tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post616084333280960907..comments2023-07-24T02:35:07.774-07:00Comments on light your world: HalftimeGreg Sponberg [sponbergfamily@gmail.com]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02544060947971765728noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-4886100977880940632008-10-18T12:13:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:13:00.000-07:00I don't know what you did for your 35th, but I do ...I don't know what you did for your 35th, but I do know that we played golf together a week later on Aug 13th, 2004!<BR/><BR/>I miss those days in Chicago. How different life is now, but I am so glad to have the foundation of good teaching in grad school and good friends like you during those years.<BR/><BR/>Praying for you,<BR/>WWarrick Farahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389839484261120626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-53252093459545739042008-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:34:00.000-07:00this truly touched my heart and was what i needed ...this truly touched my heart and was what i needed to hear today. thank you for sharing this painful time with us all, it takes God's grace. you are in my prayers daily!Lee-Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03643723457850504578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-58454823778982331022008-09-04T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:34:00.000-07:00"Because the wounding that leads to the descent is..."Because the wounding that leads to the descent is the path that leads to life"<BR/><BR/>Wow.<BR/><BR/>I need to sit with this for awhile. This has been an incredible post. I so appreciate you sharing your heart and grief with us. <BR/><BR/>Love and Blessings to you, Nicol, and Summer.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06108510649005882161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-17480986890122949542008-08-28T07:29:00.000-07:002008-08-28T07:29:00.000-07:00Thank you.Love you,KristaThank you.<BR/><BR/>Love you,<BR/><BR/>Kristakristacomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953525046574355863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-2074858623822753302008-08-28T06:30:00.000-07:002008-08-28T06:30:00.000-07:00Thank you God for your promises of walking through...Thank you God for your promises of walking through the valley's with us. Thank you for the wounds, that my faith is increased. In God's Love, sheila <BR/><BR/>I continue to pray for Nicole and Summer and you, God's strength and comfort surround you.sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408430370515350390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-42468213305589488452008-08-27T23:16:00.000-07:002008-08-27T23:16:00.000-07:00You have an amazing gift. Thank you for sharing th...You have an amazing gift. Thank you for sharing that.noahandlylasmommihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759105397596654703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-48585083197579780392008-08-27T20:12:00.000-07:002008-08-27T20:12:00.000-07:00Greg, Thank you for taking the time to write and s...Greg, Thank you for taking the time to write and share your heart and journey with all of us. You, Nicol and Summer are in my prayers daily. By the way.......I love Tim Horton's too! I am a native Buffalo NY-er and traffic jams occur daily wherever there is Tim's! I just wish they would open a store down here in Wilmington, NCColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226253856370809858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-44346432158629471862008-08-27T15:24:00.000-07:002008-08-27T15:24:00.000-07:00Very, very beautiful and rich. Thank you. You're...Very, very beautiful and rich. Thank you. You're in our prayers.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14280054995323087458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-35874419998899524612008-08-27T15:18:00.000-07:002008-08-27T15:18:00.000-07:00WOW-I need to hear that-I turned 40 yesterday and ...WOW-I need to hear that-I turned 40 yesterday and it just hit home!! Thanks-God bless you and your familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-80163531727628746792008-08-27T12:37:00.000-07:002008-08-27T12:37:00.000-07:00Greg, You have a gift and God is blessing you wi...Greg,<BR/><BR/> You have a gift and God is blessing you with the ability to teach us all through your posts. I hope you don't stop any time soon! <BR/><BR/>I love sports, so your analogies were right up my aisle. Basketball is my fav too...go tarheels!...and I just wanted to say that as I reflect on the games I have been a part of as a player and the games I have been a part of as a spectator, the most exciting parts almost always happen in the second half. That is where the come from behind victories are and that is where the national championships are won. Imagine what excitement the second half of God's game holds for you? I am cheering for major victories and much to celebrate! Could a net-cutting ceremony be in your future? I don't know, but I am excited to stick around and see!<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821297218049819979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-3235845537950723602008-08-27T09:51:00.000-07:002008-08-27T09:51:00.000-07:00First time I post to your blog, Greg, but found it...First time I post to your blog, Greg, but found it through Angie's. I will celebrate my 34th birthday on Monday and I've been dreading it. This is the first time that I dread having a birthday, and what is 34, anyway? It's just a number, really.<BR/><BR/>I decided it was because I feeling like life had passed me by. Thanks for your beautiful perspective. I am not passed by; I'm passing by, halfway there. Beautiful!<BR/><BR/>By the way... I live in Southern Maine, but have visited both Bangor & Houlton. Maine is awesome! The ocean reminds me where we are in relation to God's power. I hope that, as you and your family worth through your loss of Luke, you have the opportunity to visit the ocean and see God's awesome power up close and personal. <BR/><BR/>My heart goes out to you as you grieve Luke's loss. I'm not a parent, but it does seem too much to bear, even to me. Where would we be without God?StephanieU74https://www.blogger.com/profile/05543041434887716903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-37325407500761671512008-08-27T08:57:00.000-07:002008-08-27T08:57:00.000-07:00Wow. thank you.Wow. thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-24725596319974369902008-08-27T07:38:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:38:00.000-07:00Thanks so much for sharing your heart and soul wit...Thanks so much for sharing your heart and soul with your readers. I continue praying believing prayer for you and your precious family, for hope, healing and peace of mind.<BR/>Matthew 21:22<BR/>Psalm 46:10<BR/>Jeremiah 29:11<BR/>Revelation 21:3-5We've Got Scentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606237041477767944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-55389930704382098542008-08-27T07:33:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:33:00.000-07:00This is an amazing blog. I check it often and con...This is an amazing blog. I check it often and continue to pray for your family. Your words really touched me today.The Rhoderick Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383792001563617856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-86092208955778313162008-08-27T07:21:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:21:00.000-07:00I'm a "fourth-quarter" ministry wife who has been ...I'm a "fourth-quarter" ministry wife who has been reading and grieving with you. This entry is a masterpiece of pain and loss producing great, sorrowful wisdom . . . wisdom we would choose to do without, but wisdom God grants through suffering. As God enables, continue to speak truth and God's reality into this great sadness. You and Nicol and your extended family are in my prayers and thoughts daily. May you sense His peace and comfort in this day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-88455613644927931152008-08-27T07:11:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:11:00.000-07:00Thanks Greg,I needed to hear that half time pep ta...Thanks Greg,<BR/><BR/>I needed to hear that half time pep talk!!! I have to agree with Angela, maybe the final buzzer will come soon! Thanks for the encouragement in the midst of your grief. You and your family are in our prayers!<BR/><BR/>God bless!<BR/><BR/>LesleyLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771969411182977596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-85805117507363560012008-08-27T05:53:00.000-07:002008-08-27T05:53:00.000-07:00Greg,Please know that your big sis reads your blog...Greg,<BR/><BR/>Please know that your big sis reads your blog faithfully and checks it daily for something new (even though I can't always bring myself to comment). I am SOOOOO proud of you. You are an amazing writer (not to mention son, brother, husband, father, friend, preacher, teacher, etc). Your wisdom is well beyond your years, but then, so are your life experiences. God has gifted you with the talent to express what He has taught you through the written word and I see that talent growing with each post.<BR/><BR/>I am definitely on the path of descent with you (okay, so I'm a few years ahead!). Perspective changes. Priorities change. Increasing age doesn't necessarily change all of that, the wounds do. The hope, faith and trust we have in Christ in the midst of that wounding does. James tells us to "consider it PURE JOY, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." You listed many different kinds of trials, all of which would test anyone's faith. But, praise God, that suffering will produce perseverance, character and hope that will not disappoint. For me, the wounding has cast a whole new light on these words from Scripture. <BR/><BR/>A friend who is grieving her own loss recently said that there are so few people who really understand what it is to grieve with hope, really cling to it losing everything else the world has to offer. In my human-ness, I wish I could learn it without the wounding. I want Luke back with us. But, since the suffering is here, I am grateful that there is much to be gained through the wounding. Wouldn't it be great if we were further into the game than we thought. Maybe the final buzzer is about to sound. Today, Lord? Today would be good. Our hearts ache for home.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>SisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-43635317867331895282008-08-27T05:48:00.000-07:002008-08-27T05:48:00.000-07:00Dear Greg and Nicol,The beginning of a wonderful b...Dear Greg and Nicol,<BR/>The beginning of a wonderful book is in this.<BR/>Blessings as you heal from this recent wound in your hearts, and may you continue to follow the One Who knows your deepest heartache and carries you through these darkest times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-61949651760155562742008-08-27T05:38:00.000-07:002008-08-27T05:38:00.000-07:00That was so painfully and heartbreakingly beautifu...That was so painfully and heartbreakingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing that with us, and helping us to see how God uses the pain and the brokenness in our lives - and why.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773848293639734480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-36566117652705837772008-08-27T05:20:00.000-07:002008-08-27T05:20:00.000-07:00What an amazing post, I can't even put into words ...What an amazing post, I can't even put into words how this spoke to me. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323761844362653774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-2935670278532664702008-08-26T21:57:00.000-07:002008-08-26T21:57:00.000-07:00Greg, Well written.. I continue to grieve with yo...Greg, <BR/>Well written.. I continue to grieve with you. You HAVE a beautiful family.<BR/>NicholeNicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025428504930347586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029479726972180827.post-81400231191950851352008-08-26T21:48:00.000-07:002008-08-26T21:48:00.000-07:00WOW! I just listened to your wife sing Be Still m...WOW! I just listened to your wife sing Be Still my Soul on God Tube - I have the CD and play it all of the time...she has such an amazing voice. <BR/><BR/>I am so very sorry for your loss - your words and your heart are SO precious. Thank you for sharing both with us - I followed over from Angie's blog and have just been SO ministered to by her as well. I am and will be lifting both your's and Angie's family up in prayer. SunshineSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698291094595913599noreply@blogger.com