tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896368258232952265.post4936675427776422725..comments2024-03-11T03:22:02.529-04:00Comments on NickLannon.com: Thoughts on "The Hills"Nick Lannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12618434434679868344noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896368258232952265.post-3176797390180710872009-05-29T09:11:55.243-04:002009-05-29T09:11:55.243-04:00It's true that you can tell in an instant if an ap...It's true that you can tell in an instant if an apology isn't genuine. That's why it was so weird that Spencer's actually DID seem honest. We expected fakery from him and got something else. I always think of Jesus calling the Pharisees "white-washed tombs" when I think of fake apologies: beautiful on the outside but full of death on the inside.<br /><br />That's the beauty of DVR...set it to record, and you don't have to remember when the show's on!Nick Lannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618434434679868344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896368258232952265.post-48873090587434656502009-05-28T17:43:01.555-04:002009-05-28T17:43:01.555-04:00I think the most important part of the apology is ...I think the most important part of the apology is the sincerity that is attached. You can tell a big difference between someone who says "I'm sorry" but really isn't and someone who says it and truly means it. I think the best apologies are sometimes those left unsaid, but rather shown with loving actions. Just a thought...By the way, I can't wait to see what happens on the finale. I just hope I remember to watch it since it is on Sunday and not Monday!Leslie :)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896368258232952265.post-15893850502188223952009-05-28T14:47:08.158-04:002009-05-28T14:47:08.158-04:00Thanks, Nick, for this insightful post, and especi...Thanks, Nick, for this insightful post, and especially the cadre of insightful question it ends with. As one who tends to think of himself as "the bigger person" (except, of course, when standing next to you...:) Spencer's admission is pretty convicting. In many ways, it encapsulates the key to Christian discipleship - the honest recognition that we are at fault and in need of forgiveness.<br /><br />I think apology is so healing because it leads to forgiveness, and forgiveness to being reconciled - reconciled to ourselves, to others, and above all, to God.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970294641953589983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896368258232952265.post-19272325694474630722009-05-28T14:46:04.823-04:002009-05-28T14:46:04.823-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970294641953589983noreply@blogger.com