Comments for Nutterwick

Comment on holy frustration by Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:50:33 +0000

Fun story. I probably would have got upset to. One thing I try to do is pray when I get upset and just realize I don’t have power over everything.

Comment on holy frustration by Ryan Fishel

Ryan Fishel — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:12:46 +0000

Wow! what a night. Thanks for sharing, Jason. In travels always seems to find ourselves in such wild tales. So powerful though how our great God redeems the peculiar to learn so much more about ourselves and Him.

The best to you on your (mis)adventures!~

—Ryan

Comment on when God stares back by Brent

Brent — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:32:35 +0000

“thankful to have a Heavenly Father who tirelessly waits…” – such a strong reminder of His grace and mercy. Thank you for the message.

Comment on corrective lenses by Gwendolyn Aragon

Gwendolyn Aragon — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:06:20 +0000

I needed to hear this. Thank you for sharing. Wait = Hope.
I reminds me of Galatians 5:5.

Comment on good tension by Adam West

Adam West — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:25:22 +0000

I couldn’t agree more, brother!

Comment on beware by Eric

Eric — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:03:04 +0000

To expand on your first question (how’s your heart?):
Allow us to rejoice when you rejoice and to mourn when you mourn. Maybe this can provide for the non-sent a context in which to place the cultural aspects we don’t get (and Memphis is a foreign place to me

Comment on what if this road by Jason

Jason — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:32:01 +0000

Nor did I think there was any inherent religious meaning in your poem! As you said we each read literature through unique lenses, and as a Christian my particular filter is that of a Christ-follower. For me the very idea of a road—of a journey—is deeply spiritual. But I’m glad you’ve brought up that creative tension between the author’s intent and the reader’s interpretation. Fascinating. Thank you for your thoughts and explanations!

Comment on what if this road by Sheenagh Pugh

Sheenagh Pugh — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:05:50 +0000

Hi,

I hope you won’t mind if, as the writer of the poem, I point out that in my mind it has absolutely no religious connotation or meaning. Readers of course have the right to read a text as they will, but I just want to make clear what my interpretation is in this case.

Comment on beware by micah mcd

micah mcd — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:33:50 +0000

Jason, I think the questions you wrote here are completely the RIGHT questions. Spot on to what it means to “support”.

Comment on beware by Durand

Durand — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:58:18 +0000

Jason, those are some excellent things to be encouraging people toward as they partner with others in mission.

One of the huge problems with communication to partners the fact that we (I’m one of the sent ones) are processing a world in the context of cultural explorers. Most of my partners (the senders) who value my going are processing my retelling of these explorations from the context of settled people, living in familiar territory.

I suppose in reality, we don’t make the best accountability partners. How does one explain the taste of an orange to someone who’s never tasted one? How can I get directions for driving to a certain place from a pedestrian and expect their help to be reliable?

We do have valuable things to share together. Encouragement, prayer, even hands-on help now and then. But ultimately, those serving in places far from home will need to work even harder to share the lessons being learned in ways that make sense to someone who’s being led to reach the world through us.

It doesn’t always work. Some people still think of missions like collecting spoons from all 50 states. So when I determined the best way to do the job God’s called me was to do it from the US, they lost a spoon and I lost support. Can’t be helped. Logic isn’t part of the equation. But I still did everything I could to explain the logic to my best abilities. But it reminded me where my help comes… “from the Lord.”

-NDR