Comments on: Box Score for April 22, 2007 http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/ Trying to be strategic. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:42:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: tony morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2879 tony morgan Fri, 04 May 2007 10:12:47 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2879 Yea, I don't want anyone spending any more time trying to argue with Jim on this. With that in mind, I'm closing the comments on this topic. Thanks for playing. tony Yea, I don’t want anyone spending any more time trying to argue with Jim on this. With that in mind, I’m closing the comments on this topic. Thanks for playing.

tony

]]> By: Jim http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2878 Jim Fri, 04 May 2007 08:57:26 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2878 >>Gee....I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the potential sinful influence of some song lyrics.<< Change your last comment to this: Gee....I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the sinful influence of some song lyrics. And add this: Too bad none of your (Chip's) energy is being spent worrying about the tainted message delivered through Perry's sermon regarding how important improving the strength of our character so that we may more clearly follow Christ... Doesn't it strike you that songs that show such lack of character and such a demeaning message detract from any sermon? You can't mix a little poison in and expect it to not hurt. Do it long enough and it kills. >>Gee….I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the potential sinful influence of some song lyrics.<<
Change your last comment to this: Gee….I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the sinful influence of some song lyrics.
And add this: Too bad none of your (Chip’s) energy is being spent worrying about the tainted message delivered through Perry’s sermon regarding how important improving the strength of our character so that we may more clearly follow Christ…
Doesn’t it strike you that songs that show such lack of character and such a demeaning message detract from any sermon? You can’t mix a little poison in and expect it to not hurt. Do it long enough and it kills.

]]> By: Chip Schneider http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2877 Chip Schneider Fri, 04 May 2007 07:20:18 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2877 Gee....I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the potential sinful influence of some song lyrics. Too bad none of this energy is being spent rejoicing in the message God delivered through Perry's sermon regarding how important improving the strength of our character so that we may more clearly follow Christ... Gee….I am sure that Jesus is thrilled with the time and energy being spent debating the potential sinful influence of some song lyrics.
Too bad none of this energy is being spent rejoicing in the message God delivered through Perry’s sermon regarding how important improving the strength of our character so that we may more clearly follow Christ…

]]> By: Jim http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2876 Jim Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:05:30 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2876 Mrs. Morgan, your husband can refer to you any way you both please. He can have anything he likes as his cell phone ring tone. The line should be drawn at bringing that sort of thing into God's house. Have either of you heard of something called "reverence"? If Jesus' best friends, who knew Him as a man fell at His feet in awe and fear, how much more should we do the same? "Music" such as that mentioned in this post shows no reverence of God. Mrs. Morgan, your husband can refer to you any way you both please. He can have anything he likes as his cell phone ring tone. The line should be drawn at bringing that sort of thing into God’s house. Have either of you heard of something called “reverence”? If Jesus’ best friends, who knew Him as a man fell at His feet in awe and fear, how much more should we do the same? “Music” such as that mentioned in this post shows no reverence of God.

]]> By: Emily Morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2875 Emily Morgan Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:25:41 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2875 Tony, just in case you're wondering, I'm glad you think I'm your Brick House. I wonder what your blog friends will say when they find out that you're bringing Sexy Back? Emily "The Pastor's Wife" Morgan Tony, just in case you’re wondering, I’m glad you think I’m your Brick House. I wonder what your blog friends will say when they find out that you’re bringing Sexy Back?

Emily “The Pastor’s Wife” Morgan

]]> By: Jim http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2874 Jim Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:33:00 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2874 Interesting how quickly someone asking a question about the scriptural reasons for using a song that glorifies the negative aspects of a woman's sexuality is condemned as judgmental. And even more interesting how quickly that person's concern is scorned, and by a "pastor", at that. Very Christlike. This is the modern church at it's finest. Give me that old time religion. Interesting how quickly someone asking a question about the scriptural reasons for using a song that glorifies the negative aspects of a woman’s sexuality is condemned as judgmental. And even more interesting how quickly that person’s concern is scorned, and by a “pastor”, at that. Very Christlike. This is the modern church at it’s finest. Give me that old time religion.

]]> By: Tammy http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2873 Tammy Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:50:03 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2873 Tony, If Brick House typifies your thoughts and feelings toward your wife, then I feel sorry for her. If that were my hubby's view of me, I definitely would NOT feel that he loves me as Christ loves the church. Tony,

If Brick House typifies your thoughts and feelings toward your wife, then I feel sorry for her. If that were my hubby’s view of me, I definitely would NOT feel that he loves me as Christ loves the church.

]]> By: Sarrah http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2872 Sarrah Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:23:21 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2872 I think that if I were to go to a church to worship God, and they opened with "Brick House", I would leave. Randy is completely on point. I am consistently trying to filter what comes in through my TV and radio (and I wouldn't consider myself too much of a fuddy-duddy either) because of the influence that they can have on me. The last place that I'd expect to hear lyrics that objectify women is at church. I don't think that Randy was trying to criticize at all- he's pointing out that we can't negotiate the truth and importance of what God's word says about purity. It's easy to be distracted by good music - and forget to listen to the lyrics. I don't think many of us realize what we're compromising by doing so. I really hope your congregation doesn't chose "Brick House". I think that if I were to go to a church to worship God, and they opened with “Brick House”, I would leave. Randy is completely on point. I am consistently trying to filter what comes in through my TV and radio (and I wouldn’t consider myself too much of a fuddy-duddy either) because of the influence that they can have on me. The last place that I’d expect to hear lyrics that objectify women is at church. I don’t think that Randy was trying to criticize at all- he’s pointing out that we can’t negotiate the truth and importance of what God’s word says about purity. It’s easy to be distracted by good music – and forget to listen to the lyrics. I don’t think many of us realize what we’re compromising by doing so. I really hope your congregation doesn’t chose “Brick House”.

]]> By: Randy http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2871 Randy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:31:10 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2871 Tony, I'm not being judgmental becuase this isn't a matter of style or preference but one of scriptural clarity. "Treat the older women as mothers and the younger women as sisters, with absolute purity." (I Timothy 5:2) As a father of a daughter, would I want her to think that the leadership of the church views women as being 'built' like a brick house and that she can use her body to get whatever she wants? You are contradicting your biblical messages to purity in love and life with such a clearly explicit song. This song may make you think of your wife but I gurantee you, that if it is played and sung in church a lot of younger and older men (single and married)will not go to such a happy place. Again, I'm just asking for biblical covering for such a decision...because this sure is perplexing to me. I've read your blog for over a year, but this has me stumped? Tony,

I’m not being judgmental becuase this isn’t a matter of style or preference but one of scriptural clarity.

“Treat the older women as mothers and the younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.” (I Timothy 5:2)

As a father of a daughter, would I want her to think that the leadership of the church views women as being ‘built’ like a brick house and that she can use her body to get whatever she wants? You are contradicting your biblical messages to purity in love and life with such a clearly explicit song.

This song may make you think of your wife but I gurantee you, that if it is played and sung in church a lot of younger and older men (single and married)will not go to such a happy place.

Again, I’m just asking for biblical covering for such a decision…because this sure is perplexing to me. I’ve read your blog for over a year, but this has me stumped?

]]> By: tony morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2007/04/23/box-score-for-april-22-2007/#comment-2870 tony morgan Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:24:08 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=1005#comment-2870 All I know is that every time my wife calls me, Brick House plays on my cell phone. So, every time I hear Brick House, I think of my wife. With that said, I'm going to go back to my happy place and let you all continue this dialogue. Oh, one more thing... Shake it down now. tony All I know is that every time my wife calls me, Brick House plays on my cell phone. So, every time I hear Brick House, I think of my wife.

With that said, I’m going to go back to my happy place and let you all continue this dialogue.

Oh, one more thing… Shake it down now.

tony

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