Lance wrote: > 'Irony is wasted on the stupid' would be an example > of sarcasm. Insults and > scorn comprise the heart of sarcasm. Do you and your > Dad employ such during > 'public' preaching?
It's often dangerous to do with you, Lance, but I'm going to answer your comment here seriously. It is easy to respond to the crowd's aggression with more aggression (or bitter retorts), but to do so would not be a good witness. On my first experiences on the street, I found myself feeling controversial and combatant, and checked myself. Since then I have learned to interact with angry and bitter crowds in a spirit of meekness and paitience. My father serves as an example to me in this. I have never seen him fail to exhibit any of the fruits of the spirit while preaching. Lance wrote: > PS:Ouch! Did you attend 'Grade Saver' for a summary > of 'A Separate Peace'? No, I have read the book several times. I was once very much a literary junkie. In high school I was on the academic team, in charge of any literature questions. My natural aptitudes and tastes are contrary to my father's in that way. I guess he wasn't able to 'train' me out of my right-brained tendencies. :-) Blessings --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What makes me think that you rarely keep things > like this to yourself, > Christine? As I said in a different post, Christine, > your Dad seems to have > 'trained' his family well. I suppose he's to be > commended for that, anyway. > > 'Irony is wasted on the stupid' would be an example > of sarcasm. Insults and > scorn comprise the heart of sarcasm. Do you and your > Dad employ such during > 'public' preaching? > > The person your dad is at home may be different than > the person who posts on > TT. Let's hope so. > > PS:Ouch! Did you attend 'Grade Saver' for a summary > of 'A Separate Peace'? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: July 13, 2005 15:10 > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On > reading/interpreting the > Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > > Lance wrote: > > > Contradicted? If this were an exercise in logic > > > then, OK. But, it is an > > > exercise in humour so, no. > > > > I normally keep thoughts like these to myself, but > I > > thought you would appriciate this, Lance. > > > > It was John Knowles in "A Seperate Peace" that > said, > > "Sarcasm is the protest of the weak." > > > > > > Blessings > > > > > > --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Contradicted? If this were an exercise in logic > > > then, OK. But, it is an > > > exercise in humour so, no. > > > > > > You keep tryin' ta weasle out of this, David. > It's > > > the people who agree with > > > me (you) thingy that you don't seem prepared to > > > acknowledge. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: July 13, 2005 11:14 > > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On > > > reading/interpreting the > > > Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > > > > > > > > Lance wrote: > > > > > a. I read TT > > > > > b. Jesus isn't 'mentoring' anyone I know > David. > > > > > Perhaps He is not even mentoring you. > > > > > > > > Jesus does mentor people, but I understand how > you > > > do not recognize that. > > > > > > > > Lance wrote: > > > > > Do you fail to note the excessively > conflicting > > > > > conundra appearing daily on TT? Each is, as > > > > > you put it, mentored by Jesus.(I'll let God > > > speak > > > > > for the Mormons) > > > > > > > > How can you say that Jesus isn't mentoring > anyone > > > you know, then turn > > > around > > > > here and say that each on TT is mentored by > Jesus? > > > You just contradicted > > > > yourself. > > > > > > > > The conflicting conundra you mention exists > > > because some are mentored by > > > > Christ through the Spirit of God and some are > not. > > > > > > > > Peace be with you. > > > > David Miller. > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > "Let your speech be always with grace, > seasoned > > > with salt, that you may > > > know how you ought to answer every man." > > > (Colossians 4:6) > > > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from this > > > list, send an email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be > > > unsubscribed. 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