastor Christian Piatt, in a addition too Jordan Green of the Burnside Writers, who wrote one the first adaptations of the [...]

Comment on The flaws of biblically-based sex education by Christian Piatt

Christian Piatt — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:21:48 +0000

Thanks so very much Ronald. Always wonderful to hear affirming comments.
Peace,
Christian

Comment on The flaws of biblically-based sex education by Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:15:52 +0000

Just to let you know I think your blog is awesome!

I dont neccesarilly agree with everything you say, but having been brought within a strict evangelical church, full of well-intentioned and caring people but whom sadly never really stopped looking at my huge intellectual curiosity suspiciously, I find it very refreshing to find a place where questioning faith is actually seen as a good thing, as a natural – and even good – part of being a Christhian.

Greetings from Peru!

Comment on Spin your suits, ladies? by Linda Brendle

Linda Brendle — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:49:51 +0000

Great story. If we could just keep the hormones from kicking in so he’d keep that disarming charm.

Comment on Spin your suits, ladies? by Amy

Amy — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:50:21 +0000

Awesome. When we were interviewing nannies, Jay, who is three, was getting ready for bed. One of the nanny candidates, who was particularly good looking, happened to be there at bath time. Jay came bounding into the living room and said, “Hey, wanna watch me take a bath?” Ben was crushed he hadn’t thought of that line in college.

Comment on Spin your suits, ladies? by Terrie

Terrie — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:19:15 +0000

If only we could all be so uninhibited and sweet. Go M!

Comment on Point of Grace cheapens the word “Grace” by Amy

Amy — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:42:27 +0000

As for whether the job requirements are legal or not…well, that’s a harder question than it may seem. It is not lawful for privite employers to discriminate on religious grounds unless the employer is a chruch that qualifies for certain religious exemptions to Title VII. For more analysis than that, I’ll have to charge you. But your grace point couldn’t be more on point. This is a big issue for me because I grew up in a church where grace was a footnote instead of a central message of the Gospel. Grace brought me back to christiantiy and grace keeps me here. I don’t do anything to deserve it and I can’t loose it. Thank God. But so many folks have no idea what the word means. Thanks for working on that.

Comment on When We Were Ten (Spoken Word – Video) by Christian Piatt

Christian Piatt — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:54:59 +0000

I was told to move at a church where I was guest preaching once. They nearly had a heart attack when I got up to speak and had the realization. As if it should matter.

Comment on When We Were Ten (Spoken Word – Video) by Linda Brendle

Linda Brendle — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:46 +0000

Very cool. I had to laugh at the “you’re in my seat” part. As newcomers to a small town, we ran into that look several times as we visited churches in the area.

Comment on What are your BANNED QUESTIONS about Christians? by Christian Piatt

Christian Piatt — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:00:21 +0000

Thanks Sherrill. Can you add it to the list? That’s the only way folks can vote on it.

Comment on What are your BANNED QUESTIONS about Christians? by Sherrill

Sherrill — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:47:00 +0000

How do Christians justify pre-marital sex? Cause we know the young ones, at least, are having it. And if you are LGBT and don’t live in one of 6 six states, you are having it too, most likely.

Comment on Cursed with perfect memory by Linda Brendle

Linda Brendle — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:19:39 +0000

On one of our RV visits to Pueblo, Mattias spent the night with us one night. One of the first things he asked was if we had smoke alarms. I thought he was worried about safety but soon realized he was worried about noise!

I, too, envy his memory sometimes, but like you, there are a couple of those days I’d like to forget.

Great post!

Comment on Jesus the Breadmaker by Christian Piatt

Christian Piatt — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:47:33 +0000

Not only took your challenge but now this will be my first post on Red Letter Christians on saturday.

Comment on Jesus the Breadmaker by Linda Brendle

Linda Brendle — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:32:18 +0000

Christian, you definitely rose to the challenge. Great job!

This reminded me of a note I posted on FB about Mom and communion last year. I think I’ll post it on my blog with a link to your post so people can check out how things change over the generations and yet how they stay the same.

Comment on Jesus the Breadmaker by Grace Walker

Grace Walker — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:19:50 +0000

I knew my oldest (who hasn’t yet been baptized) was ready for communion one Sunday when he wanted to go forward with his dad and me to receive it. We had a quick exchange about what communion was, but the main thing I wanted to know was that he loved Jesus. At 2 or 3 years old, that’s all he needed to know. It was the same with our younger son. Thanks for the article!

Comment on Can Alcoholics Anonymous Save the Church? by Linda Brendle

Linda Brendle — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:36:45 +0000

Good thoughts, as usual.

Regarding #6, I think it would be less of an issue if we as the church focused our outreach and mission work on individuals rather than institutions. – if we took meals to our neighbor who is sick rather than donating to Meals on Wheels, if we painted Widow Smith’s house ourselves rather than donating to Habitat for Humanity. If we really love our neighbors as Jesus told us to, we’ll get involved on a Good-Samaritan type personal level rather than on a sanitary institutional level.

Keep on Writing and God bless.

Comment on Can Alcoholics Anonymous Save the Church? by Joe P

Joe P — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:28:25 +0000

Amen! This is something I’ve believed for a long time.