Comments on: Infinite loops and petty poetics http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Timmeh http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Timmeh Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:58:27 +0000 http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/#comment-1344 Yeah you're right... and right about the smarty pants bit too i have a bit of blogging attitude this week. most of it showed up over in the G-zone. hmmm its a bit silly. Mostly just frustration becaues the boss keeps stuffing me around at work.... home again today because there's not enough grapes. Sorry bec. Yeah you’re right… and right about the smarty pants bit too

i have a bit of blogging attitude this week. most of it showed up over in the G-zone. hmmm

its a bit silly. Mostly just frustration becaues the boss keeps stuffing me around at work…. home again today because there’s not enough grapes.

Sorry bec.

]]> By: Bec http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/comment-page-1/#comment-1343 Bec Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:27:01 +0000 http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/#comment-1343 there also can just be, "I want an emotional high" so I'll go to xyz church for a bit. Truth - I've heard people say it. That's not worship. there also can just be, “I want an emotional high” so I’ll go to xyz church for a bit. Truth – I’ve heard people say it. That’s not worship.

]]> By: Bec http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/comment-page-1/#comment-1342 Bec Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:24:48 +0000 http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/#comment-1342 fair questions tim but is it possible for you to write a comment without sounding like a 'smarty pants'? It'd help me listen if I didn't always feel like you were nit-picking thoughts that say what I've said anyway. I'm not on about "inadequate" understandings not being okay. We'll always have an inadequate response to God. It's not about ignoring God. It's about understanding where we should (if we can) best be coming from. It is about a choice of worship which is what I said so I'm a tad unclear as to why you felt you had to restate the point? fair questions tim but is it possible for you to write a comment without sounding like a ‘smarty pants’? It’d help me listen if I didn’t always feel like you were nit-picking thoughts that say what I’ve said anyway. I’m not on about “inadequate” understandings not being okay. We’ll always have an inadequate response to God. It’s not about ignoring God. It’s about understanding where we should (if we can) best be coming from. It is about a choice of worship which is what I said so I’m a tad unclear as to why you felt you had to restate the point?

]]> By: Timmeh http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Timmeh Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:39:33 +0000 http://allsaidanddone.com/2007/02/13/infinite-loops-and-petty-poetics/#comment-1341 Thud. It's a bit like you just dropped a small thesis on your blog. I used to be shitty about songs... but then I realised how desperately I needed to worship. Do you honestly think God is more interested in you finding the perfect song... or in you lifting your voice and joining in? In myself, I came to believe that my nit-picking was just an excuse I created in my head to stay away from wierd scary intimacy with God. And then like you, I missed that feeling. Oh its just a feeling they say. Well why the bejeebers did God create feelings if he didn't want us to <i>feel</i> things? Or does he want us to have feelings about everything ese in life except Him? Rationally, logically, we have to conclude that even irational illogical things like feelings are very very important. Is it better to ignore God completely than risk having an inadequate understanding. Would you say to Geoff... "look lets just have an imaginary relationship in case it doesn't measure up to the dream"? If you want to get a better feel for how inadequate songs are... pick up the guitar in the corner of your loungroom, grab a pen... and set out to write something. Or write something, and I'll song it for you. So I guess I'm being a bit of a smarty pants... but what I'm trying to get to, is that sometimes its worth pushing through the imperfections to get to the gold. I still don't think God expects perfect worship from us... I think he loves the diversity of our imperfect worship. The question remains will <i>you</i> choose to worship? Thud.

It’s a bit like you just dropped a small thesis on your blog.

I used to be shitty about songs…

but then I realised how desperately I needed to worship.

Do you honestly think God is more interested in you finding the perfect song… or in you lifting your voice and joining in?

In myself, I came to believe that my nit-picking was just an excuse I created in my head to stay away from wierd scary intimacy with God.

And then like you, I missed that feeling. Oh its just a feeling they say. Well why the bejeebers did God create feelings if he didn’t want us to feel things? Or does he want us to have feelings about everything ese in life except Him?

Rationally, logically, we have to conclude that even irational illogical things like feelings are very very important.

Is it better to ignore God completely than risk having an inadequate understanding. Would you say to Geoff… “look lets just have an imaginary relationship in case it doesn’t measure up to the dream”?

If you want to get a better feel for how inadequate songs are… pick up the guitar in the corner of your loungroom, grab a pen… and set out to write something. Or write something, and I’ll song it for you.

So I guess I’m being a bit of a smarty pants… but what I’m trying to get to, is that sometimes its worth pushing through the imperfections to get to the gold. I still don’t think God expects perfect worship from us… I think he loves the diversity of our imperfect worship. The question remains will you choose to worship?

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