Comments for Glenn Balzer

Comment on Un-Documentable by Alicia Michel

Alicia Michel — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:08:14 +0000

I agree with what you said whole heartedly. We are trying to get papers for my husband and at this point and time it is pretty much impossible. Not all that are hear are bad people. They just want a better life.

Comment on Confessions of Faith by Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:48:45 +0000

I was polite and suggested that his confession of faith was a nice starting point, but inclomplete

Comment on Confessions of Faith by Steve JOhnsen

Steve JOhnsen — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:45:05 +0000

so, what did you do???????

Comment on Safety by mary

mary — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:55:05 +0000

We were one of the DOOR groups last summer… and our youth had a wonderful (and safe) time. It is too bad they missed the opportunity to let their teens (and themselves) experience stepping out of their comfort zone.

Comment on Lonely by Duane Beachey

Duane Beachey — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:17:19 +0000

Glen,
I’ve begun to have serious doubts about this whole: “God abandoned Jesus at the cross” idea. The phrase–My God why have you forsaken me? is a quote from the psalmist who felt God had abandoned him. David has quite a few such Psalms, but usually ends up by the end of the Psalm affirming God’s faithfulness. Gad hasn’t actually abandoned him. He just feels abandoned in his despair and agony. In the same way, if Jesus cries out those words of despair and agony as he hangs in torture from the cross, does that mean God has actually abandoned him? The Bible nowhere that I’m aware ever builds that idea. Christians since have simply built that idea from that single phrase. In our theology God isn’t looking down on Jesus on the cross or turning his back to Jesus. It is God who hangs on the cross. If as Paul affirms, NOTHING can separate us from the love of God, I think he was right there in Christ on that cross.

Comment on Effective by Matthew John Schmitt

Matthew John Schmitt — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:12:06 +0000

All I can say is thank you for this today.

Comment on Effective by Age

Age — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:00:03 +0000

Glenn, great bllog! Your right. Hanging out in authenticity does change everything. Scratch the hidden agendas, be who God created you to be.

Comment on Effective by Glenn Runnalls

Glenn Runnalls — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:51:22 +0000

but you could never get that many people to come together to just waste time and hang out. if they’re going to go away to waste time, they’ll visit Disneyland.

Comment on Effective by Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:34:14 +0000

I agree!

Comment on Effective by Glenn Runnalls

Glenn Runnalls — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:28:40 +0000

In my mind it is not about hanging out vs. programs but about having events or programs that don’t rob or belittle the hanging out but in fact “require” you to hang out.

I think this is one reason that DOOR is such a great program. The folk come in to “do” something significant together, but they are force to ‘hang out” because the usual ways of wasting time back home aren’t available to them.