tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353423028171218690.post6982173071764163213..comments2023-09-08T01:37:29.886-07:00Comments on The Washington Markworts: New Topic!jeromyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826026558381702395noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353423028171218690.post-54151741126300203732008-03-31T16:10:00.000-07:002008-03-31T16:10:00.000-07:00Brianna, thanks for your encouragement!I don't thi...Brianna, thanks for your encouragement!<BR/><BR/>I don't think that modern culture is inherently evil or sinful just because it's modern. Many things are benign and just personal preference (like eating hamburgers :) ) Some things are sinful because they are in opposition to Christ and biblical teaching. I just hear too often that the Bible isn't "relevant" when it comes to culture because it Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716255507128638406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353423028171218690.post-12337903377664065162008-03-31T14:52:00.000-07:002008-03-31T14:52:00.000-07:00interesting questions. thanks for always posting ...interesting questions. thanks for always posting thought-provoking things! <BR/><BR/>there are just so many variables--some women equate being feminine with wearing a skirt, others with wearing makeup and pants. i think sometimes that when people set out to avoid being like the world they instead enter into their own subculture, or their own world, where certain appearances are applauded, and Brianna Heldthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224838737334231065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353423028171218690.post-14777558808043207432008-03-31T14:29:00.000-07:002008-03-31T14:29:00.000-07:00Thank you for your thoughts, Kristen. You put int...Thank you for your thoughts, Kristen. You put into words what I have been thinking about (much more precisely, perhaps!) I haven't read/listened to much Piper, but I will check out his website to see if I can listen to any of his stuff.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716255507128638406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353423028171218690.post-39522280693575256682008-03-29T16:26:00.000-07:002008-03-29T16:26:00.000-07:00Deep breath...These are important questions indeed...Deep breath...<BR/><BR/>These are important questions indeed. I just had to pause to take a breath! I went to the John Piper Don't Waste Your Life conference this weekend (oh how I wish it lasted at least twice as long!--and I'm told you can listen to it online), and I'm feeling convicted in so many ways. If we don't ever stop and consider these things, how will we ever grow? And like you Kristen Borlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486728360253790578noreply@blogger.com