Comments on: A Christian Tightrope Walker?

By: Coram Deo 11.18.14 | Coram Deo ~

Coram Deo 11.18.14 | Coram Deo ~ — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:23:10 +0000

[…] A Christian Tightrope Walker? David Murray writes “Is tightrope-walking a legitimate Christian vocation? Does repeatedly mentioning God sanctify whatever job we do? Or are there certain vocations that Christians should not pursue? If so, are there biblical guidelines for helping us to decide which jobs are legitimate for a Christian? I believe there are four such guidelines, and I’d like to measure Wallenda’s chosen vocation against them.” […]

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By: Lesley’s Lagniappe ~ 11-11-14 | Michelle Lesley

Lesley’s Lagniappe ~ 11-11-14 | Michelle Lesley — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:01:18 +0000

[…] A Christian Tightrope Walker?- Are there biblical guidelines for helping us to decide which jobs are legitimate for a Christian? I believe there are four such guidelines, and I’d like to measure Wallenda’s chosen vocation against them. […]

By: Old Pirate

Old Pirate — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 20:52:00 +0000

I don’t know if this is the same Wallenda (memory failing here) but one Wallenda can indeed claim to be a “Christian tightrope walker.” For many years now he has been a performer with Bill Glass’ prison ministries. He literally takes the tight rope into the prison, performs his act while testifying to what Christ has done. I’ve seen him several times in different prisons.
And… even though I’ve seen it several times, I’m still wowed every time I see it. As I said, I don’t know if this is the same Wallenda — but there is at least one who has helped bring many of those in prison to Christ.

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PowerLinks 11.10.14 | Acton PowerBlog — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 05:30:12 +0000

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By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 23:53:00 +0000

When I rode with Paul Smalley to Iowa where he did pulpit supply for one Sunday in May of 2012 I noticed a skydiving billboard advertisement. I asked him, “What do you think of skydiving?” He responded, “Who would ever want to jump out of a perfectly good plane?”

I wouldn’t feel right going from the airplane straight to the Throne Room.

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Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:21:12 +0000

[…] next day David Murray posted a very fine expansion of Biblical thinking about such things, which I would apply to a whole slew of daredevil things men (husbands! fathers!) sometimes do, and […]

By: Kurt Earl

Kurt Earl — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 15:58:00 +0000

Thanks for your response? As a coach at a Christian school I use sports to teach young people how you can compete and therefore do many, many other things to the glory of God. My student-athletes, of course, aren’t getting paid and it therefore isn’t a discussion on vocation.

Quick side note, I’m not a fan of the repeating of the name of Jesus as if that somehow sanctifies the whole activity. To me that feels like the outside of the cup and who knows what the inside actually looks like.

Is it possible our discussion here is being unnecessarily constrained by the whole idea of vocation? What if our man wasn’t making any money, but just walking tight ropes to the praise of God’s glory? Would that change the way in which you approach the discussion?