Comments on: Funerals and Christianity http://www.mandikaye.com/2009/10/27/funerals-and-christianity/ All Mandi Kaye, all the time Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:36:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: LouFCD http://www.mandikaye.com/2009/10/27/funerals-and-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-11459 LouFCD Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:20:39 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=1183#comment-11459 <blockquote>As I was listening to the pastor speak about how you couldn’t change Uncle Darrel’s mind once he held a belief, I was struck by the thought that I want to leave that kind of legacy behind. I want to be known as a woman who held firm to her convictions.</blockquote> Mandi, Though I know what you're getting at, it bears repeating that this isn't always a trait to be admired. The ability to change one's mind in light of evidence, an ability you demonstrably possess, is a Very Good Thing. Cherish that, too.

As I was listening to the pastor speak about how you couldn’t change Uncle Darrel’s mind once he held a belief, I was struck by the thought that I want to leave that kind of legacy behind. I want to be known as a woman who held firm to her convictions.

Mandi,

Though I know what you’re getting at, it bears repeating that this isn’t always a trait to be admired. The ability to change one’s mind in light of evidence, an ability you demonstrably possess, is a Very Good Thing. Cherish that, too.

]]> By: sheri http://www.mandikaye.com/2009/10/27/funerals-and-christianity/comment-page-1/#comment-11449 sheri Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=1183#comment-11449 Your posts evoke sadness in me for you. I know you say you are free, yet there is a thread of lonliness, defensiveness, hostility...I'm not judging you. I find myself curious about you. Yet when I read, I feel the emptiness. I believe the Shepherd is calling your name. Your posts evoke sadness in me for you. I know you say you are free, yet there is a thread of lonliness, defensiveness, hostility…I’m not judging you. I find myself curious about you. Yet when I read, I feel the emptiness. I believe the Shepherd is calling your name.

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