Comments by "Carissa Visscher" (@carissavisscher9648) on "Heavy Things Lightly" channel.

Thanks for bringing your fun personality to this important discussion! I’m interested in the “how” we got here, definitely interesting. I think of Matthieu Pageau’s book The Language of Creation ….. the fall essentially is about gaining material knowledge at the expense of spiritual insight. If the bible is in indeed true and this theory of the fall explains what we are experiencing I’m more curious in the “how” does it end! Perhaps “how” we got here will inform “how” it ends?
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Doesn’t Tom Hollands book Dominion also claim similarities that are covered here? I love this conversation I have gained knowledge and insight from hearing it. Thank you.
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Love the name change!! I truly wish more people challenged themselves to get uncomfortable talking about heavy things, getting below inch deep and I appreciate your ability to keep them light with a sense of humour. If money were no object I’d be in Florida for this summit coming up!! I’m so sad to miss it!!
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Thank you for having many conversations about classical education. I feel being in the education world I am an alien to others when I talk about this. All my teacher colleagues and friends get uptight and defensive immediately when I challenge our profession. It’s so counterintuitive to me, because the teaching profession has always logically been about challenging the current narrative but no one wants to help break the current system. It’s so bizarre
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Another great conversation about Classical Education with Dr. Anthony Esolen! I'd love to see you two go deep on this topic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbsPL24OaYQ&t=2716s
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One contention…. To be able to worship in freedom 19:07. I agree we can have a tendency to romanticize the notions of the past however, from my perspective, I know little about history, but I do know that the whole world shut down for a whole lot longer than two weeks to flatten the curve, and our religious freedom’s were very much challenged. And by no means do I think our goal on earth is to create a utopia but my goodness shouldn’t we be talking about what and how we most definitely need to be together for worship? I think I understand the notion of what true freedom is….. it is that which moves away from the enslavement to the contingencies and moves towards the Telos. True freedom is not the ability to do whatever you want whenever you want. I would caution the notion that we are free to worship in any way we want to here in the West. The spirit of the age may have receded for a short time giving the illusion we have freedom to worship in any way we want but what happens when Satan is unleashed into his full capacity? It would be best to starting preaching what “true freedom” is now.
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I LOVED this conversation ❤ I will definitely be looking into her books for future readings. My one concern is her brush off of Masculinity and Femininity. It may not be of importance for her research, which was what I inferred, but her response seemed dismissive as in if the 2 subjects don’t exist. So I’ll have to read her book to understand this concept more I guess?
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Clearly made it? How so?
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I really like Paul Kingsnorth and have learned a great deal about discerning the age from him. I am confused as to why he won’t claim Jesus is the way the truth and the life though? Maybe he is sensitive to his wife’s faith and feels no need to lead people? Technically he said there are many paths that point to truth and maybe that’s true.
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@heavythingslightly I love that you don’t practice it “as much” because fear of hard conversations is not where Christ wants us to stand. But like you said, if we can meet where love and truth unite we can and should be able to talk about all things. May the Lord continue to guide, strengthen and show mercy on you as you navigate these waters.
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It appears the definition of Christian worship does not include the Most High our Lord and Saviour in it, if war is justified.
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