tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215722.post3563302191036938774..comments2023-10-20T08:19:58.650-05:00Comments on Scottius Maximus: Some Good Old Fashioned WritingScottius Maximushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497918826005463738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215722.post-12799360919140510122008-03-04T05:04:00.000-06:002008-03-04T05:04:00.000-06:00TK!Yep. And as you age the shine and glitter that...TK!<BR/><BR/>Yep. And as you age the shine and glitter that this world has to offer becomes tarnished. You hopefully realize you're really nothing more than a pilgrim trying to make his way through it all.Scottius Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497918826005463738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215722.post-15504091398757414572008-03-03T10:55:00.000-06:002008-03-03T10:55:00.000-06:00I think it definitely is an age thing. At 12-18 y...I think it definitely is an age thing. At 12-18 years old, you apparently do often think that you can get enough of the Gospel and of absolution. I think this is the dilemma of many parents who home-school or send their kids to Christian day school. But as you age and become painfully aware of the fact that you will never achieve perfection on this earth, you are more open to learning and receiving.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001307408814480998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215722.post-52245741041972295332008-03-03T05:25:00.000-06:002008-03-03T05:25:00.000-06:00TK!Equally perplexing is the excuse "I hear this e...TK!<BR/><BR/><I>Equally perplexing is the excuse "I hear this everyday at school, Mom".</I><BR/><BR/>As if one could ever hear enough. Maybe it's an age thing- the older I get, the more I see myself as I really am, and the more I need to hear the Gospel/receive absolution and communion.Scottius Maximushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497918826005463738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215722.post-46955047560342339822008-03-02T18:43:00.000-06:002008-03-02T18:43:00.000-06:00Well, we all struggle with bouts of terrible conce...Well, we all struggle with bouts of terrible concentration during sermons. Thankfully, I can usually expect myself to be able to listen well the next week or even in the midweek service. I think its OK if all I can manage is a prayer of repentance for being weighed down by sin (or whatever) and a prayer of gratitude that God's grace still covers me. In a way, it's a picture of perfect grace.<BR/><BR/>Equally perplexing is the excuse "I hear this everyday at school, Mom".TKls2myhrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724036618937738900noreply@blogger.com