tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post115009850324775009..comments2023-05-10T02:21:56.906-07:00Comments on JimmyBob's Place: Quit Praying To CongressJimmyBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268126656118490328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1154986576364639842006-08-07T14:36:00.000-07:002006-08-07T14:36:00.000-07:00Parental Guidance Required - Thanks for stopping b...Parental Guidance Required - Thanks for stopping by! I am now just reading your comment. Not sure when you left it, but thanks for doing so.<BR/><BR/>Come back again. Would like to hear from you...especially since you're friends with Jekk and Archer. What a great couple! I was Jekk's youth pastor when he was growing up.JimmyBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268126656118490328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1153148439091340532006-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:002006-07-17T08:00:00.000-07:00Hey, came across your blog through Archer and "Jek...Hey, came across your blog through Archer and "Jekk"'s sites.<BR/><BR/>Anyway this title really caught my attention, and the comments here reflect a lot of my thinking over the last 20 years or so.<BR/><BR/>I'll never forget how the evangelical community was so pleased the George HW Bush was elected in 1988, presumably to carry on the "Reagan" years. And, I'll never forge how disappointed we were when George HW didn't fulfill our "Christian nation" dreams.<BR/><BR/>It was then that God showed me that I was putting way too much stock in our government and not trusting HIM and turning to Him for the answers to "things that bug me". <BR/><BR/>This is a message that followers of Christ need to take seriously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1150569580319322562006-06-17T11:39:00.000-07:002006-06-17T11:39:00.000-07:00Hey everyone! I just got back from an awesome wee...Hey everyone! I just got back from an awesome week of youth camp. I'll be posting something soon, maybe. Sometimes I feel like I shouldn't ruin my blessings by putting them up here. Know what I mean?<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine if we all just started praying that God would change hearts and then went out into the world with the message of His love?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes we loose sight of the fact that God is powerful and His love transforming. We think we can make a difference on our own, with our votes and politics.<BR/><BR/>That's not to say that I'll stop voting, but to say that I need to pray more, love more.JimmyBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268126656118490328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1150418834706311462006-06-15T17:47:00.000-07:002006-06-15T17:47:00.000-07:00I wonder if our preoccupation with those things is...<I>I wonder if our preoccupation with those things is related to the mentality that prolonged the Crusades. Wiping out evil in the world is no substitute for addressing the evil in ourselves.</I><BR/><BR/>Very good point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1150312724689708482006-06-14T12:18:00.000-07:002006-06-14T12:18:00.000-07:00Hey DorseyWiping out evil in the world is no subst...Hey Dorsey<BR/><BR/>Wiping out evil in the world is no substitute for addressing the evil in ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Wow that rattles the old man.. ha ha...<BR/><BR/>Good one....<BR/><BR/>In Him<BR/>LoriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1150291272500369482006-06-14T06:21:00.000-07:002006-06-14T06:21:00.000-07:00"...we shouldn't be terribly surprised when the wo...<I>"...we shouldn't be terribly surprised when the world acts wordly"</I><BR/><BR/>That's exactly correct. The question I can't answer is one that a friend posed to me 6 months ago: Why does the church expect--even demand-- that people who do not profess Christ hold to a Christian moral code?<BR/><BR/>The ten commandments never saved anyone. Neither will banning abortion or outlawing gay marriage or fighting the war on drugs. I wonder if our preoccupation with those things is related to the mentality that prolonged the Crusades. Wiping out evil in the world is no substitute for addressing the evil in ourselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28169420.post-1150257987821302422006-06-13T21:06:00.000-07:002006-06-13T21:06:00.000-07:00I think we shouldn't be terribly surprised when th...I think we shouldn't be terribly surprised when the world acts wordly. I also believe that the US is now quite worldly. I'll contribute to our civic responsibilities by voting. I'll also read and stay as informed as any and more informed than many about our current political circumstances.<BR/><BR/>I do not, however, believe that things will get better in the USA. And I don't think that the "world" has gotten better ever. We are talking about a nation that makes it legal for individuals to kill their unborn babies because they aren't "people" and do not have the same rights as "people", yet, at the same time make it illegal to kill your dog or cat (unless euthanized - people will be next).<BR/><BR/>The bible tells us that the wisdom of God is foolishness to man. How can we expect the world to understand Godly principles when it is considered foolishness. Our responsibility is to represent Jesus and plant seeds, water and feed seeds, and then sow the harvest (wherever you may be at the time in someone's life).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com