tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329545062011-04-21T16:41:39.829-07:00Pastor John's Web LogWelcome to my online Web Log. As a pastor I know that some people wish they could interact with me before taking the brave step of actually attending a worship service. In today's world there are many "spiritual leaders" who seem too busy just to talk with you. Well, here is your chance to "talk" and interact through the medium of this blog. If you'd like to join in on the converstation I'm having about faith and life...just send your comments and questions on what I write.
Sincerely, JohnJohn Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32954506.post-1156220016768858062006-10-31T20:52:00.000-08:002007-03-01T15:25:10.483-08:00In 1992 the Hurricane "Iniki" slammed into the Hawaiian island of Kauai with 150 mph winds and torrential rains. It uprooted trees, collapsed buildings, and stripped the leaves and flowers from trees and bushes. The “Garden Island” had become, in one day, a skeleton of its former self. Where there had been blossoms…it was now barren.But a curious thing began to happen in the months after the John Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32954506.post-1160451398238231172006-10-09T19:49:00.000-07:002006-10-09T20:39:07.243-07:00So I'm back reading in the old Testament book of Daniel, and thinking again about his life story.Daniel goes through four segments (over and over - in each chapter). It's like Daniel, when telling his story, wants to underline this sequence:he begins in a place of comfort within his culture. Then he gets caught in a dilemma. He must make a decision and he chooses to honor God in his response to John Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32954506.post-1159981611764240772006-10-04T09:23:00.000-07:002006-10-04T10:06:51.863-07:00How does God form integrity into you? Integrity means that the individual parts of you are connected with each other in a healthy way - and your choices reflect your deep down convictions.I've been reading deeply in the the Old Testament Book of Daniel. It is a narrative story of faith and decisions. Daniel (and others) grow in integrity through the episodes of this story. And I see a certain John Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32954506.post-1157489201718793122006-09-05T13:26:00.000-07:002006-09-05T13:46:41.730-07:00While I'm thinking about "formula faith" and "narrative faith" I came acoross the following in Tom Wrights's book, Simply Christian."The Bible does indeed contain lists of rules (the Ten Commandments, for instance, in Exodus 20), but as it stands, as a whole, it doesn't consist of a list of dos and don'ts. It's a story, a grand epic narrative... It is, after all, a love story albeit with a John Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32954506.post-1156994328834877612006-08-30T19:33:00.000-07:002006-09-07T16:55:10.913-07:00Hey, welcome to my blog!I've been thinking lately about two kinds of faith...actually two different ways that people think about their faith in God.Type One I'll call "Formula Faith"; Type Two I'll call "Narrative Faith".Formula Faith works for people who work best with having things really spelled out clearly. They like lists. They like "do this, and then do this, and then the following result John Moserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404271640217782145noreply@blogger.com3