tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post113355557712574044..comments2023-10-20T04:49:09.233-05:00Comments on Still Reforming: Time to head back to Toastmasters...Matt Gummhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698469400042045105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post-1144187293768563422006-04-04T16:48:00.000-05:002006-04-04T16:48:00.000-05:00I was just reminded of this post as we study 1 Cor...I was just reminded of this post as we study 1 Corinthians 1 this week. <BR/><BR/>From verse 17...<BR/>"not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void."<BR/><BR/>Toastmasters = Clever Speech<BR/>Priorities = Cross of ChristThe Main Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138389797812885998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post-1133901133156586662005-12-06T14:32:00.000-06:002005-12-06T14:32:00.000-06:00You were a toastmaster, too?! This might bring an...You were a toastmaster, too?! This might bring an interesting dynamic to our Wednesday night group. Our kids can be the "um" counters...our wives can be the timers...Jim will be the General Evaluator...<BR/><BR/>Praying for you as you prepare to be Toastmaster of the Day.<BR/><BR/>:)The Main Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138389797812885998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post-1133627138538823722005-12-03T10:25:00.000-06:002005-12-03T10:25:00.000-06:00That's pretty funny.Ihave tha problem sometimes wh...That's pretty funny.<BR/>Ihave tha problem sometimes when I'm preaching. I am conciously trying to overcome it.Jeremy Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552780649310262425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post-1133623346655283072005-12-03T09:22:00.000-06:002005-12-03T09:22:00.000-06:00um, I used to get annoyed when I heard people pray...um, I used to get annoyed when I heard people pray and say um a lot. What I hated even more was when people said "Dear Lord" before every sentence. I think I was still in the paradigm that I had a relationship with my "buddy Jesus" and I'd <I>never</I> talk to one of my buddies that way. While I still have a personal relationship with God, I believe it <I>is</I> different than a "buddy". Its the God of the universe who graciously wants to talk with me and there is power in invoking His name. (Something I think that gets lost in tranlation somewhere between ancient Judaism and now.) So whether invoking the Name as a verbal tick or on purpose I find those prayers sacred now rather than annoying.<BR/>I am the worst when it comes to leaving disoriented messages on answering machines. I sometimes think vocalized prayers suffer from the same sort of phenomenon: There often is no audible voice of God responding to our words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976783554909536532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891374.post-1133621843921923552005-12-03T08:57:00.000-06:002005-12-03T08:57:00.000-06:00Very funny. Thankfully, um's don't plague my writi...Very funny. Thankfully, um's don't plague my writing they way they do my speaking.Matt Gummhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698469400042045105noreply@blogger.com