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 6/7/16 5:56 PM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | |  |  |
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1. I check the source--I've never heard of this 'christian headlines' website, so I doubt many others have either. If this story had been posted on a major internet news site, I would give it more credence. As it is, it is a tiny site in a backwaters, with few people reading it. I doubt any talk show hosts will even mention it. Therefore, this story is a tiny pebble dropping in a big pond.
2. Who is Russell Moore? I have never heard of him! Not to say I am all knowing, but I think I am familiar with many major Christian leaders. If one of them came up to the stand to say what is said here, maybe it would be a bigger pebble in the pond.
3. Today is Election Day in many states, and though Trump and Hillary have already won enough votes to get their nominations, there will still be major coverage of the elections.
4. Trump doesn't depend on Moore or his group for votes. They didn't support him in all the previous primary elections, where he beat many other candidates, even my favorite one.
I may be going out on a limb on this idea, but I think that Trump has woken up a large group of people, not all Christian or evangelical, not all KJV-only folk, who voted for him.
Look at previous elections to see that most of the adults able to register to vote, do not vote at all! |
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| 6/7/16 5:37 PM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | | | |
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"Nothing new to see hear, folks," is what you could say after comparing this story to Paul's experience in Athens, where they spent all their time searching after what was new.Man hasn't changed much over the years, though the technology has. Perhaps there is an addictive aspect to having the info so readily accessible, especially in places where you don't have lots of personal contact (compare to Paul looking at the Athenians talking with each other, inquiring about what is new. I don't think they sat around in sidewalk cafes, sipping coffee and reading the daily newspapers.
There used to be a morning and evening newspaper in many large cities, and people would read both!) I could even cite an example at church where I saw one person 'drop out' of an active conversation that involved him at the start.
When it wasn't him doing the talking or being questioned, he picked up his phone and started reading it, and he is not a heart surgeon waiting for a call from the hospital. |
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| 6/4/16 2:30 PM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | | | |
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I have noticed small, independent bookstores do well when they are heavily promoted with special events like music recitals, author signings, etc. They make going out for a book a social event more than just going to look up a specific item (which you can do easily online).
Many books are now available online for free downloads, so you can fill up your time with them.
But someone's recent comment below about social media taking up time is well taken. I read an article from Michael Hyatt, a Christian work advice podcaster and author, who was advising people to rest more, to not use their laptops on the weekend. I don't think he included smartphones, though, and I have seen people in a conversation (yes, even in a church building) use their smartphones to disengage from the conversation. It was as if he was saying, I'm not interested in what you 2 or 3 are saying, so let me check my social media or emails.
It's one thing to use the phone to look up a question or a song lyric that you are talking about, or to locate a place you are trying to remember while you are talking.
I know people who say they don't use a laptop or other computer at home at all; it's all done with the phone. |
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| 6/4/16 12:23 PM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | | | |
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I think not all Christians in the beautiful state of North Carolina agree with Nancy from California--I read that statistics show that there are more children being home-schooled in North Carolina than are being sent to private schools. That's an interesting fact, and it makes you wonder why it happens. Could it be that not all private schools teach a Christian doctrine that parents want? Could it be an expense problem--that it is cheaper for one parent to stay home and home-school than to work at a second job to help pay for private schooling? I've heard on financial advice radio shows that the math doesn't work out within our current tax system where, for example, a couple with a $100k/yr. income is taxed at a rate more than double a $50k/yr. income, so that extra job is not really helping out as much. Or are there large numbers of sects like the Amish that do not send their kids to govt. schools or private schools? I've read that even Muslims will send their kids to their own private schools. |
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| 5/27/16 11:41 AM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | | | |
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Here's some Bible support for the quiet living out of Christianity: James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. And Paul said in his first letter to Timothy that our goal is to live a quiet life. And, by the way, have you noticed how few people are commenting on the sermons on this website: yesterday only 4 comments posted, May 25, 24, and 23--nine posted each day, Sunday May 22-five, May 21-three, May 20-five. Why do you think that is? |
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| 5/17/16 7:06 PM |
| Barney Fife | | Mayberry, NC | | | |
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Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Depends on your view on the world, I suppose. Some say there is a revival going on in West Virginia. Others point at the growth of churches in Africa. I read a book about how there was more Christians in the Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere, which goes against what people think of when they see the big cathedrals in France or England (little do they know that there is very little real activity in them). I used to watch a program of organ music where the lady played in many of these European places, but you never would see a congregation singing while she played.
Some people here are excited about the Presidential elections, thinking their religious viewpoints will be promoted.
I don't think their enthusiasm is shared by the majority of voters, which has led to Trump being the leader of one party, and the other side...well the Clintons never promoted themselves as moral or Christian, so let's not go there!
The Christian viewpoint on any of the major social issues--abortion, homosexuality, now the bathroom sharing issue, etc--is simply not being respected. |
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