Comments on: 9 Lives

By: RepJ

RepJ — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:33:27 +0000

God bless you, La Shawn

By: mj

mj — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:11:16 +0000

I made a huge mistake, and today I had time to think about its destructiveness. I, too, have become quite judgemental, so maybe in a way, that mistake was meant to expose what a lousy sinner I am and that I shouldn’t be so harshly critical of others’ shortcomings. I am a total sinner and a loser, and it’s only because of Jesus that I haven’t been condemned to eternal damnation and why I haven’t been punished with lightning or some such life-crushing disaster.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:27:18 +0000

HAPPY Birthday LaShawn!!

Coming up on 20 years and it just gets better!

Want to boost your spirits and enforce your gratitude??……….think about where you would be if you had continued your path with where you are now.

Continued success to you!

By: cathymv

cathymv — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:06:04 +0000

What you did was not easy. I wish you a good today and a better tomorrow. Congratulations.

see ya
cathy : )

By: Lisa Gilliam

Lisa Gilliam — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:52:27 +0000

God Bless you Lashawn,I have two uncles who are still in bondage to the sauce and to make matters worse they are also drug addicts.They have been given plenty of support but one refuses after thirty years to admit he has a problem and the other who is a Christian just keeps making the decision to go back and he wallows there,even though he knows better.As you say choices are involved in whatever you do.And as God delivered you from your addiction,because you finally made the choice that it wasn’t gonna be a stronghold over your life anymore,I pray for the day when both of my uncles face that cold reality.

By: What Culture War?

What Culture War? — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:52:55 +0000

On crutches, Christianity, and getting crunk

Disclaimer: I’m not bringing this up to make cheap jokes about LaShawn Barber’s troubles with the drink. A member of my family has struggled with alcoholism for years, so I get how tough it is to be sober and stay

By: RedBeard

RedBeard — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:27:50 +0000

I have tremendous respect for anyone who can fight and win against a self-destructive life. It’s not easy, because the normal path, the easy path, is for self-destruction to feed upon itself and grow out of control. Stopping the cycle is the hard path, and takes something special. My admiration goes out to all who have done what is needed to keep the monster in check.

By: sw sobriety

sw sobriety — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:16:41 +0000

I know I’m a little slow in commenting, but I got sober through AA and have stayed sober for 8 years thru AA and my church. AA wasn’t around when my dad got sober (before I was born), but he was led to sobriety by the Methodists, who believed in total abstinence in those days, AA says sobriety can only be achieved thru believe in a higher power, “whom we chose to call God.” I think AA chose to de-emphasize specific Chritianity in order to be a haven of comfort for all suffering alcholics, including Jews (at that time). Now it spreads the word of God in almost 100 countries and welcomes suffering alcholics of any faith. As one who has been there, I send you love and congratulations “one day at a time”

By: anonymusrex

anonymusrex — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:01:17 +0000

WTG!

By: William Sulik

William Sulik — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:04:55 +0000

This is wonderful — keep it up!

Also, thanks for your emphasis on compassion — we all need it, both to receive and to give.

grace and peace,

wm.

By: William Jefferson Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:24:48 +0000

“Imagine yourself on the witness stand, sworn to tell the truth.”

I did, and I lied through my teeth. But it all worked out for me! On the other hand, Lil Kim didn’t do so well with the perjury thing.

God bless ya’, La Shawn

By: Skookumchuk

Skookumchuk — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:04:04 +0000

God bless you La Shawn. These sorts of posts are why I read you every single day.

By: Stingray

Stingray — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:58:12 +0000

Through my savior Jesus Christ, God has forgiven me. Whenever I get the urge to sit in judgment of others, I must always remember that a compassionate and loving God showed me grace. If a perfect, just, and holy God can do that for me, how can I, a fallen creature, withhold it from others?

My heavens, that is a great paragraph, La Shawn. You are reminding me of the woman who poured perfume on the feet of Jesus. She had sinned much, was forgiven much, and therefore knew how to love much. I heard a saying a while back and it applies to me as well as many others, I'm sure: Don't try to clean a fish before you catch it. Too often we forget that Christ can clean people after they're saved and we don't have to do the work before they're saved. Blessings on you my friend.

Stingray: a blog for salty Christians

By: The Jawa Report

The Jawa Report — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:31:53 +0000

Howie’s Sunday Post Vinnie Freezes His Arse Off Edition.

There, but for God’s grace, go I. Good job LaShawn, now neither of us have to look outside to see if our car is in the driveway. Where the bloody hell am I indeed, Sugar! Don’t miss Vonski’s weekly roundup…

By: Anne

Anne — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:08:41 +0000

Congratulations on your 9th bday.