tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post6046152881346124487..comments2023-03-25T05:07:38.936-07:00Comments on Youth Justice Network: youth and interreligious conversationWesley Menkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182383573261994011noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post-25437408267213015002010-03-19T19:37:53.722-07:002010-03-19T19:37:53.722-07:00Hey Wes,
Hope Spring Break is treating you well. ...Hey Wes, <br />Hope Spring Break is treating you well. <br /><br />I had a thought about your youth in the Bible concept. I was in an RE lecture today and the presenter talked about 12 year old Jesus in the Temple. I don't know if you've done it yet but that would make a great addition. <br /><br />This post is really cool; I'm glad your series is going so well.Angelina Duellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448423704397023372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post-67636719861646694482010-03-18T22:24:54.760-07:002010-03-18T22:24:54.760-07:00Thanks for the comments everyone.
Robert - I will ...Thanks for the comments everyone.<br />Robert - I will check that book out, it sounds cool.<br /><br />"Anonymous" - I don't recall writing anything disparaging about adults, only highlighting the gifts of young people which I feel are often overlooked. But yes, I do believe people of all ages have essential gifts to offer.<br /><br />Brian - thanks for the comment, I agree faith requires making choices and commitments.Wesley Menkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182383573261994011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post-56743325086237190072010-03-18T17:49:35.987-07:002010-03-18T17:49:35.987-07:00Good blog, Wes. I think it's a cool series yo...Good blog, Wes. I think it's a cool series you're doing for your youth. I think it's great to think outside the box of Christianity for the kids. It's only when we know more about other faiths that we can choose and honestly believe in ours. If you only know one way of thinking, what is faith?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323438448176812828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post-74543839814539037992010-03-17T21:54:22.912-07:002010-03-17T21:54:22.912-07:00Great blog. I am not sure I agree to placing adult...Great blog. I am not sure I agree to placing adults in the "set in their ways" stereo type though. I meet more adults everyday that are willing to share their perspectives and "missing" components with respect to mortality. I would venture to say that it is more of a particular generation that is set in it's ways, and one that is nearing it's end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084126484920391487.post-66716685749018702142010-03-17T21:49:16.707-07:002010-03-17T21:49:16.707-07:00The multi-faith serious sounds like a fascinating ...The multi-faith serious sounds like a fascinating experience Wesley, and a very creative, enriching way to expose your youth group to other religious traditions from the basis of Christian spiritual formation.<br /><br />I completely agree with your conclusion about young people's open-minded curiosity making them fit for interfaith dialogue and work. I am extremely interested and passionate about interfaith work myself. Have you read Eboo Patel's book, Acts of Faith: The Story of An American Muslim? In it he expounds on this idea of the critical role young people play in interfaith interaction, and how engagement with others can benefit their own individual spiritual formation.Robert Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698239609326556963noreply@blogger.com