Comments on: A friend of the Emperor

By: Sunday Linkage «

Sunday Linkage « — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:16:06 +0000

[...] A Friend of the Emporer Like Pontius Pilate, every christian has his own “emperor” to fear. Pilate’s is the story of rationalizing sin. “It is the story of trying desperately to make it comfortable to do what you know to be the right thing, and giving up when you can’t.” [...]

By: MamasBoy

MamasBoy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:38:00 +0000

thanks for this post/meditation.

By: Tres Angelas

Tres Angelas — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:09:00 +0000

‘Zactly. Every politician who says “I’m personally opposed, but…” can no more wash his hands of the blood of the innocent than Pontius Pilate did.

And as noted previously, if you’re self-editing writing like this out of the book — whoa! — this is gonna be some book.

But trust your instincts. Too many authors don’t know what to leave out. They don’t seem to realize that sidetracks and redundancy don’t make for great reading.

By: Christopher Milton

Christopher Milton — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:51:00 +0000

So wonderful! Thank you for this post!

By: Child of God

Child of God — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:27:00 +0000

Pilate, Pelosi, Biden, Sebellius, Kennedy….

At least Pilate didn’t pretend to be one of Jesus followers.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:34:00 +0000

I love it. Thanks. If I weren’t writing this with just one thumb during a midnight feed, I would say more.

By: conrad of piacenza

conrad of piacenza — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:54:00 +0000

Hi Jen,

Could you please enlighten me on what you know about Saint Conrad of Piacenza. Today is his feast day and you mentioned him in one of your earlier posts.

Caroline

By: Steve Karlen

Steve Karlen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:49:00 +0000

Unreal. I don’t get to read this blog on a regular basis, but when I read posts like this, all I can do is stop and say wow. And go immediately to tell my wife what I just read. And then spend three straight days in contemplation.

Your writing is such a mix of simple prose and profound thought that it is clearly inspired by the Holy Spirit.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:38:00 +0000

What I see in Pilate (and in myself) is that he wanted to be liked. He would not lead, he just followed what the crowd wanted, to his own detriment. He was given signs and chances to do the right thing but he preferred to serve his need to be popular.

By: Tara Sz.

Tara Sz. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:17:00 +0000

Wow. I love this blog.