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Render unto Ceaser (IRS) that which is Ceasers and unto God
that which Gods. I just thought I'd throw that one out there.....
Hey I've got bigger fish to fry and want to run something by
you all. We had a sleep over for the Pioneers and TB's and since I run the TB's
we made plans to get some pizza, etc. in last weeks meeting and have some
left over for breakfast. They brought their own money and soda- I kicked in
a few bucks for my share. Anyway the Pioneer commander got sick and didn't show
so we had combine groups for the pizza. This gets involved so bear with me...The
SA leader/Pioneer mother was there for the early part of the evening and she
offered to kick in more money to get enough pizza for all of them. However the
pizza was finished off that night but they got some of their money back. My TB's
felt slighted and copted an attitude except for a new boy who is catholic but
got slain in the spirit that night.
The Pioneers were supposed to cook some hamburgers which were
available. Well the SA leader/Pioneer mom got mad at them for not being willing
to share (which I don't think was the case, but they wanted to do what they had
planned) so they didn't want to help with the work of getting ready for the yard
sale in the morning. I took them home because of their attitude and not being
willing to help but mostly because the mom hounded me to do something about
them. This has been repeated in several conflicts and I'm tired of being pushed
to jump on boys.
Well today, the day after, I was talking to another ranger,
who was on suspension for stealing and lying about it and is a good friend of
mine, and he revealed to me that the main offender with the attitude (who is
fairly new-about 4 meeting now) was sexually molested and has considered
suicide. Whew -there I got it all out.
I tend to be forgiving especially in light of new info. I
think God gives us many chances to turn back to Him. What say you
all?
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 -----
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 10:20
PM
Subject: Re: NEW QUESTION? [RR] *If I buy
you lunch for $20..
My Pastor uses "interactive" sermons on many
occasions. These sermons use input and responses from the people in the
pews. (He doesn't use a pulpit either...how refreshing.) They are
definatly not what I call entertaining but they do get and keep your attention
and they are extremely effective at getting the point across. I've encountered
both the structured/non-interactive church service and the interactive church
service. Given an option...give me interactive any day...in a interactive
service the mind doesn't wander as much and you don't dare go to
sleep...grin.
I bet that "$20 dollar" sermon had every ones
undivided attention. I wouldn't call that flim flam...I would call it a good
use of the resources at hand. I've seen some crazier things done in uth
services...why?...to get the undivided attention of the uth so that the gospel
can be presented. Personally, my $20 stays in my pocket. On judgement day God
will sort all the "$20 sermons" and He will decide what is flim flam and what
was divine inspiration. We're on the same team...our perspectives are just
different.
Mike Archer :)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 6:36
PM
Subject: NEW QUESTION? [RR] *If I buy
you lunch for $20..
*I guess I'm "On it" with reguard to Flim
Flam
Con-Artists and the general use of the terms:
"I don't care
who you are or what you think"
When I sit in a pew... it isn't for
entertainment
or to watch the magician do a trick. With reguard
to
stomping on a $20 bill.. *If that suits you then grab
yur wallet
and start jumping.. *It don't mean nothing
to me. *But HELL will
freeze, I said: they will be holding
Olympic Ice Danceing in HELL before
I'll walk up..
submit to a con-artist and be sold a bill of
goods.
Someone, thinks the $20 bill is the same?
You may not
be able to detect my "upset".. BECAUSE IN A
CHURCH SETTING UNLIKE
RANGERNET.. *we construct the service
so that it is NOT
interactive..
Given the ability to respond.. to INTERACT- say
by a keyboard being
right *there handy-*while the Man is stomping on the
$20 bill in
Church..you can be sure that I will be posting "upset"...
and
hitting control X!
If the man offers you the $20.. run up
there.
I'd like to move on...
Doc
--- mrkcrcl12 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> All,
>
> I believe the devotion that is refered
to states the fact that a $20
> bill is worth $20 no matter what it
looks like or how much it has been
> defaced by circumstances, I've
never turned down a crumpled $20 bill
> when given as change and sure
wouldn't pass one up if I saw it laying on
> the street.
> Just
like our soul...God sees it as having the same value no matter what
>
has happened to us or how much we have rejected Him...He gave His
life
> to save our life.
> The $20 was just a visual tool to get
across a spiritual truth.
>
> Mike Archer :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
Doc EagleDad
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:17
PM
> Subject: [RR] *If I buy you lunch for $20..
>
>
>
> If I buy you lunch and pay
$2o.. fair trade?
>
> What if i then throw it
on the ground and step in it?
>
> *I didn't touch
it.. is it still worth $20?
>
> I paid $20 for your
lunch..
>
>
>
> Doc
>
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