1) If we were meant to talk on cell phones, send text messages and otherwise not talk face to face as our primary means of communication, then why do we all use facial expressions and hand gestures when we speak? I REALLY
get a kick out of watching people talk on their cell phones while driving! Hands waving and stern expressions flying everywhere. Come on, at least bang the phone on the dashboard or something….!
2) Adding to 1), to further strengthen the faulty nature of not speaking face to face, we have created emoticons in order to somehow make emails more personal. That’s funny :) and disappointing :( …gotcha! ;) …..sigh :I
Also, like the picture above, have you noticed more and more how groups of people hang out “together” but they really aren’t paying ANY attention to each other? They stare at their phones and all you hears is clicking and the occasional emotional outburst. Of course, the emotions aren’t directed at anyone that is in the group there…..WEIRD. I remember hanging out with friends and actually TALKING.
3) If we were not made for manual labor, why does our health suffer if we work a desk job? Use a riding lawnmower on a 1/4 acre lot? Why do we have to “pay” a fee in order to exercise? Last I checked there are plenty of kids outside to play with in order to get some good exercise. Maybe I need to buy a field and farm some…. Now that would be good exercise that would pay for itself! Run or walk the neighborhood, walk the stairs in your house (if you have them). Lift everyday items to work your muscles, heck, who EVER lifts anything via bench-press? For me, heavy lifting is carrying water softener salt bags and landscaping materials! Carrying and replacing ladders, and of course, lugging the 45 lb kid around. Mowing the yard is great too! Get a push mower that doesn’t drive itself. I’ve never owned one of those things. Face it, we are lazy and have no one to blame but ourselves…. ):O
What thoughts do you have?
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YOU IF YOU FORCE HIM TO GO TO CHURCH.”
In reading a popular blog today I was reminded of some very basic thoughts that seem to cause a lot of problems. In a world where we are able to believe what we want to believe, I wonder why certain ideas get more readily dismissed than others, and why certain ideas that a majority holds dear are so readily belittled.
The BIBLE: Written by many individual authors. Purported to be the Word of God. If this is the case, then what it says should be true. This premise is assumed.
I’m curious what a “young” rock would look like, and whether it would be as beautiful of a garden if everything looked like it was just created and had no age… After all, surely if LIGHT can be created to appear billions upon billions of years old based upon natural laws, then a rock could appear to be a million years old…agreed? This “dilemma” makes me understand why the BIBLE portrays all the historical acts circumventing natural law.
defense of this outcome, we could argue that “someone” has to take the reins! And the ladies did…
should submit (respect) their husbands, and husbands should love their wives as Christ loves the Church!” This scenario is peaceful and complementary to each spouse if applied in a biblical manner!
I enjoy yard sales. Camden doesn’t, or maybe he just prefers to respond negatively to anything I ask, ah yes, he’s five. Anyway, I proceed to take us into a subdivision near our home to check out the Friday sales. At the second stop I find the exact tee ball (with spring that tosses the balls into the air) that’s he’s used at the Grandparents house. You must understand that he already has one tee-ball set-up, and the kids fight over using it all the time. So, to get this one for $2 was nice. Recall, I’m a “Fun Dad”, Facebook said so.
till Saturday when more sales are going on. So, to continue, a little girl approaches me and asks if I could help her Grandpa. It took me a second to realize she needed help, since I was engrossed in trying to find the size of the blue jeans. Of course, I was eager to help, so I walked with her to the garage and she proceeds to tell me her Grandpa fell down and couldn’t get up. Like anyone would do, I helped the man get up. Not a real big deal, but he was appreciative and obviously was not 100%. I could see the look in the little girls eyes of helplessness and I felt for her.
Something for every Christian (and non Christian) to think about.
If you happen to be in the “unfair” crowd, I challenge you to really think about where you stand with God. Think where God sits in your life. Under you? Or on the throne of your life? If you are a non-believer, think why you have such a problem with generosity. In the end, generosity from God is what is always available once you accept and understand the concept of the free gift of salvation…
example this sets for all the young kids out there that idolize and follow LeBron’s every move. Mr. James has always been such a class act, and it’s unfortunate to learn that he’s human like the rest of us… Click the link to read a very good article on LeBron’s attitude after losing.