Losing to something good is still losing. If my wife goes dies and I lose her it will be better for her but it still is my lose. Semantics and nit picking. Bob Simons
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David E. Franks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bob Simons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 10:09 PM Subject: RE: [RR] What would you do? > One thing I have never understood. Why do we say, "Lose them to Youth." If > we were saying, "Lose them to Satan," then that would be a loss. If the > youth serves them better then why is that a loss? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Bob Simons > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 10:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RR] What would you do? > > > I'm not talking GMA, just Recruit, Powderhorn or 2nd class. I do think that > a lot guys will give up and go do something else if they are not encouraged > to keep at it. It seems to be a product of our instant society today. > "Entertain me" society. We, as leaders, have to compete to keep their > interest peaked or we tend to lose them to Yuth or the whatever. Nintendo or > Playstation or whatever will be more appealing and they will sit in a room > and play that for hours. Memorizing the Bible or some points of an emblem > are like schoolwork-they'd rather play! > In a way I can't blame them. > We need to make Rangers more fun than the games they have now. > my .02 > Bob Simons > > For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, > "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give > you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark W Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: [RR] What would you do? > > > > I have had this same situation. Treat it very carefully. After several > > calls by the mother of this young man to the national office and them > > refereeing them back to me... I requested a meeting with the boy and his > > mom. I explained the GMA is more than running through a bunch of merits. > > I asked the boy in front of his mom. Tie a bowline, do this do that... > > he didn't know any of the basic things a boys should know if he is a GMA > > candidate. He did work on some of these merits at home but rarely made > > any outings. Many of the merits he claimed to have I had no record of > > when I asked him when he did this step he had no recollection of it. > > > > He was only about to turn 12 and in no way was a GMA. I told him if he > > wanted the Medal that bad he cold buy it from GPH. However I wasn't for > > sale and wouldn't sign off on it. He needed to mature and at least know > > some of the basics. I strongly encouraged him to make some of the > > outings and work on retaining some of these things he had learned. I > > explained our Last GMA got his at 17....that was 5 years later than what > > he and his mom were demanding. He left the outpost and chose to work at > > McDonalds on Wed nights. It was his choice. I very much so encouraged > > him to stick it out. He was young he had time and very likely could earn > > this award. > > > > Why we reduced the GMA to 12 I don't know. What is left after GMA for a > > boy? Why must we push all this on a young man that has no seasoning? If > > you take a board freshly cut and you don't let it season or adjust it > > will warp and twist. I feel very strongly that this is also true for > > young men. The numbers game is man's game. God's plan is for each one > > of us. If we were bricks then line us up and get those numbers counted > > up...but we are referred to stones each one a little bit different and > > requires the masons hand to place us exactly where we need to go. My two > > cents. Yours may vary. > > > > Mark Jones > > > > On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:13:39 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > The Pioneer is moving up to Trailblazers soon. He is wearing 15 > > > merits on > > > his chest, including Bible, Physical Fitness, Citizenship, etc. His > > > Pioneer > > > Commander Daddy says "He's just a couple of months from earning his > > > GMA". > > > But... > > > > > > You _know_ the requirements for many merits have been superficially > > > adhered > > > to at best. > > > > > > You _know_ that Mama and Daddy have been lenient in signing things > > > off. > > > > > > You are _not_ the Senior Commander. > > > > > > You _are_ the Trailblazer commander. > > > > > > What do you do, if anything? > > > > > > Of course, this is PURELY a hypothetical situation! <G> > > > _______ > > > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > > > > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > > > http://rangernet.org > > > > > > > > > Mark Jones, Ozark MO, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download a Free Royal Ranger > > Database visit my website at: http://home1.gte.net/mjones02/index.html > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! 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