tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post3745974754477027417..comments2023-04-27T10:03:20.994-05:00Comments on fungle jungle: The Practicemushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-10118205906967648032014-07-03T08:44:13.889-05:002014-07-03T08:44:13.889-05:00That's a good word, Ben.That's a good word, Ben.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-8480369813077148192014-07-03T03:22:30.915-05:002014-07-03T03:22:30.915-05:00This explains why it is such a joy to be a blessin...This explains why it is such a joy to be a blessing to others in whatever compacity: prayer, friendship, or helping in a myriad of ways.<br /><br />I believe the joy we feel when we do that is sparked by God's joy through His Spirit through us. <br />As above, so below. <br /><br />Occasionally, I don't feel joy helping others but I soon realize it's because I have become too cynical and have neglected to be thankfull for the blessings He has bestowed upon me.<br /><br />So a thankful heart is a primary element of joy, and directly linked to it, the way I see it.<br />USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-70915928615461082482014-07-02T23:44:47.567-05:002014-07-02T23:44:47.567-05:00Wow, what a question. What would we try if we kne...Wow, what a question. What would we try if we knew God would always intervene? <br /><br />I hate to confess this, but I have thought that, having "gotten away" with something less than righteous, that maybe it was OK with God. So it's not much of a step to think that because God never seems to intervene -- by our atheist's definition of intervention, He must not care, and if He doesn't care about evil, He probably doesn't exist. mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133335371844144872.post-46011403387934882552014-07-02T19:00:40.901-05:002014-07-02T19:00:40.901-05:00Oh where did I read it or hear it except everywher...Oh where did I read it or hear it except everywhere by the atheist or so-called non-believer: "If there is a God, why didn't he stop fill-in-the-blank-horrible-event?" And I try to picture what that would look like using the mind of this person satisfied I can only guess by seeing a giant hand descending from a cloud and in the nick of time stopping the Nazi war machine. What would we do after that?<br />I think we would do even worse things.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.com