Why "St. Cuthbert's Island"?

Saint Cuthbert was a Celtic monk who lived in the 7th century.
He received visitors at his monastery in Northumbria and was even appointed a bishop, but he yearned for the life of an ascetic. While living at the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne, he sought to spend time with the Lord whenever possible. Early on, he practiced solitude on a small island that was linked to Lindisfarne by a land bridge when the tide was low. This tiny island, known as Saint Cuthbert’s Island, was a training ground of sorts—a place to grow in faith and in love for God.

I chose to name my blog after this island for two reasons:
1) I hope that it will be a place where I can spend time alone with God, growing in my love for Him.
2) Perhaps, when the tide is low, others may find their way to this tiny island
and, by God’s grace, be blessed by what they find there.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

1 Corinthians 13

Ben Witherington quotes prompted by a discussion of 1 Corinthians 13:
  • 1 Corinthians 13 is not a text about marital love.
  • It’s about agape, something all Christians should share. It’s a way to exercise EVERY gift.
  • Verses 4-7 are thought to be a description of Jesus Himself. [4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.]
  • The spiritual gifts are given for us now. We’re not gonna need ‘em in the kingdom.
  • There is a big difference between lovingly confronting somebody and guilt-tripping them. Confront it lovingly, then trust. Otherwise, you’re a clanging gong or a noisy cymbal.
  • The Internet exacerbates our impatience. “I want it now!” Over the last 25 years, the tide of impatience has risen rapidly. Those who have loved me most in life have been the ones who have stuck by me, waiting for me to come around.
  • Patience is an essential quality for most kinds of ministry.
  • Only love will continue unabated into eternity.
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3 comments:

T. Michael W. Halcomb said...

Clay,

The quotes are great! Thanks for posting them. By the way, what's your favorite?

July 15, 2007 at 9:44 AM
T. Michael W. Halcomb said...

Oh yeah, Lydia's here, check out the blog and see some pix of her.

July 15, 2007 at 9:45 AM
Clay said...

Hard to say which is my favorite. I just reread most of them, and they're rich...a lot to take in.

I'm going with this one for now--

"The grace and love of God is not like a heat-seeking missile that goes to a particular target because there’s something particularly attractive about that target. God’s love is unconditional. It makes someone lovable."

There's some good, encouraging truth to that quote.

By the way, CONGRATULATIONS (again--you know I went to see your beautiful baby on your blog!)

July 17, 2007 at 12:20 AM

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