[GCFL-discuss] William Bronner Burgess

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I encourage you to listen to Rick's words during the
memorial service at http://www.rickandbubba.com .
Audio and video are available.  Regardless of your
particular belief, if you are a follower of Jesus or of
the one True God of the Holy Bible, I think you can
benefit from his words.

I also have a 2-year-old son, and I don't know how I would
handle it if he died.  I was humbled by the way Rick and
his family are dealing with this tragic moment in their
lives.  It is obvious to me that he is tapped into
something that is more powerful than anything man has to
offer.

I am continually amazed how God can take a bad thing and
turn it into a good thing for His glory.

jp

On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 11:21:29AM -0600, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List wrote:
> I was going to ask where the punch line was... but no, this obviously was
> meant to be taken seriously. What I still wonder is, what is Rick Burgess
> changing his life FROM?
> 
> I am not personally familiar with the Rick and Bubba show. It could be
> many things.
> 
> Some of my favorite American heroes are Bubbas -- the kind who followed
> Huey P. Long, Populists such as Tom Watson (before he sold out to Hoke
> Smith), and the un-named trusty who gave my mother's cousin Nancy a ride
> on the mule when she was out picking berries in the mountains with her
> father.
> 
> Then again, there are people who take the Bubba label as a brand for the
> crudest racial stereotypes, not only cursing out people of known African
> descent, but also projecting that pale-skinned people who work for a
> living are profane alcholics who beat their wives and boast about it.
> 
> My guess is, the Rick and Bubba show was none of the above, or John Price
> wouldn't be a fan of the show. He would be a fan of many things I
> wouldn't, but these are not among them.
> 
> Still, when someone talks about rededicating their life to Christ, it can
> mean whatever the listener finds convenient for it to mean. It can mean
> continuing to live their life the same old way. It can mean selling all
> their real property to dedicate the rest of their lives in a rural
> self-help project in Venezuala. It can mean giving up swearing, drinking,
> drugs, and may also mean getting a job, or merely being more civil to
> co-workers at the well-paid job they already have.
> 
> greenBubble is not going to dedicated his life to Christ, he has
> dedicated himself to an older covenant relationship to G-d, without which
> Christ would have had no context for the gentiles to come to know him. I
> sometimes wonder whether to resond to an altar call, because I often go
> to churches that have them, but a little voice always says 'I claimed you
> a long time ago, why are you worrying about doing what's already done?'
> Still, there are many who obviously find something at the altar they
> didn't already have.
> 
> But since Christian faith, in practice, encompasses so many kinds of
> people living so many kinds of lives with so many different and even
> conflicting priorities, I still wonder what Rick Burgess is leaving
> behind and what he is taking up. He sounds sincere, but sincerely what?
> May his son rest in peace in any case.
> 
> Siarlys
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