Comments for DougMurren.com http://www.dougmurren.com Thoughts from the pen of Doug Murren Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:50:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 Comment on Expect the Best by Bruce Hall http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/17/expect-the-best/#comment-50907 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:48:24 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/17/expect-the-best/#comment-50907 Hi Doug, Enjoyed your piece on Neil. He has always been one of my favorites because he follows his own path in life. Diane and I are doing well, both retired, and staying very busy helping our moms and being grandparents. We are planning to head to Yellowstone in Sept and might be through Boise. We would love to see you and Lori if we do make it there. Take care. I hope you and Lori are doing well. Bruce Hall (Woodinville, WA) Hi Doug,

Enjoyed your piece on Neil. He has always been one of my favorites because he follows his own path in life.

Diane and I are doing well, both retired, and staying very busy helping our moms and being grandparents. We are planning to head to Yellowstone in Sept and might be through Boise. We would love to see you and Lori if we do make it there.

Take care. I hope you and Lori are doing well.

Bruce Hall (Woodinville, WA)

]]> Comment on It’s What You Leave Out by Mike Miller http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/15/its-what-you-leave-out/#comment-50231 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/15/its-what-you-leave-out/#comment-50231 Doug, Thanks for the comments. I plan to shorten my sermons. Attempting to use less words and yet maybe say more. mike Doug,

Thanks for the comments. I plan to shorten my sermons. Attempting to use less words and yet maybe say more.

mike

]]> Comment on It’s What You Leave Out by Jim http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/15/its-what-you-leave-out/#comment-47510 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:41:48 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/15/its-what-you-leave-out/#comment-47510 Nilsson - "Coconut", right? Nilsson - “Coconut”, right?

]]> Comment on Marijuana, a spiritual plague by Tom Thompson http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/08/marijuana-a-spiritual-plague/#comment-45834 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:58:26 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/07/08/marijuana-a-spiritual-plague/#comment-45834 Doug, Right On! Drug abuse is, at the core a SPIRITUAL ILLNESS. Working in the healthcare industry, I daily see the use of marijuana as "self-medication" the disease of the soul. CONSIDER THESE FACTS: "Marijuana... is the most abused substance in North America." - MADD DO CHRISTIANS ABUSE DRUGS? "More than one in five Christian kids admit they use or have used drugs/alcohol. In a nationwide survey, 17% of pastors with kids ages 10 to 30 revealed their children either currently abuse drugs or alcohol or have abused them in the past; 74% of those pastoral families do not seek professional assistance when they discover the problem in their family." - Barna "58% of clergy acknowledge that they avoid addressing alcoholism among the individuals and families they counsel. When asked how many had tried marijuana, 47 percent of the unchurched young people had done so compared with 38 percent of the churched youth." The Road to Recovery: A Landmark National Study AMERICA's #1 HEALTH PROBLEM "By the 12th grade, ...49 percent (of US youth) have used marijuana.... Research has long shown that the abuse of... illicit drugs is the single most serious health problem in the United States.... Thirteen-year-olds are three times more likely to know how to obtain marijuana or to know someone ... who abuses drugs than are 12-year-olds." - Department of Justice THE GOOD NEWS! "Only 1/4 of individuals who abuse ... illicit drugs seek treatment. Recent studies have shown that after 6 months, treatment for alcoholism is successful for 40 to 70 percent of patients" - Department of Justice "Treatment of addiction is as successful as treatment of other chronic diseases, diabetes, hypertension and asthma (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, 1999)" WAKE UP CHRISTIANS! "If the gold rusts, what will the iron do?" - Chaucer Doug,

Right On! Drug abuse is, at the core a SPIRITUAL ILLNESS. Working in the healthcare industry, I daily see the use of marijuana as “self-medication” the disease of the soul.

CONSIDER THESE FACTS:
“Marijuana… is the most abused substance in North America.” - MADD

DO CHRISTIANS ABUSE DRUGS?
“More than one in five Christian kids admit they use or have used drugs/alcohol. In a nationwide survey, 17% of pastors with kids ages 10 to 30 revealed their children either currently abuse drugs or alcohol or have abused them in the past; 74% of those pastoral families do not seek professional assistance when they discover the problem in their family.” - Barna

“58% of clergy acknowledge that they avoid addressing alcoholism among the individuals and families they counsel.
When asked how many had tried marijuana, 47 percent of the unchurched young people had done so compared with 38 percent of the churched youth.” The Road to Recovery: A Landmark National Study

AMERICA’s #1 HEALTH PROBLEM
“By the 12th grade, …49 percent (of US youth) have used marijuana…. Research has long shown that the abuse of…
illicit drugs is the single most serious health problem in the
United States…. Thirteen-year-olds are three times
more likely to know how to obtain marijuana or to know someone … who abuses drugs than are 12-year-olds.”
- Department of Justice

THE GOOD NEWS!

“Only 1/4 of individuals who abuse
… illicit drugs seek treatment. Recent studies have shown
that after 6 months, treatment for alcoholism is successful for 40 to 70 percent of patients” - Department of Justice

“Treatment of addiction is as successful as treatment of other chronic diseases, diabetes, hypertension and asthma (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment, 1999)”

WAKE UP CHRISTIANS!

“If the gold rusts, what will the iron do?” - Chaucer

]]> Comment on What makes you angry? by david http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/23/what-makes-you-angry/#comment-40941 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:47:16 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/23/what-makes-you-angry/#comment-40941 there is an interesting daniel goleman dialogue series called wired to connect in which he discusses the applications of social/emotional intelligence with a number of leading thinkers, and one dialogue in particular w/ paul ekman delves deeply into the investigation and control of emotions, i thought you might find it useful and relevant to your thoughtful comments, best, david there is an interesting daniel goleman dialogue series called wired to connect in which he discusses the applications of social/emotional intelligence with a number of leading thinkers, and one dialogue in particular w/ paul ekman delves deeply into the investigation and control of emotions, i thought you might find it useful and relevant to your thoughtful comments, best, david

]]> Comment on What makes you angry? by Jim http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/23/what-makes-you-angry/#comment-40594 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:23:46 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/23/what-makes-you-angry/#comment-40594 Doug—this is the best, most timely piece I have ever read. It has incredibly moved my soul. I have wondered what to do with pastoral anger/sadness, and I think that the tools (as well as the affirmation that I am not alone in this) are present in your thoughts. I appreciate them more than I can say, so I will stop saying it. Doug—this is the best, most timely piece I have ever read. It has incredibly moved my soul. I have wondered what to do with pastoral anger/sadness, and I think that the tools (as well as the affirmation that I am not alone in this) are present in your thoughts. I appreciate them more than I can say, so I will stop saying it.

]]> Comment on The Toxicity of Religion by Brian B http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/11/the-toxicity-of-religion/#comment-40106 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/11/the-toxicity-of-religion/#comment-40106 Doug, Just finished talking with someone about this topic. Her comment was 'I think I'm done with church as we know it.' She wasn't being critical, but merely expressing that her experience of following Jesus wholeheartedly is not being reflected in today's church. I work with Campus Crusade for Christ, and I see each new generation of freshmen being more and more suspicious of authority and demanding of authenticity. Something definitely needs to change! Doug,
Just finished talking with someone about this topic. Her comment was ‘I think I’m done with church as we know it.’ She wasn’t being critical, but merely expressing that her experience of following Jesus wholeheartedly is not being reflected in today’s church.

I work with Campus Crusade for Christ, and I see each new generation of freshmen being more and more suspicious of authority and demanding of authenticity. Something definitely needs to change!

]]> Comment on The Toxicity of Religion by brad http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/11/the-toxicity-of-religion/#comment-39277 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:06:52 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/06/11/the-toxicity-of-religion/#comment-39277 I couldn't agree more Doug... I couldn’t agree more Doug…

]]> Comment on Millenials and Boomers… by Jon http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/05/30/millenials-and-boomers/#comment-36055 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:47:25 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/05/30/millenials-and-boomers/#comment-36055 Now I'm beginning to understand the transformation fo the two kids I recently sent off to college (a Christian college). You described their thought process and values perfectly. Thanks for the insight. Now I’m beginning to understand the transformation fo the two kids I recently sent off to college (a Christian college). You described their thought process and values perfectly. Thanks for the insight.

]]> Comment on A conversation with Larry Norman and a note on his passing… by Deacon & Usher http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/05/14/a-conversation-with-larry-norman-and-a-note-on-his-passing/#comment-30633 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:49:32 +0000 http://www.dougmurren.com/2008/05/14/a-conversation-with-larry-norman-and-a-note-on-his-passing/#comment-30633 I met Larry when he played his annual concert at his home church in San Bernardino He may have been a contrarian, but as you say, we need more of them in our present state Deacon & Usher deaconandusher.wordpress.com I met Larry when he played his annual concert at his home church in San Bernardino

He may have been a contrarian, but as you say, we need more of them in our present state

Deacon & Usher

deaconandusher.wordpress.com

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