tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post9153667995262802446..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: Miss the Rapture?Chris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-49472888707697415232011-05-25T09:32:24.040-04:002011-05-25T09:32:24.040-04:00How adorable, that you were frightened of being ra...How adorable, that you were frightened of being raptured because of your fear of heights. Your personal reflections and stories continue to make Christian teachings accessible to me.<br /><br />But that doggie photo just about wipes everything else off the page. Too cute!Mark S. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831209087038799336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-66202628075756760692011-05-25T07:37:24.594-04:002011-05-25T07:37:24.594-04:00Having been one of the people who read the entire ...Having been one of the people who read the entire "Left Behind" series by LaHaye and Jenkins, I was aware that "there's gold in them thar hills" when it comes to apocalyptic predictions. Obviously, those authors have made millions from their popularizing of the peculiar notion that somehow there will be a "Rapture" before the End Times. Actually, scripturally speaking, I see no real reason that any such notion ever got started, but it sure makes for good fiction!<br /><br />As I've commented via Kitt Cherry's recent Facebook sharing of the relevant "Wonderella" cartoon on this subject, the publicity garnered by this level of sensationalistic "prophecy" is really distressing. As Jesus emphasized, anxiety about tomorrow is extremely counter productive in terms of living today's opportunities and challenges in a loving and compassionate way. We DO have trouble enough, both in our personal lives and in the horrific disasters around the world, to call us to openness to God's presence here and now, not to concern ourselves with potential futures.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.com