tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995659494037964286.post5415049825088791397..comments2023-11-08T00:25:35.898-08:00Comments on word into world: Hagar: Turning the Story Inside Out (Gen 16:1-16)Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14666936448854203875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995659494037964286.post-17922567224517624602015-06-25T06:38:38.783-07:002015-06-25T06:38:38.783-07:00hi buyoung, thank you for this. and thank you for...hi buyoung, thank you for this. and thank you for sharing the story from your seminary days (i look forward to hearing the details). i may share it with others myself, if you wouldn't mind. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666936448854203875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995659494037964286.post-6024541814780574212015-06-25T03:39:56.068-07:002015-06-25T03:39:56.068-07:00Hi, Jonathan! Thank you for your article. I enjoye...Hi, Jonathan! Thank you for your article. I enjoyed reading it this morning. In particular, I never thought Hagar's story in a way that she went through "an exodus from slavery and divine salvation in the wilderness" as Israel did. Also, yes, we should remember that God hears the others just as he hears us. In fact, your writing reminds me of what I experienced a long time ago, when I was doing my MDiv at the seminary. I watched a film made by Buddists (I may share you the details when we meet again) and got impressed very much by the way they understood the motif of acceptance. I shared the story to some Christians, which attracted serious criticism from them. They argued that adopting an impression of a Buddist film into theological understanding isn't proper. So I answered, "your God may not be out there. But not mine. I believe that he is with everyone in and out, here and there, though they may not find him as our Lord Jesus yet." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601546377102250323noreply@blogger.com