Comments on: Confessing "Safe Sins"

By: Why Not To Write | Ponderings of a Christian Skeptic

Why Not To Write | Ponderings of a Christian Skeptic — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:40:14 +0000

[...] He wants me to get people to think differently. He wants me to be discerning. He wants me to give the gift of going second. Sometimes those things offend people. Sometimes those things crush my pride. Sometimes they make me [...]

By: moonchild11

moonchild11 — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:13:12 +0000

I know it’s like 2011, so I’m so 2000 and late on commenting on this post, but it changed my life a couple of years ago, and it will always be my favorite. Thanks

By: You Ready? | Arms Wide Open

You Ready? | Arms Wide Open — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:36:50 +0000

[...] confessing here to extend the “gift of going second“. Maybe you’ve been moving so fast too you haven’t realized theres still some [...]

By: 3 Months, Thanks to You All! « Ponderings

3 Months, Thanks to You All! « Ponderings — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:11:32 +0000

[...] to give other people what Jon Acuff, of “Stuff Christians Like,” refers to as ”The Gift of Going Second.” But don’t think this hasn’t been a gift to myself as well. Let me explain to [...]

By: charline payne

charline payne — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:01:27 +0000

yes,always boundaries! Charline

By: charline payne

charline payne — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:17:27 +0000

Great point. I happened to have had a lot of public speaking experience.
I know from classroom teaching;that if I’m not open first that no teen will share.
Also,no preacher is worth his/her salt if they are not personal in their sermons! Char

By: Being Real « bekahcubed

Being Real « bekahcubed — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:28:13 +0000

[...] about problems, but always in the past tense. I fear I’m like one of the small group members John Acuff lampoons on Stuff Christians Like for confessing “safe sins”: “Someone will say, [...]

By: Being a Healing Person | Becky Castle Miller

Being a Healing Person | Becky Castle Miller — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:48:15 +0000

[...] the gift of going second. I love the website Stuff Christians Like. One of my favorite posts is Confessing Safe Sins. Jon Acuff talks about how we need to be the brave person in relationships and share about our own [...]

By: Flexing My Rusty Small Group Hosting Skills | How-To Hospitality

Flexing My Rusty Small Group Hosting Skills | How-To Hospitality — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:12:40 +0000

[...] Give the gift of going second. My favorite concept from Stuff Christians Like is the idea of giving the gift of going second. Jon Acuff rocked my view of relationships when he wrote, “When you go first, you give [...]

By: DVB

DVB — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:22:24 +0000

I need to stop watching porn…. Te habit comes in and out..