tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post3542332503077226856..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Hope for MoreRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-91551596819860520382015-04-30T12:26:14.381-04:002015-04-30T12:26:14.381-04:00Bob, my reluctance stems from the paucity of infor...Bob, my reluctance stems from the paucity of information, and the metaphorical nature of what we do have in scripture. That does not diminish in me the belief that there is something beyond this life; just that it's impossible to pin down in any concrete way. Life after death? Yes! But what kind of life? Who knows! I'm content to leave it in God's hands. Whatever comes is certainly the best outcome.<br /><br />It also seems to me that Jesus' focus was on today, not tomorrow. God's future, for Jesus, was shalom in the here and now. Tomorrow will take care of itself.Steve Kindlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-86581166355938598882015-04-30T09:50:20.638-04:002015-04-30T09:50:20.638-04:00I have wondered at my own motives for ignoring esc...I have wondered at my own motives for ignoring eschatology. I usually claim that I trust God to do the "right thing?" Do I? Or am I afraid of being disappointed? Is it even possible for to experience disappointment in the hereafter? Am I afraid of appearing foolish by engaging in escapist or superstitious fantasies? Am I afraid of 'testing" God by demanding what I have no right to even ask for? Or am I just disinclined to speculate on a subject about which I have absolutely no evidence - being the rationalist that I am?John McCauslinnoreply@blogger.com