Comments on: Statesmen http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html unrefined theological musings, random personal reflections and occasional naughtiness... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:01:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: steve mcalpine http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-121896 steve mcalpine Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:57:18 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-121896 Hi Hamo Thanks for the reminder to return Noel's phone call from three week's back! Just phoned him to meet up next week. The bio is a great idea. Hi Hamo

Thanks for the reminder to return Noel’s phone call from three week’s back! Just phoned him to meet up next week. The bio is a great idea.

]]> By: Hamo http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-121687 Hamo Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:43:56 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-121687 sounds like a great idea - but a big one! sounds like a great idea – but a big one!

]]> By: Rory Shiner http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-121371 Rory Shiner Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:59:36 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-121371 PS: Is someone writing his biography? It would be great for someone to be conducting recorded interviews with him. Busy Hamo? PS: Is someone writing his biography? It would be great for someone to be conducting recorded interviews with him. Busy Hamo?

]]> By: Rory Shiner http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-121354 Rory Shiner Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:16:30 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-121354 Yeah, Vose is a great one. Stately is the right word. Yeah, Vose is a great one. Stately is the right word.

]]> By: saint http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-121184 saint Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:46:45 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-121184 Reminds me of Polycarp of Smyrna, who was martyred as an old man.Asked to renounce Christ in exchange for his freedom he said: "Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never did me any injury: how then can I blaspheme my King and my Saviour?" There's a lot of grey-haired wisdom we can learn. Reminds me of Polycarp of Smyrna, who was martyred as an old man.Asked to renounce Christ in exchange for his freedom he said:

“Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never did me any injury: how then can I blaspheme my King and my Saviour?”

There’s a lot of grey-haired wisdom we can learn.

]]> By: Johnny Laird http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-120974 Johnny Laird Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:13:50 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-120974 Noel cracked it in four words! “Stay close to Jesus” Noel cracked it in four words!

“Stay close to Jesus”

]]> By: Mike http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-120820 Mike Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:56:21 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-120820 wow. It is people like this that one feels in awe of. I would love to know his thoughts on changes in church over the lat 60 years. Maybe you can talk him into being a guest blogger. wow. It is people like this that one feels in awe of. I would love to know his thoughts on changes in church over the lat 60 years. Maybe you can talk him into being a guest blogger.

]]> By: Lesley http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html/comment-page-1#comment-120753 Lesley Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:55:12 +0000 http://www.backyardmissionary.com/2008/02/statesmen.html#comment-120753 What can you say? Brings tears to my eyes just reading it. God give us more men like that, not CEO'S. What can you say? Brings tears to my eyes just reading it. God give us more men like that, not CEO’S.

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