Thank you for sharing your spiritual life all the time. Cloud of unknowing is a very good metaphor of how people finding their own path of spirituality. We always find us running on the lonely path without true company. We're shooting our arrow into cloud of unknowing and finding no "response." It is a dilemma, for, in the end, Jesus is the only companion we can have on this pilgrimage. I like this book just like the works of pseudo-Dionysius and Meister Eckhart. People choose to stay in or out of the church for many reasons. Sometimes the emotional support is as important as spirituality. Sometimes people just want to be alone in their small cave in the wilderness. And it's ok for people who want to be alone also want to have "true" companion. This is the author of cloud of unknowing want to share with us: keep shooting when we find we're in the spiritual wilderness. Hope God will guide you, and his peace always be with you.
Yes a life of faith is dwelling in The Cloud of Unknowing. But in the Cloud of Unknowing is the Light of the Glory of Christ. In that Light we experience holy ignorance that leads to spiritual transformation. blessings
I am praying and hoping this depression will lift. I just do not where this depression has come from? Mysterious. Thank you for your prayers. blessings
Yes the Christian life can very lonely. It is hard or almost impossible to find Christians who are deeply in love with the Lord Jesus Christ. blessings
@@saintonfire77 Appreciate your honesty. You are really worth watching and listening too. Often those who speak to us most struggle or struggled with depression in their own lives. Spurgeon is an example. I really get a lot out of him as a dead mentor. When I read his sermons I cannot help but discover a person who was deeply in love with Jesus. His love for Jesus is quite simply infectious.
Im feeling alot of dread because of the corrupt president about to take office too. Im always aware socially, etc too so its hard for me to just live life not thinking about whats going on. Im praying for you Jonny! You are not alone. If you ever feel up for a meet and greet i live only a few hours away from Holland. Id bring my 2 kids and my husband if hes not working. We could meet at a restaurant or bookstore. I would love to meet you and Carol.
I am finding this depression unusual since I have been doing OK the last three years. I have suffered from periods of depression for many years. I usually by God's grace come out of it/depression in time/after much prayer. I can only guess that coming to the End of another Year/world events/new President that I believe not to be good for all Americans/being tired/unconscious stuff as gotten to me. I do have an appointment next month with my Psychologist that I plan to talk to him about. I have gone through many dark periods of depression in my life and have come out not insane, so I am not completely freaked. I have been taking Xanax which I think is helping. And maybe once we are in January 2025 I might be back to my old depressed self. If you want you/family to visit us feel welcome-just set a day and a time and your welcome to come here to our home or someplace else-my wife loves children and we could just sit around and talk about stuff. My wife is always on the go so we will have to set a date and time/as for me I am always here. blessings
I am a theological college student and i would love to hear more about what you meant by not being orthodox calvinistic on sacraments and covenent? I know it may be too niche for youtube... i see you often wear 'death to the world' orthodox stuff...has that ever interested you? I am sorry you are having a rough time at the moment - your videos are so relatable to me! Praying for you 🙏
I wear Death To The World clothing because Christians are to be dead to the world and alive unto Christ Jesus/heavenly minded. A true Christian can not be a friend of the world and a friend of God at the same time. As a Christian I see in Eastern Orthodoxy a devotion to God that is missing in Protestantism. It seems to me American Evangelicalism is in love with the world as evident by their politics/voting for Trump. We meaning Protestants can learn from other Christian traditions/prayer/contemplation/mental prayer/fasting/going on spiritual retreats. I I found many years ago being around hardcore Calvinist that what was important was being theologically correct according to doctrinal confessions like Westminster Standards and not being in love with God. Some folks consider intellectual Calvinism to be "the true religion" "being spiritual" but they had no love for Christ Jesus/just a fuzzy Christology. I taught Sunday School for ten years among confessing Dutch Reformed people and they were ignorant of basic Reformed doctrine and did not study or read the Bible as a daily spiritual discipline. It was not enough for them to accept me as a lover of God and the Bible/even these ignorant professing Christians held to Dutch Reformed confessional statements with no ability to defend it biblically. These professing Christians had an outward form of religion but no living relationship with the Lord Jesus or a deep love for the Bible. I worked with men who claimed to be Christians and yet were very dead spiritually/no love/no human kindness/no evidence of a work of grace. But these men went to church every Sunday, but nothing else. It would take pages to go into Dutch sacramental theology and Classic Reformed Dutch Covenantal theology. Like I said in the video I go by the Bible and I see nothing in it about "infant baptism" or "one eternal covenant of grace". For example in reading the Pauline Epistles do you SEE a highly developed sacramental theology or a 17the century Reformed Covenantal theology? Do you think the Apostle Paul had a class on 17th century Reformed Sacramental theology or a class on Classic 17th century Covenantal theology? Well more could be written but maybe what I have written will provoke some thought. blessing
No I am not Eastern Orthodox. I basically just go by the Bible. Thank you for calling me spiritually cool. I will check out "Dale in a Tin Can". blessings
When I describe myself as a hermit I am not offically a hermit. I am a Loner and do not fit in this world. No I have never googled "Ravens Bread" but will this evening. Thank you for stopping by. blessings
No I have not read McClymond's book "Martyrs, Monks, And Mystics". I will check out this book tonight. blessings I have these books by McClymond in my library thought- www.librarything.com/catalog/bookmountain?&collection=-1&deepsearch=Michael%20j.%20McClymond
I am all for going to church, but the churches I could attend would not give me church membership due to being Reformed and Confessional. To me going to church is being involved in the life of the church not attending church services. I am also very vocal and I would only be a thorn in the flesh if I was to attend the church my wife attends. Also my wife could go to church knowing how I feel and think about her church/she could not worship or be blessed if I was to attend church with her/also I would feel uncomfortable at being exposed to things going in my wife's church that I find unbiblical or doctrinally unbiblical. Another being inside a church reminds me of being rejected by Christians/putting myself outside the Camp. I am too insecure and could not take being looked at as being a freak or a wet blanket. blessings (our children go to church with their children)
Happy New Year... 🥰🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Have a blessed New Year!
Sending you light and love.
Thank you for sending me light and love. I am having a hard time lately. I NEED a lot of light and love. blessings
Thank you for sharing your spiritual life all the time.
Cloud of unknowing is a very good metaphor of how people finding their own path of spirituality. We always find us running on the lonely path without true company. We're shooting our arrow into cloud of unknowing and finding no "response." It is a dilemma, for, in the end, Jesus is the only companion we can have on this pilgrimage. I like this book just like the works of pseudo-Dionysius and Meister Eckhart.
People choose to stay in or out of the church for many reasons. Sometimes the emotional support is as important as spirituality. Sometimes people just want to be alone in their small cave in the wilderness. And it's ok for people who want to be alone also want to have "true" companion. This is the author of cloud of unknowing want to share with us: keep shooting when we find we're in the spiritual wilderness.
Hope God will guide you, and his peace always be with you.
Yes a life of faith is dwelling in The Cloud of Unknowing. But in the Cloud of Unknowing is the Light of the Glory of Christ. In that Light we experience holy ignorance that leads to spiritual transformation. blessings
I'll be praying for you Jonny! I'm sorry you're feeling down.
I am praying and hoping this depression will lift. I just do not where this depression has come from? Mysterious. Thank you for your prayers. blessings
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, life and honesty I wish there was some one like you at my church. Life as a Christian can feel lonely at times.
Yes the Christian life can very lonely. It is hard or almost impossible to find Christians who are deeply in love with the Lord Jesus Christ. blessings
@@saintonfire77 Appreciate your honesty. You are really worth watching and listening too. Often those who speak to us most struggle or struggled with depression in their own lives. Spurgeon is an example. I really get a lot out of him as a dead mentor. When I read his sermons I cannot help but discover a person who was deeply in love with Jesus. His love for Jesus is quite simply infectious.
Thank you for your kind words. blessings
You could do a live broadcast/stream, and we can listen and talk.
I do not know how to broadcast/stream. Sorry. blessings
Im feeling alot of dread because of the corrupt president about to take office too. Im always aware socially, etc too so its hard for me to just live life not thinking about whats going on. Im praying for you Jonny! You are not alone. If you ever feel up for a meet and greet i live only a few hours away from Holland. Id bring my 2 kids and my husband if hes not working. We could meet at a restaurant or bookstore. I would love to meet you and Carol.
I am finding this depression unusual since I have been doing OK the last three years. I have suffered from periods of depression for many years. I usually by God's grace come out of it/depression in time/after much prayer. I can only guess that coming to the End of another Year/world events/new President that I believe not to be good for all Americans/being tired/unconscious stuff as gotten to me. I do have an appointment next month with my Psychologist that I plan to talk to him about. I have gone through many dark periods of depression in my life and have come out not insane, so I am not completely freaked. I have been taking Xanax which I think is helping. And maybe once we are in January 2025 I might be back to my old depressed self. If you want you/family to visit us feel welcome-just set a day and a time and your welcome to come here to our home or someplace else-my wife loves children and we could just sit around and talk about stuff. My wife is always on the go so we will have to set a date and time/as for me I am always here. blessings
I am a theological college student and i would love to hear more about what you meant by not being orthodox calvinistic on sacraments and covenent? I know it may be too niche for youtube... i see you often wear 'death to the world' orthodox stuff...has that ever interested you?
I am sorry you are having a rough time at the moment - your videos are so relatable to me! Praying for you 🙏
I wear Death To The World clothing because Christians are to be dead to the world and alive unto Christ Jesus/heavenly minded. A true Christian can not be a friend of the world and a friend of God at the same time. As a Christian I see in Eastern Orthodoxy a devotion to God that is missing in Protestantism. It seems to me American Evangelicalism is in love with the world as evident by their politics/voting for Trump. We meaning Protestants can learn from other Christian traditions/prayer/contemplation/mental prayer/fasting/going on spiritual retreats. I
I found many years ago being around hardcore Calvinist that what was important was being theologically correct according to doctrinal confessions like Westminster Standards and not being in love with God. Some folks consider intellectual Calvinism to be "the true religion" "being spiritual" but they had no love for Christ Jesus/just a fuzzy Christology. I taught Sunday School for ten years among confessing Dutch Reformed people and they were ignorant of basic Reformed doctrine and did not study or read the Bible as a daily spiritual discipline. It was not enough for them to accept me as a lover of God and the Bible/even these ignorant professing Christians held to Dutch Reformed confessional statements with no ability to defend it biblically. These professing Christians had an outward form of religion but no living relationship with the Lord Jesus or a deep love for the Bible. I worked with men who claimed to be Christians and yet were very dead spiritually/no love/no human kindness/no evidence of a work of grace. But these men went to church every Sunday, but nothing else.
It would take pages to go into Dutch sacramental theology and Classic Reformed Dutch Covenantal theology. Like I said in the video I go by the Bible and I see nothing in it about "infant baptism" or "one eternal covenant of grace". For example in reading the Pauline Epistles do you SEE a highly developed sacramental theology or a 17the century Reformed Covenantal theology?
Do you think the Apostle Paul had a class on 17th century Reformed Sacramental theology or a class on Classic 17th century Covenantal theology? Well more could be written but maybe what I have written will provoke some thought. blessing
Nice Hoodie. Are you Orthodox????? Your video is spiritual cool. Like the you tuber Dale in A Tin Can.
No I am not Eastern Orthodox. I basically just go by the Bible. Thank you for calling me spiritually cool. I will check out "Dale in a Tin Can". blessings
I subscribed to Dale in a Tin Can. Thank you for telling me about Dale's channel. blessings
@ your welcome. Blessed New Year to your Family
I like your hoodie. You are a type of secular Hermit. Have you ever googled Ravens Bread???? It might interest you.
When I describe myself as a hermit I am not offically a hermit. I am a Loner and do not fit in this world. No I have never googled "Ravens Bread" but will this evening. Thank you for stopping by. blessings
I googled "Ravens Bread" in UA-cam and found only the bird Raven. blessings
Have you read the book martyrs, monks and mystics by Michael j. McClymond?
No I have not read McClymond's book "Martyrs, Monks, And Mystics". I will check out this book tonight. blessings
I have these books by McClymond in my library thought-
www.librarything.com/catalog/bookmountain?&collection=-1&deepsearch=Michael%20j.%20McClymond
I bought McClymond's book "Martyrs, Monks, And Mystics" thank you for telling me about this book. blessings
I think you would be very disappointed with the church right now. I go to church and take my kids but i mostly go for them because its good for them.
I am all for going to church, but the churches I could attend would not give me church membership due to being Reformed and Confessional. To me going to church is being involved in the life of the church not attending church services. I am also very vocal and I would only be a thorn in the flesh if I was to attend the church my wife attends. Also my wife could go to church knowing how I feel and think about her church/she could not worship or be blessed if I was to attend church with her/also I would feel uncomfortable at being exposed to things going in my wife's church that I find unbiblical or doctrinally unbiblical. Another being inside a church reminds me of being rejected by Christians/putting myself outside the Camp. I am too insecure and could not take being looked at as being a freak or a wet blanket. blessings (our children go to church with their children)