tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post111564323170976256..comments2023-08-06T06:52:33.301-05:00Comments on Tent Pegs: TouchstonesPatrickMeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00741720069221746106noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115935013217420702005-05-12T16:56:00.000-05:002005-05-12T16:56:00.000-05:00Patrick, I need to say three things, the first two...Patrick, I need to say three things, the first two of which don't really have to do with the meat of your post:<BR/><BR/>1) My 6th-grade son just did a project for school on Scotland, complete with tartan kilt, photos on a board, and a prof. here who plays the highland pipes. One of his photos was of the abbey at Iona, and I could imagine you standing there as I read! Cool.<BR/><BR/>2) A high-school friend of mine has discovered within the last 7 years, a network of stones laid out in a grid over "an immense area" in my home county and adjacent areas in Missouri. They at first looked like natural outcroppings in the Ozarks, but he noticed they had been cut, followed markings and found the next, and the next, in a series of lines and grids, and is doing research on these at present. I know that doesn't have anything to do w/your blog, but is quite amazing, and may be N. America's answer to the Celtic, Egyptian, and South American cultures which left similar traces!<BR/><BR/>3)It occurred to me from your's and others' comments that the touchstones we have are all around relationships. This is the only eternal thing. Nothing material will leave this world, but our relationship here, and with God, will last, and may actually help determine the eternal destiny of many. That's why the touchstones are important. Good thoughts, as always. thanks.dutrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851479289037759839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115925111074085052005-05-12T14:11:00.000-05:002005-05-12T14:11:00.000-05:00I have always been fascinated by the history of th...I have always been fascinated by the history of the British Isles..did I say that right? I've read lots of fiction books about them. In regard to touchstones, I think everyone wants their lives to matter is some way once they are gone and touchstones are one way we can do that. I hope I've taught my kids that life isn't about what feels good or is easy today, but rather about what has eternal value.Cheetah, the cheetahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971204182299112369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115922745462181662005-05-12T13:32:00.000-05:002005-05-12T13:32:00.000-05:00Even if we are related...this is one of the better...Even if we are related...this is one of the better posts I've read.<BR/><BR/>Your language of touchstone is strikingly parallel to the vision of the purpose of "worship assembly" in Paul's thinking.<BR/><BR/>I know this scares you...you are a theologian...:)<BR/><BR/>Good stuff.Josh Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185714814555806472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115887801356225682005-05-12T03:50:00.000-05:002005-05-12T03:50:00.000-05:00Years ago, I heard that Stonehenge lines up someho...Years ago, I heard that Stonehenge lines up somehow with one of the pyramids in Eqypt.<BR/><BR/>You might be able to find the info on khouse.org. I'm too tired to look for it.Difsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192605698986301905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115751593772054322005-05-10T13:59:00.000-05:002005-05-10T13:59:00.000-05:00You'd really enjoy the book Secrets of the Lost Ra...You'd really enjoy the book <I>Secrets of the Lost Races</I> by Rene Noorbergen. Mr. Noorbergen supports the theory that Stonehenge, ect. are related to astronomy - though what he says is that they are actually a form of computer, meant for predicting certain astronomical events. The standing stones - and this is even more fascinating - correspond to ley lines - that is, magnetic lines that run through the earth. Within a ley line the fertility of the earth is greatly enhanced. The ley lines can be manipulated and the standing stones were more than likely a way of doing so.<BR/><BR/>Our ancestors were not the grubby cavemen that most people like to imagine these days!<BR/><BR/>Hehe, sorry, I know this is slightly off-topic.Ariellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414921155140556313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115734687688872872005-05-10T09:18:00.000-05:002005-05-10T09:18:00.000-05:00Patrick, what a wonderful encouragement your post ...Patrick, what a wonderful encouragement your post was today!<BR/>Like many of you, I feel blessed with so MANY different touchstones in my life. Thanks again for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>In HIM,<BR/>DUDavid Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224962012899721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115692773552969022005-05-09T21:39:00.000-05:002005-05-09T21:39:00.000-05:00Reading this post, I couldn't help thinking of the...Reading this post, I couldn't help thinking of the passage in Joshua when the tribes staying on the other side of the Jordan set up the stones to remind those who were going on into Canaan that it had been a 12 tribe effort. We need those markers in our life. Thanks for the reminder.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596723787113163184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9928836.post-1115656779780743252005-05-09T11:39:00.000-05:002005-05-09T11:39:00.000-05:00We are Living Stones!We are Living Stones!believingthomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278359951689938736noreply@blogger.com