Comments on: About Jeff…

By: Mark Scribner

Mark Scribner — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:21:04 +0000

Dim Lamp, scandal, stumbling blocks, foolishness, weakness, ugly cruelty, and the unbending devotion to a legalitarian God is the REASON that God enters the world in beauty. The story of Christ, the Reason for Christ, the sending of the Christ is the reflection of Redemption . . . our return to beauty and to the idea of what He imagined when He thought of us. God’s love is beauty beyond compare and without it we would be lost in the mire of this downward spiral of pure ugliness that our created world has become.

By: Dim Lamp

Dim Lamp — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:00:17 +0000

You say: “Beauty is a chief means by which God enters the world, and by beauty I mean a vast assortment of things.” I don’t think so. I would say: “Love/Grace/Gospel in the Person of Jesus is THE chief means by which God enters the world.” There is not much beauty in what Jesus did to accomplish our salvation on the cross. That is a scandal, a stumbling block, foolishness by worldly wisdom, weakness by worldly strength, ugly and painful and cruel and evil by any person with morals and ethics, and those of legal bent with a devotion to justice. Grace and Gospel are not that beautiful either. Grace is unfair in the presence of the self-righteous, the perfectionist, the holy ones. Gospel makes no sense in the minds and hearts who want to play by worldly rules and standards-think of the parable of the master and his vineyard workers; the workers hired last received the same pay as those who worked their butts off all day long. The prodigal son who carelessly spent his inheritance is the subject of welcome and a huge party, while the eldest son pays for it with his inheritance and has been a responsible son all along. Not much beauty there I would say. But then again, I could be wrong, probably am wrong, and may hopelessly always be wrong–there but by the grace of God go you, go I.

By: Debra Herr

Debra Herr — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:10:56 +0000

Wow! I am totally blown away with your bio and so inspired with your story. God bless you. This is the good part about facebook!
And, how about those Eagles? No. 1 in the nation!
Debra Wood Herr

By: Don Lewis

Don Lewis — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:28:55 +0000

Jeff, great to finally know where you are and what you doing. I have bookmarked this page and will come back often. Thanks for showing up on facebook. I look forward to following down the road. God Bless to you and your family

Don

By: Vicki Nedimyer Houseman

Vicki Nedimyer Houseman — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:32:31 +0000

Hey, you don’t happen to be from Altoona, PA ever, do you????

By: Curt Cloninger

Curt Cloninger — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:46:24 +0000

hey. send me your phone number. i’m gonna be in seattle this weekend and would love a coffee …. or a beer. i’ve got sunday night free. wanna do a show?

By: Jessica Ober

Jessica Ober — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:53:40 +0000

Jeff,

It has been a while since we’ve conversed. Life is busy (or should I say full?). Anyway, I wanted to pass this link along. Every time I visit it I get this feeling you’d appreciate what Brad writes about . He is an acquaintance and the brother-in-law of a good friend. He works as a graphic artist and photographer and lives in Langley, BC.

The site is: http://www.livingmartyrs.com

By: jeffberryman

jeffberryman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:48:46 +0000

I did indeed, take the latte picture.

By: O.V.

O.V. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:16:44 +0000

Did you take that latte picture yourself?

By: carmen

carmen — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:58:53 +0000

i stumbled on your site through overstreet’s blog, and must echo katy’s sentiments above: it’s an honor to be on your blogroll. blessings.