tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post2813528620811830509..comments2023-10-09T09:05:09.554-04:00Comments on Attention Span: Time for a Quizrev-edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-54105314289879547112007-04-13T10:41:00.000-04:002007-04-13T10:41:00.000-04:00BTW, thanks Kim! I'm honored. I may even try to st...BTW, thanks Kim! I'm honored. I may even try to step up the posting rate around here... ;)rev-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-49590935565637462932007-04-10T07:17:00.000-04:002007-04-10T07:17:00.000-04:00I'd certainly hate to think He blessed America wit...I'd certainly hate to think He blessed America with the specific purpose of making an example of her. Because she seems to be setting herself up for that very thing.<BR/><BR/>Interesting points, Ed!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08808409121932480786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-19247457852847552942007-04-03T06:47:00.000-04:002007-04-03T06:47:00.000-04:00Thank you for making me think! I've given you a T...Thank you for making me think! I've given you a Thinking Blogger Award. (and a small chastisement)<BR/><BR/>You can find it here:<BR/><BR/>http://hiraeth.squarespace.com/journal/2007/4/3/thinking-blogger-awards.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-67375181639087712862007-03-24T16:11:00.000-04:002007-03-24T16:11:00.000-04:00Long time no see. Hope everything's ok.Long time no see. <BR/>Hope everything's ok.Weekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-25798264421522878782007-03-23T11:38:00.000-04:002007-03-23T11:38:00.000-04:00Hi Ed - as usual, great stuff. Almost makes me wan...Hi Ed - as usual, great stuff. Almost makes me want to take up the blogging hobby again, just to link to it:)<BR/><BR/>God can bless people with wealth, but I don't see that as His primary means of motivation. His greater concern is that we store up "treasure" in Heaven, not here. Anyone blessed here needs to use those blessings to further the Kingdom, not feather our nests. To whom much is given, much is required.<BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/>RonR. Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465911789273530320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-65666327527149837352007-03-16T17:56:00.000-04:002007-03-16T17:56:00.000-04:00Sorry, Meg, but I just can't go along with you, mo...Sorry, Meg, but I just can't go along with you, mostly because of the exceptions you yourself listed. <BR/><BR/>Job is one of my favorite books because it sounds so modern to my ears. Both Job and his friends notice that there are far too many evil people who prosper. It's an old dilemma. Each generation has more than its fair share of Ted Turners and Donald Trumps. Each generation has more than it's fair share of the pious poor.<BR/><BR/>I think Deuteronomy 28 sees blessings on a nationalistic level, specific for Israel. Sure, there are some general truisms there, but they don't logically become absolutes. Like Proverbs, that passage can be generally true, but plenty of exceptions can be found. You used the word "generally", and I think even that may be generous.<BR/><BR/>I know "rich" people (for this area, anyway) who truly know and walk with Christ. I also know people who are losing homes and having utilities shut off who truly know and walk with Christ. Each one of these is truly blessed. It's just that too many of us look at the checkbook and the lifestyle as the only sign of blessing. To me, the one who is truly blessed is the one who leans upon the Lord in all situations. That person knows no specific social situation. That person may or may not have children. That person may be sickly or extremely healthy. It's knowing the Lord that is the true blessing.rev-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-30187379930711677032007-03-16T09:57:00.000-04:002007-03-16T09:57:00.000-04:00Wow, haven't been here in a while but I have got t...Wow, haven't been here in a while but I have got to say I totally disagree with the idea that we cannot see who the Lord has blessed based on how well they are living.<BR/><BR/>(I must also qualify this statement by saying, some wicked people are rich which we know from Proverbs, and also that I agree that money is not the only form of blessing, there are many oft overlooked blessings such as children...)<BR/><BR/>However that said, the Lord promised in Deuteronomy 28 that if we keep His commandments (and this was written to a nation.) He will bless the fruit of the land. He will make them lenders not borrowers, He will bless them in their storehouses and the fruit of their wombs. I think we can plainly state that countries which are founded on Judeo/Christian faith are much better off in generally not just riches.<BR/><BR/>Those countries which were historically Christian have had more by way of food, more by way of ideas/ingenuity and more by way of money. Only one area would I say doesn't seem to line up is that third world countries tend these days to have more children. (But this is, in my mind, because the culture in the US etc, is changing from Judeo/Christian to pagan/secular and the blessing of children is considered a curse.)<BR/><BR/>Do I think that this blessing can be removed? ABSOLUTELY. In a heart beat the Lord could remove His protection from the US and other Christian countries. France is rapidly becoming an Islamic state, and I don't think we will continue to see them with the blessings they have come to be used to.<BR/><BR/>I think it is a bad idea to stop seeing God's hand in the actions and blessings on nations. The Lord is still sovereign and He still blesses and curses. He says that a blessed nation will bring fear to their enemies, because they will see how God has blessed. <BR/><BR/>I wrote a post about some of the blessings of God found in Deuteronomy 28. Come read it.<BR/><BR/>MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-53832879257259131862007-03-05T14:02:00.000-05:002007-03-05T14:02:00.000-05:00Very nicely done, Ed. Of course, you're writing fr...Very nicely done, Ed. Of course, you're writing from the smugly rich suburbs of Convoy, Ohio....sdenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695321331770186293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-68815847482990793682007-03-05T10:17:00.000-05:002007-03-05T10:17:00.000-05:00"Has the American Church emphasized the seeking of..."Has the American Church emphasized the seeking of blessings to validate a materialistic lifestyle?" <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid so.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724497030245209599noreply@blogger.com