Comments for 20 Times Around the Block http://ochuk.wordpress.com Ochuk's Blog Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:03:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Quotes from Brothers Karamazov by Adam http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/quotes-from-brothers-karamazov/#comment-1715 Adam Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:03:08 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1230#comment-1715 Yeah I can't imagine reading anything better. Yeah I can’t imagine reading anything better.

]]> Comment on Quotes from Brothers Karamazov by Nick http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/quotes-from-brothers-karamazov/#comment-1714 Nick Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:37:11 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1230#comment-1714 Take that blasphemous "perhaps" out of your initial sentence:) I was a journalism & literature major in undergrad, and wrote my senior thesis on the Brothers K. Favorite book of all time, no close second. Take that blasphemous “perhaps” out of your initial sentence:)

I was a journalism & literature major in undergrad, and wrote my senior thesis on the Brothers K. Favorite book of all time, no close second.

]]> Comment on What In The Planet? by Jen http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/what-in-the-planet/#comment-1713 Jen Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:24:37 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1164#comment-1713 Pluto will always be my favorite, ever since I played Pluto in our 5th grade rendition of "You are My Sunshine: A Musical About the Solar System" (it only had one song, you can guess what it is). Anyway! One minor error to point out (which was actually kind of humorous). You write: "he faults educators and their pneumatic devices for memorizing the planet names (My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas)". I think you meant that educators utilize mnemonic devices (a way to help people memorize something) as opposed to pneumatic devices (things that are operated by air pressure, although one could argue that a lot of mnemonics are just a lot of hot air...) Pluto will always be my favorite, ever since I played Pluto in our 5th grade rendition of “You are My Sunshine: A Musical About the Solar System” (it only had one song, you can guess what it is). Anyway! One minor error to point out (which was actually kind of humorous). You write: “he faults educators and their pneumatic devices for memorizing the planet names (My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas)”. I think you meant that educators utilize mnemonic devices (a way to help people memorize something) as opposed to pneumatic devices (things that are operated by air pressure, although one could argue that a lot of mnemonics are just a lot of hot air…)

]]> Comment on Brothers Karamazov passages by Chad http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/brothers-karamazov-passages/#comment-1709 Chad Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:01:55 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1222#comment-1709 I just bought the book... These sections are great! Thanks again Adam! I just bought the book… These sections are great! Thanks again Adam!

]]> Comment on The Brothers Karamazov by Chad http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/the-brothers-karamozov/#comment-1708 Chad Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:43:01 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1213#comment-1708 <i>On how to battle for faith in the face of doubt:</i> His thoughts on this was very intriguing to me personally. I'm going to have to take some time and think about it through out the day. The "Miracles" section was also very interesting. Thanks Adam... On how to battle for faith in the face of doubt: His thoughts on this was very intriguing to me personally. I’m going to have to take some time and think about it through out the day. The “Miracles” section was also very interesting. Thanks Adam…

]]> Comment on Brothers Karamazov on the Problem of Evil by Adam http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/brothers-karamazov-on-the-problem-of-evil/#comment-1707 Adam Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:00:28 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1226#comment-1707 Isn't it amazing? Isn’t it amazing?

]]> Comment on Brothers Karamazov on the Problem of Evil by Kevin Jackson http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/brothers-karamazov-on-the-problem-of-evil/#comment-1706 Kevin Jackson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:18:34 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1226#comment-1706 Wow. These leave me speechless. Wow. These leave me speechless.

]]> Comment on Preposterous Statements August/September, 2009 by Preposterous Statements August/September, 2009 :: The Daily Scroll http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/preposterous-statements-augustseptember-2009/#comment-1704 Preposterous Statements August/September, 2009 :: The Daily Scroll Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:58:17 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1204#comment-1704 [...] of ‘The Common Man’ Dan Cole’s “progrum” on KFAN. He has th… 20 Times Around the Block Share this [...] [...] of ‘The Common Man’ Dan Cole’s “progrum” on KFAN. He has th… 20 Times Around the Block Share this [...]

]]> Comment on Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by sandrar http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/manhunt-the-12-day-chase-for-lincolns-killer/#comment-1701 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:54:37 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=284#comment-1701 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on The Five Lust Langauges? by twpeck http://ochuk.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/the-five-lust-langauges/#comment-1699 twpeck Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:49 +0000 http://ochuk.wordpress.com/?p=1190#comment-1699 I have read only the "5LL for Children", and my problem with it is not that it is a good thing to seek better ways to communicate (it does not contain anything new that I did not learn 35 years ago when I was trained in empathy), but that Dr. Chapman conveys this as a solution to all relational problems between parents and children (and I am taking a big leap in assuming that is true in his other related books). He, like many modern "Christian" psychologists ignore sin as a major motivator for bad actions and instead lays this back on something else (poor self-esteem, lack of needs met, etc) and does not encourage the correcting by the parent nor the teaching of proper behavior by the parent, which is the Biblical role of the parent. It is more about "getting along" without confronting the sin. We Christians need both Truth and Grace. We need to be loved but also to be rebuked. We need to be affirmed but also corrected. We need to be given mercy but cannot truly appreciate that mercy unless we understand our need for that mercy (which is the major contention of the Biblical Counseling movement). If someone was stepping out into the street with a bus coming, one would be expected to warn that person. While it is "natural" to seek our own self-interest, it is not always good to do so, but the 5LL seems to promote maintaining the relationship over everything else - which God does not do. He tells us time and again to "repent" of our sins, to turn from them while He affirms our value to Him through the Cross. That is what we should be seeking as parents (or in our relationships). To be both Truth and Love, Salt and Light. Mr. Chapman seems to only give 1/2 of that equation, as do most books on this subject. "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck..." Mr. Chapman's book is about self-help and not about discipleship. I have read only the “5LL for Children”, and my problem with it is not that it is a good thing to seek better ways to communicate (it does not contain anything new that I did not learn 35 years ago when I was trained in empathy), but that Dr. Chapman conveys this as a solution to all relational problems between parents and children (and I am taking a big leap in assuming that is true in his other related books). He, like many modern “Christian” psychologists ignore sin as a major motivator for bad actions and instead lays this back on something else (poor self-esteem, lack of needs met, etc) and does not encourage the correcting by the parent nor the teaching of proper behavior by the parent, which is the Biblical role of the parent. It is more about “getting along” without confronting the sin.
We Christians need both Truth and Grace. We need to be loved but also to be rebuked. We need to be affirmed but also corrected. We need to be given mercy but cannot truly appreciate that mercy unless we understand our need for that mercy (which is the major contention of the Biblical Counseling movement).
If someone was stepping out into the street with a bus coming, one would be expected to warn that person.
While it is “natural” to seek our own self-interest, it is not always good to do so, but the 5LL seems to promote maintaining the relationship over everything else – which God does not do. He tells us time and again to “repent” of our sins, to turn from them while He affirms our value to Him through the Cross.
That is what we should be seeking as parents (or in our relationships). To be both Truth and Love, Salt and Light. Mr. Chapman seems to only give 1/2 of that equation, as do most books on this subject.
“If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…” Mr. Chapman’s book is about self-help and not about discipleship.

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