tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post1887889681599586702..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Let Go And Let God - A RantK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-8966000631685549252019-06-12T04:54:43.930-07:002019-06-12T04:54:43.930-07:00Foxie - BINGO! The dude went to the Middle East to...Foxie - BINGO! The dude went to the Middle East to preach, hoping to convert the Muslims. I suspect he ... <b>used words</b>.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-17317875916429685042019-06-12T04:54:03.971-07:002019-06-12T04:54:03.971-07:00Tim - action and thought have to be part of the eq...Tim - action and thought have to be part of the equation or the thing is chemically unbalanced. Or maybe it's "no reaction occurs."<br /><br />How's that for an analogy?K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-91758673160205213042019-06-11T07:55:09.224-07:002019-06-11T07:55:09.224-07:00The thing that bugs me most about the "if nec...The thing that bugs me most about the "if necessary, use words" is that they attribute it to <i>the guy who is famous for preaching to the birds because nobody showed up.</i><br />The poison pill is the 'if <i>necessary</i> use words' bit. <br /><br />IE, shut up you Christianist and serve me. <br />Can be seen in the behavior around people who serve the poor but also tell them God loves them. -.- Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-41254864711000976442019-06-11T07:10:31.019-07:002019-06-11T07:10:31.019-07:00I agree with you on the "Let Go and Let God&q...I agree with you on the "Let Go and Let God" one, it's basically an excuse to do nothing while expecting God to do all the heavy lifting for you[1]. <br /><br />The second one, though, strikes me as more of a "put your money where your mouth is" statement - I interpret it as meaning that preaching alone isn't enough, you've also got to get off your ass and do something constructive.<br /><br />Which isn't to say that there aren't some people who interpret the second one as also being an excuse to do nothing in particular. People are aggravating that way.<br /><br />---<br />[1] "And God said, "What did you want from me? <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fumbling-change/200905/two-boats-and-helicopter-thoughts-stress-management" rel="nofollow">I sent you two boats and a helicopter!</a>"tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.com