tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post5949309966412443073..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: A few pictures and a few thoughts.Eaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-69385623303202357952015-11-09T18:25:41.583-05:002015-11-09T18:25:41.583-05:00Thank both of you for your kind words.
If you wo...Thank both of you for your kind words.<br /> If you would like to know more about me, I had a discussion with an atheist at the Zelman Partisans, in the post called Faith and Firearms. I try and not convert anyone on the internet, as it is just too easy to pretend to be someone else, and I never really know who I am talking to. But I am never afraid to tell someone what I believe if I think they are interested.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/07447842175184001919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-46123914805334832372015-11-09T13:42:44.925-05:002015-11-09T13:42:44.925-05:00Well said on both you and pigpen! It's all ab...Well said on both you and pigpen! It's all about the 'dividing line' between needs and wants and knowing the difference... It's NOT about keeping up with the Jones...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-90234642563992337822015-11-09T13:42:41.092-05:002015-11-09T13:42:41.092-05:00Well said on both you and pigpen! It's all ab...Well said on both you and pigpen! It's all about the 'dividing line' between needs and wants and knowing the difference... It's NOT about keeping up with the Jones...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-84081892917858429532015-11-09T05:27:41.103-05:002015-11-09T05:27:41.103-05:00Your two cents is worth more than two cents.
Some...Your two cents is worth more than two cents.<br /><br />Someday, when you have a little more time...you ought to blog. <br /><br />You write well.<br /><br />-JoeEaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-56594043313614544442015-11-08T19:56:15.488-05:002015-11-08T19:56:15.488-05:00I am certain, in my study of those same readings, ...I am certain, in my study of those same readings, that you are correct in your understanding of wants and needs. However, we must also remember that money, even great wealth, in and of itself, is not evil. Something that I, along with many, if not most of us, will never have to worry about.<br /><br />Remember that Solomon himself was a very, very wealthy man. As well as many men whom God chose to bless in the O.T. of the Bible, God often did it with material possessions and not just spiritual ones. <br />The problems crop up for mankind when we start to believe that our temporary blessings are somehow based on our worth and not on God's favor. Often difficult to follow in practice. Often we fail to be good stewards, whether we have a little or a lot. That is what the passages are teaching us. It matters not the amount of zeros in our account, what counts is how we take care of what we are given to take care of. I think that God is not just talking about money here, but also our families, children, ministries in our local churches, outreach in our communities, youth football coach job, volunteer job teaching young ladies how to sew after school at a program, etc. <br /> We must be good stewards of our money, time, talents, and our entire lives. It is something to be learned over the entire time on earth. And something we pass on to our next generation. Just like passing down stealth planting practices. It is about taking care of what God has entrusted to us.<br /> Just my .02 cents. I am a reformed Bible school geek from way back. I sometimes butt in where I shouldn't but can't help it. Ignore me, I am harmless.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/07447842175184001919noreply@blogger.com