tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post8974876625108440102..comments2024-03-18T11:10:18.708-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: lucky to be aliveVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-48925154229512363482014-07-30T09:14:34.236-07:002014-07-30T09:14:34.236-07:00"I have to go to rehab for a couple of days t..."<i>I have to go to rehab for a couple of days to regain my walking skills, </i>"<br /><br />Erp!Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-68859049028359235892014-07-30T03:45:35.561-07:002014-07-30T03:45:35.561-07:00"I'm guessing from that line you may know..."<i>I'm guessing from that line you may know some words of the faith in other languages</i>"<br /><br />I regularly listen to Russian Orthodox liturgical music (the only other language I am fluent in), and attended services in German when I lived in that country for 6 years. I pray 2-5 times daily in Latin (using the <a href="http://www.baroniuspress.com/book.php?wid=56&bid=47#tab=tab-1" rel="nofollow">Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a>). And I'm one of those dinosaurs who still consider the Vulgate to be the authoritative text for the scriptures, and refer/defer to it whenever I have any issues about the wording of a specific passage.B. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548980245078214688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-61477312710390851162014-07-29T20:45:21.283-07:002014-07-29T20:45:21.283-07:00I have to go to rehab for a couple of days to rega...I have to go to rehab for a couple of days to regain my walking skills, Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-68056185184525977172014-07-29T19:34:20.401-07:002014-07-29T19:34:20.401-07:00Bob,
"...yet to be matched in English."...Bob,<br /><br />"...yet to be matched in English." <br /><br />I'm guessing from that line you may know some words of the faith in other languages (just a guess). If so, a few thoughts on the faith in another language?<br /><br />I don't know Victor, but he seems to me to be a good man. I'm glad he has a loyal friend like you. Friendship goes a long way in the world.David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-45198761031533417972014-07-29T18:47:44.878-07:002014-07-29T18:47:44.878-07:00I sometimes wonder what it would be like without p...I sometimes wonder what it would be like without people like you around to challenge us. This reminds me how much I would actually miss you. So glad to hear you'll be okay. Get better, quickly.John W. Loftushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460780063452698997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-39275569497815203332014-07-29T18:12:40.797-07:002014-07-29T18:12:40.797-07:00Wonderful words, Dave. The Coverdale Psalms have y...Wonderful words, Dave. The Coverdale Psalms have yet to be matched in English, and the Book of Common Prayer remains the standard to be met.<br /><br />Be assured, Victor, that Heaven is under siege with prayer for you and yours.B. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548980245078214688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-69239096994495570622014-07-29T17:09:28.588-07:002014-07-29T17:09:28.588-07:00Sorry about the accident, but glad you are on the ...Sorry about the accident, but glad you are on the mend and your family is well (or OK). <br /><br />From the Book of Common Prayer:<br /><br />"O GOD, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers; Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to thy servant the help of thy power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."David Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222419875209542723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-23380821790940592832014-07-29T15:50:16.856-07:002014-07-29T15:50:16.856-07:00"I said it in a religiously neutral way ....&...<i>"I said it in a religiously neutral way ...."</i><br /><br />All kudos to you Victor. It makes for a less religiously partisan world. Now we just have to work on politics.Papalintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818630173726146048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-19670252186577608562014-07-29T13:26:34.519-07:002014-07-29T13:26:34.519-07:00"I said it in a religiously neutral way, but ..."<i>I said it in a religiously neutral way, but you know what I believe.</i>"<br /><br />Hence the winkie.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-88445996641690553772014-07-29T10:17:39.953-07:002014-07-29T10:17:39.953-07:00I said it in a religiously neutral way, but you k...I said it in a religiously neutral way, but you know what I believe.Victor Repperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-86463291208014129602014-07-29T09:51:35.311-07:002014-07-29T09:51:35.311-07:00"lucky to be alive"
Or more/other than ..."<i>lucky to be alive</i>"<br /><br />Or more/other than lucky. ;) Either way, one is happy to hear that you (plural) are (mostly) well.<br /><br />===<br />"<i>... what is the sense of praying for somebody?</i>"<br /><br />The point of prayer isn't to "change God", but to change ourselves.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-15625120749344946322014-07-29T09:26:26.875-07:002014-07-29T09:26:26.875-07:00God be with your Victor.God be with your Victor.Son of Ya'Kovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645132954231868592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-61684503397812462682014-07-29T08:42:55.895-07:002014-07-29T08:42:55.895-07:00"Book title looks little suspicious, but than..."<i>Book title looks little suspicious, but thanks for the tip.</i>"<br /><br />If you're suspicious of the title, then this is one case where reading the book would be all the more profitable.<br /><br />Accepting the efficacy of petitionary prayer is one of those areas where the true definition of Faith comes in really handy. Because it's not a matter of <i>a priori</i> blind acceptance, but rather one of trust <i><b>after</b></i> intellectual assent to the Big Picture. Once you realize that the Resurrection is a historical event, that Jesus is alive today, and that you can trust His word, you don't have to agonize over every nit-picking quibble. You can <i>trust</i> the details to be faithful.<br /><br />And no, praying is not some sort of magic want to get what you want. God is not our servant, to be summoned like a genie.B. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548980245078214688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-29535349533774932712014-07-29T07:54:41.873-07:002014-07-29T07:54:41.873-07:00Glad you're okay.Glad you're okay.Aragornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161621090445639028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-57531870601301441082014-07-29T07:46:16.808-07:002014-07-29T07:46:16.808-07:00Book title looks little suspicious, but thanks for...Book title looks little suspicious, but thanks for the tip.Jakub Moravčíkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543628674375672591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-24139173975612127562014-07-29T06:42:54.541-07:002014-07-29T06:42:54.541-07:00"what is the sense of praying for somebody?&q..."<i>what is the sense of praying for somebody?</i>"<br /><br />The simplest answer is that we're instructed to. <br /><br />If you don't care for that answer, might I suggest you read <a href="http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/5326/the-jesuit-guide-to-almost-everything/" rel="nofollow">The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything</a>, which (among many other topics) covers the subject of prayer better than nearly any other contemporary book I can think of.B. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548980245078214688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-81257168193383058192014-07-29T06:20:05.628-07:002014-07-29T06:20:05.628-07:00I am also very glad that dr. Reppert and his famil...I am also very glad that dr. Reppert and his family is alive and I wish him a full recovery soon.<br /><br />Neverheless, sorry for off-topic comment, following reminded me of my long-term question:<br /><br /><i>we're all praying for you and your family</i><br /><br />if traditional theism is right and there is no passive potency in God, what is the sense of praying for somebody?Jakub Moravčíkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543628674375672591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-17333042409089298472014-07-29T03:07:18.365-07:002014-07-29T03:07:18.365-07:00Kinda puts all our conversations here in perspecti...Kinda puts all our conversations here in perspective. Keep us informed, Victor! You can bet we're all praying for you and your family.<br /><br />And I agree totally with Linton. If the guy was speeding, then that was no accident. You were criminally assaulted! I watch jerks tear down my residential street all the time at 60 mph (the speed limit is 30, and there are kids everywhere).B. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548980245078214688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-42221768027281114532014-07-29T02:56:52.112-07:002014-07-29T02:56:52.112-07:00Awful news Victor. It's a relief to read your...Awful news Victor. It's a relief to read your wife and daughter faired well. I think car accidents are such terrible experiences at the best of times and a frightful risk we all take that comes with enjoying the great benefits of personal transport. But in your case I hope the speedster [speeder] gets the book thrown at him/her. It's rather a stupid misnomer to call it an 'accident' when one of the parties deliberately puts the lives of others at risk. <br /><br />Get better and real soon. I have lots more sparring work with you on the matter of supernaturalism and its waning explanatory influence.Papalintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818630173726146048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-52273851675651164382014-07-28T20:32:54.372-07:002014-07-28T20:32:54.372-07:00Be well Dr. V, glad to hear that the family is ok....Be well Dr. V, glad to hear that the family is ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-53329514269086611162014-07-28T17:13:29.181-07:002014-07-28T17:13:29.181-07:00Glad to hear you and your family are okay, Victor....Glad to hear you and your family are okay, Victor. Wow.Crudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178390947423928444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-74448562983959158742014-07-28T14:36:11.816-07:002014-07-28T14:36:11.816-07:00Sad news, but good to know you'll all be out s...Sad news, but good to know you'll all be out soon. Take care!World of Factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066732051794158264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-13516602322875866372014-07-28T04:31:51.874-07:002014-07-28T04:31:51.874-07:00Sorry to hear about your accident! I'll be pr...Sorry to hear about your accident! I'll be praying for your recovery.Johnny-Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636554916718241492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-28833264336871653752014-07-28T04:04:19.057-07:002014-07-28T04:04:19.057-07:00Thoughts and prayers with you and family.
Graham...Thoughts and prayers with you and family. <br /><br />Graham Saints and Scepticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09133878366479064658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-44555979670125306582014-07-28T00:36:49.977-07:002014-07-28T00:36:49.977-07:00Sad to hear, glad you survived.
Hope things heal...Sad to hear, glad you survived. <br /><br />Hope things heal quickly and the leg rehab goes well. <br /><br />Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533263841520213358noreply@blogger.com