tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post112039615698225104..comments2023-12-07T03:01:28.197-06:00Comments on Tangled Weblog: God and CountryJMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120651112579904022005-07-06T06:58:00.000-05:002005-07-06T06:58:00.000-05:00Thank you Dr. Mike, and welcome. It's pretty neat ...Thank you Dr. Mike, and welcome. It's pretty neat to have nice comments from a real theologian!<BR/><BR/>JB, my brother did do a few fireworks, but one of them turned over and sent rockets off into the crowd. I'm happy to say that there were no injuries, but it was great fun to watch everyone scramble!JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120622335759122782005-07-05T22:58:00.000-05:002005-07-05T22:58:00.000-05:00Great post! Great discussion! It is quite humbling...Great post! Great discussion! <BR/><BR/>It is quite humbling to realize all that God has given us and how little we do for His glory to the least of these.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>MikeDr. Mike Kearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084390874645801690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120608858100037202005-07-05T19:14:00.000-05:002005-07-05T19:14:00.000-05:00Tony should get a commission--I ordered the book, ...Tony should get a commission--I ordered the book, too!<BR/><BR/>JMG, I have had some of the same thoughts you have had lately--perhaps I will be able to pull them together some time and blog about it.<BR/><BR/>I do know we have been blessed--and I believe God has expectations of us.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the book will help me gather my thoughts!<BR/><BR/>Hope you had fun at the lake. Did your brother do some fireworks for you? I missed my brother's this year--but I hear his safely record continues--no injuries!<BR/><BR/>JBjettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351615360394477260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120590231401372482005-07-05T14:03:00.000-05:002005-07-05T14:03:00.000-05:00Just goes to prove that great minds really do thin...Just goes to prove that great minds really do think alike!<BR/><BR/>;-)JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120587632484114252005-07-05T13:20:00.000-05:002005-07-05T13:20:00.000-05:00I have a friend at Church (a blog you read) who sa...I have a friend at Church (a blog you read) who says the same thing.<BR/><BR/>If the ultra-conservatives don't like it, then it must have a ring of truth to it.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to your honest comments on it.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tonyarnold.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Tony</A>Tony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120580227404299362005-07-05T11:17:00.000-05:002005-07-05T11:17:00.000-05:00My day on the lake was nice. If you want to go to ...My day on the lake was nice. If you want to go to the lake on a holiday or on Saturday and not experience a crowd, Cordell Hull is the place.<BR/><BR/>Tony, I have ordered "the book." I went to Amazon to read reviews and was particularly intrigued by the bad comments. Whenever the ultra-conservatives start bad-mouthing Christian writing, I think that might be something I need to read.JMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163521274652768781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120570076762069892005-07-05T08:27:00.000-05:002005-07-05T08:27:00.000-05:00This is a repost. I just realized that I put the ...This is a repost. I just realized that I put the wrong title to Lee's book. Sorry for anyone who was confused.<BR/><BR/>Amen to your post JMG.<BR/><BR/>I will once again plug Lee Camp's <I>Mere Discipleship</I> for those wrestling with these feelings and convictions. He deals head on with them.<BR/><BR/>Have a great contemplation at the lake.<BR/><BR/>TonyTony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120478920101355632005-07-04T07:08:00.000-05:002005-07-04T07:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tony Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497055762329338990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120411828768228732005-07-03T12:30:00.000-05:002005-07-03T12:30:00.000-05:00As the Prophet Muhammed said, "It is difficult for...As the Prophet Muhammed said, "It is difficult for a man laden with riches to climb the steep path which leads to bliss." Yet it is not impossible. Though wealth can create a new set of dilemmas, it allows us to do things we could not otherwise do; help those we could not otherwise help. "Wealth, properly employed, is a blessing; and a man may lawfully endeavor to increase it by honest means." I have enjoyed reading your thoughtful posts. May God grant you peace and guidance.Ayatollah Mugsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125273995287780992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259631.post-1120409586081595892005-07-03T11:53:00.000-05:002005-07-03T11:53:00.000-05:00I think that many of us in the U.S. have fallen in...I think that many of us in the U.S. have fallen in love with wealth and money. I have often thought that it would be easier to trust God if you lived in an impoverished third world country. I have changed my mind. It would not be easier; it would be more of a necessity.<BR/><BR/>"Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless." <BR/>Ecclesiastes 5:10 <BR/><BR/>We have a responsibility as Christians to take all the action that we can.<BR/><BR/>"If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." <BR/>I John 3:17-18 <BR/><BR/>One more observation, I have noticed that many of the greatest givers in the U.S. are also among the wealthiest. The wealth of our nation is a gift from God that must be shared with a pure conscience.<BR/><BR/>"One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. <BR/>A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed."<BR/>Proverbs 11:24-25David Kearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186331498574851542noreply@blogger.com