tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23758043.post2256373060568074883..comments2008-02-04T13:42:25.650-05:00Derek Vreelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278564226756132082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23758043.post-71251500677392502712008-02-04T13:42:00.000-05:002008-02-04T13:42:00.000-05:00Rodney,<BR/><BR/>Yeah passions are not all together bad. I am not becoming a Buddhist. Joseph's passions had been turned towards God. This kept him from sin. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if anybody will be reading Maxwell, Warren, and Wilkenson in 300 years. Is anybody reading Wilkenson anymore?<BR/><BR/>I am not a Warren-hater. I think of the three, he may have the longest tenure of influence. I am not so much reacting to these guys as I am reacting to my own foolishness in putting too much stock in Christian fads. <BR/><BR/>I hope to see you Wednesday.<BR/><BR/>DerekDerek Vreelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278564226756132082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23758043.post-2492899403851540102008-02-04T11:43:00.000-05:002008-02-04T11:43:00.000-05:00Derek,<BR/><BR/>Saturday you were helping me to be stretched in my theological thinking...today you are challenging me in my passion and love for God. What a blessing your blog continues to be to me.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday, I was preaching on Joseph's encounter with Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39. Your comments about the gentleman that had the affair connected with me. I notice in the passage that Joseph appeals both to his loyalty to Potiphar and to God as to why he avoids the wickedness of an affair. His passion for God (love God with all your heart, soul and mind) translates itself in a right relationship to Potiphar (love your neighbor as yourself) and with his wife (do not commit adultery). His passions were kept in check and transformed by his desire to not do wickedness and sin against God.<BR/><BR/>I suppose that history will be the determiner of the longevity of Maxwell, Warren and Wilkinson. Can we imagine Christians reading "The Purpose Driven Life" three hundred years from now? I appreciate the reminder that the legacy of a faithful past can indeed give us light for living in the present.Rodney A. Bradfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573153727725884870noreply@blogger.com