tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post1947229462480562197..comments2023-05-12T19:15:17.352+10:00Comments on Captain Collo: God saved meCaptain Collohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15923647122224271086noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-89220045263167565282008-04-20T10:17:00.000+10:002008-04-20T10:17:00.000+10:00Do you ever respond to comments Dave? What worries...Do you ever respond to comments Dave? What worries me about people like you and Court (who writes ridiculous things but doesn't even allow comments, let alone refuses to respond to criticism) is that you are is positions of great influence over young people in the Army yet you display such a kindergarten level of Christianity. Life is so much more complicated than you seem to think it is and you need to be able to do a better job of answering the difficult questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-35362214462918161102008-04-19T16:50:00.000+10:002008-04-19T16:50:00.000+10:00further response here http://www.gavinknight.com/2...further response here http://www.gavinknight.com/2008/04/were-gonna-jump-in-puddles.htmlGavin Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453632852365663712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-78451391312595412542008-04-19T16:10:00.000+10:002008-04-19T16:10:00.000+10:00mate, 7 others died, and I'm sure most/all of them...mate, 7 others died, and I'm sure most/all of them would have prayed too<BR/><BR/>surely the real story of christian faith in the midst of this awful situation is<BR/><BR/>[1] the selflessness of the (christian) teacher who died trying to (unsuccessfully) save the student with cerebral palsy when he almost certainly could have saved himself (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=1501824&objectid=10505045&pnum=0)<BR/><BR/>[2] the deep faith being displayed by the family and friends of those who died ... in particular one of the fathers (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/multimedia/video.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10504366&content_media_id=4983257)<BR/><BR/>you can find my initial response at http://www.gavinknight.com/2008/04/nz-mourns-6-students-and-1-teacher.htmlGavin Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453632852365663712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-4542011719711878182008-04-18T15:41:00.000+10:002008-04-18T15:41:00.000+10:00Some fair critiques above - God does seem rather a...Some fair critiques above - God does seem rather arbitrary if you credit him for saving one but allowing the others to die. It's a dual warning to us that we 1) don't get too caught up in individualism 'God saved <I>me</I>' and 2) are careful about how we attribute God's action/inaction as the result of our prayers.JDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139473049036582130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-70246520017242345002008-04-17T12:43:00.000+10:002008-04-17T12:43:00.000+10:00Christians seem to love these stories and proclaim...Christians seem to love these stories and proclaim them as miracles and answers to prayers. Yet what of those that died? As they were all from a Christian school I think it is pretty safe to assume that at least some of those that drowned also cried out to God and prayed for Him to save them from death, yet He didn't save them. Do we just accept this as part of God's 'mysterious' plan for their lives? Did he ignore their prayers but listened and answered the prayers of the kid who survived? Do you or other Christians really think these things through and what it means for your faith?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625647619872074116.post-73572361536623473492008-04-17T07:43:00.000+10:002008-04-17T07:43:00.000+10:00The other kids prayed too!The other kids prayed too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com