tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post7419448586846320911..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Life RulesSteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-28508709325731928332009-12-10T11:59:47.911+00:002009-12-10T11:59:47.911+00:00The Inward Journey by Gene Edwards claims to be a ...The Inward Journey by Gene Edwards claims to be a book for new christians... not read it myself yet (on my to-read-list) but/'cos it's been recommended to me by folk I respect.Caroline Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751846730467721675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-18425094793350607042009-12-10T08:01:27.149+00:002009-12-10T08:01:27.149+00:00For me it was John White's book "The Race...For me it was John White's book "The Race." Some of his advice on sexuality looks painfully dated now, but for lifestyle questions, this was where I went. Then there's the rule of St Benedict, but I bet you've already thought of that one.Nick Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057233906490055877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-71775920492790575772009-12-09T16:46:58.367+00:002009-12-09T16:46:58.367+00:00Good, good question. I read John Stott's Basic...Good, good question. I read John Stott's Basic Christianity when I started out, and I'm sure there was some lifestyle stuff in it. but its so long ago the details escape me now. Jesus and Paul both give great principles - Love God, love neighbour, love one another (in the Christian community), but working out what that means was always tricky - Paul and food offered to idols springs to mind, as does the circumcision controversy.<br />I personally think that while we must each take responsibility for our own lifestyle, there is also a community element in working it all out.Revsimmynoreply@blogger.com