Comments on: The prime directive is Christ, not ephemera.

By: Hard Reset, Take 2 (Alternative Title: Pinterest Rocks!) | Loving in the Ruins

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:31:53 +0000

[…] for you to see that. I fear that somewhere along the way I got distracted, carried away from the prime directive and first principles, to someplace where my own glory took precedence over […]

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By: Elspeth

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:19:00 +0000

I can no longer write about politics or political issues because they
are superficial, transient and only partially attached to what is real;
they are sinkholes of illusion meant to turn us away from the outreach
of love that is the taproot of all that is reality — all that is genuine
— and that is begging to be accepted. I wrote about politics yesterday
and did it poorly because I hated it, and how it made me feel.I don’t
want to write about these theatrics anymore, and become complicit in the
distraction; I don’t want to assist in leading people away from that
pulsing affirmation I felt, “Oh, my people…””

I agree, Chris. I had an epiphany of sorts, watching the theatrics from afar. That I have lost sight of why I started again to begin with. Unlike Hearthie, I do feel compelled to write about being a dear wife, LOL, but out of a relationship with Christ. Christ first, permeating everything we do, including our families.

It is very easy to get distracted from the thing that we originally feel called to. Empathologism did an excellent job of exploring this, how the very nature of this venue takes us away from the first principles that drew us to it in the first place. Totally worth a read:

http://empathological.wordpress.com/2014/04/20/first-principles/

Thanks E. I have added a comment there, and a post here

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By: Hearthrose

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:17:00 +0000

LOL but how did you know I hear this song at least once a month? I know less about Hillsong than you do, but I end up listening to rather a lot of it. Only with electric guitars. 😉

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By: chrisgale

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 02:07:00 +0000

Hillsong is in Sydney, where a fair number of the locals were born and raised in NZ. A couple of the Hillsong worship group are Kiwis — of course I know about them!

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By: Fear, not self esteem. | Dark Brightness

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:45:35 +0000

[…] I can no longer write about politics or political issues because they are superficial, transient and…; they are sinkholes of illusion meant to turn us away from the outreach of love that is the taproot […]

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By: pukeko

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:38:20 +0000

Half the Hillsong band are Kiwis. Of course I know their stuff.

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By: Hearthrose

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:32:00 +0000

My church plays this rather a lot. And my fav aunt is learning to play it for her church. How did YOU know? 😀

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By: chrisgale

Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:11:00 +0000

Thanks Hearthie. I’m quoting you this morning.

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By: Hearthrose

Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:22:00 +0000

” I can no longer write about politics or political issues because they are superficial, transient and only partially attached to what is real; they are sinkholes of illusion meant to turn us away from the outreach of love that is the taproot of all that is reality — all that is genuine — and that is begging to be accepted. I wrote about politics yesterday and did it poorly because I hated it, and how it made me feel.I don’t want to write about these theatrics anymore, and become complicit in the distraction; I don’t want to assist in leading people away from that pulsing affirmation I felt, “Oh, my people…””

This. This is why HHH isn’t about being-a-dear-wife 99% of the time. Not that being a good wife isn’t important. But being a good wife flows from being in love with Christ. So I try to write as rawly as possible, and I write about the state of my soul and how it got there. I tried writing about other stuff, it felt fake.

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