http://revsmilez.com/2008/10/14/is-love-safe/ everything could've been tofu Thu, 24 May 2012 22:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://revsmilez.com/2008/10/14/is-love-safe/#comment-156 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:02:19 +0000 http://revsmilez.wordpress.com/?p=187#comment-156 That guy is a lot more brave than probably even most soldiers. Incredible what some people will do just because it is the ‘Right Thing’

]]> http://revsmilez.com/2008/10/14/is-love-safe/#comment-141 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:38:43 +0000 http://revsmilez.wordpress.com/?p=187#comment-141 Love is not safe, and probably is not meant to be. I disagree that the fear is a reference to hell, there…but regardless of that, those who have the courage to creep down into the core of love have courage that I don’t know I ever could. My reference story: http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=5379

]]> http://revsmilez.com/2008/10/14/is-love-safe/#comment-140 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:02:25 +0000 http://revsmilez.wordpress.com/?p=187#comment-140 This is good stuff. Interestingly enough, part of this guy’s response is the element of surprise. Look at it from the kid’s perspective: he expects either to instill enough fear that they’ll hand over the cash, or to have a fight on his hands. He totally doesn’t expect the coat. Any self-defense book you read or course you take will tell you to use the element of surprise whenever possible to unbalance your opponent…but none of them will tell you to try this sort of surprise! This reminds me of many things I’ve read, including what Shane Claiborne in his book The Irresistible Revolution calls “prophetic imagination”: the creativity to respond in a Christlike way.

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