A Wal-Mart employee getting trampled to death in New York (HT: Leslie Carbone) and two getting shot at a Toys R Us in California proves the doctrine of the depravity of man. I can’t stand Black Friday as it is. It certainly brings out the worst in people. This reminds me of a couple of verses in James:
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask,(James 4:1-2, ESV).
Shane Vander Hart
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Shane Vander Hart is the founder and editor-in-chief of Caffeinated Thoughts. He is also the President of 4:15 Communications, LLC, a social media & communications consulting/management firm. Prior to this Shane spent 20 years in youth ministry serving in church, parachurch, and school settings. He has also served as an interim pastor and is a sought-after speaker and pulpit fill-in. Shane has been married to his wife Cheryl since 1993 and they have three kids. Shane and his family reside near Des Moines, IA.
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Man, if there was any way Christians could make a statement to the culture, it would be by living responsibly, humbly and frugally.
I’m with you, Shane.
Unfortunately, we are too often just as materialistic and consumerist as our pagan neighbors.
I like your tack on the depravity of man. Lots of people try to deny it and assert that we are essentially good, but I would simply direct them to the headlines on any given day.
Man, if there was any way Christians could make a statement to the culture, it would be by living responsibly, humbly and frugally.
I’m with you, Shane.
Unfortunately, we are too often just as materialistic and consumerist as our pagan neighbors.
I like your tack on the depravity of man. Lots of people try to deny it and assert that we are essentially good, but I would simply direct them to the headlines on any given day.
You are right that would make the ultimate statement.
You are right that would make the ultimate statement.
You are right that would make the ultimate statement.
Brilliant reference, brother. Even the Body of Christ needs to shop and find the bargains, but at the overhyped, uber-commercialism of a day as sacred as this?! No thanks!
Peace,
HiScrivener
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Brilliant reference, brother. Even the Body of Christ needs to shop and find the bargains, but at the overhyped, uber-commercialism of a day as sacred as this?! No thanks!
Peace,
HiScrivener
HiScriveners last blog post..Cross Eyed: It’s the most generic time of the year
Brilliant reference, brother. Even the Body of Christ needs to shop and find the bargains, but at the overhyped, uber-commercialism of a day as sacred as this?! No thanks!
Peace,
HiScrivener
HiScriveners last blog post..Cross Eyed: It’s the most generic time of the year
Such a tragedy, such a waste of lives given by God.
Whenever we think we are God’s chosen as a nation, let us remember behavior like this and ask ourselves do we really believe that.
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Such a tragedy, such a waste of lives given by God.
Whenever we think we are God’s chosen as a nation, let us remember behavior like this and ask ourselves do we really believe that.
AndyCs last blog post..A Bacon Driven Life
Such a tragedy, such a waste of lives given by God.
Whenever we think we are God’s chosen as a nation, let us remember behavior like this and ask ourselves do we really believe that.
AndyCs last blog post..A Bacon Driven Life