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 2/4/2020 3:51 PM |
| Douglas Fir | | Land of Pleasant Living | |  |  | |  |
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To update my previous info, no, the program, 'Revive Our Hearts' did not mention 1 Timothy 5, but was focused on the church, how Christians need to be part of the Body of Christ, the Church, and be involved in your 'local body of believers.'
This comes as a response to low church attendance numbers being reported. So the Bible's truths were only used as examples to hammer down this Main Point--Christian, get your body to that building down the street; the heating bills need to be paid. It's always dangerous to listen to advice from people who have a financial stake in what they tell you to do. Would you ask your local Ford dealer if it's time for you to trade in for a new car? Would you ask your local hardware store if your house needs to be painted?
And your plumber, whether your cast-iron plumbing system should be replaced? Just like another Christian radio program I heard last week that was about grandmothers, it had very little Bible to it and more about one woman's experience with her family. I'm beginning to think every such program will be more about someone selling a book than using the Bible to seek truth. |
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| 2/3/2020 3:46 PM |
| Douglas Fir | | Land of Pleasant Living | | | | | |
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Interesting that the prosperity gospel is selling well in Africa, one of the poorest areas of the globe.
I read an interesting article on African culture, written by a former Peace Corps worker who went back to see what results her investment of time had turned out. It was published in the Atlantic magazine, not exactly a hotbed of right wing loonies, and with that in mind, it was interesting to see her comments, that the men did not do much work, but the women ran the show, cooking, cleaning, fetching the water, etc.
It kinda reminded me of the so-called African American culture, where it is rare to hear a black adult say he is a product of a Single Father Household. No, it looks much the same, even wealthy black athletes cannot form a stable home and instead have many children with many different women. I forget the term that one of these athletes used to describe them, but it was in the news for a while when it came to light that he was beating one of them or the child.
Liberia was established a a place that freed slaves from the US could go to build a New Life. The country uses the US Constitution, too. But I think you know the results have not turned out to be the same. |
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| 1/31/2020 11:38 AM |
| Douglas Fir | | Land of Pleasant Living | | | | | |
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The fact that there is a game played is almost..besides the point!
The popularity of it, even some asking for the Monday after to be declared a National Holiday, makes the point that the NFL is the most popular TV sport, miles ahead of all others. I saw a series of charts showing this: First one did not have the NFL, so the NBA, college football, hockey, professional bocce, all close together. Then when the NFL was added, the scales had to be changed to even include all other sports, which showed up way below the NFL line. |
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| 1/31/2020 11:32 AM |
| Douglas Fir | | Land of Pleasant Living | | | | | |
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This article assumes everyone is traveling.
I don't think this is true. I read that most Americans have never flown in planes, and do not take long road trips.
And now, with the corona virus about, people are not going to be too crazy about going to any airport for any trip. Of course, this might lead to more deaths from increased traffic on highways, just like the 9-11 ban on flights increased it.
And then, this all reminds me of that poster sold in Christian book-and-trinket stores, that says, 'a solitary man, who never drove a car, never owned his home, never traveled more than 30 miles from his birthplace,....' and you know who that man was and what he did? |
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