Comments on: I hate when this happens.

By: danielanear

danielanear — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:28:00 +0000

Hey Jon. Yeah I would have guessed that on first look your possibly would not agree with what he says. I also suspect from my little knowledge of you that if you read the book you would agree with quite a lot of it. Would love to talk to you about it further but not through this medium I really am getting heaps out of it.

Peace.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:17:38 +0000

Wow. I just went to check out “God’s Politics.” I am interested to hear your thoughts on the book. I visited Jim Wallis’s blog and the first post I stumbled on was so far off I was almost shocked (and I had to leave some comments).

I won’t judge him by that one post! (In fact, I won’t judge him at all if I can help it!)

Maybe I’ll have to read that book myself one day.

God Bless!

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:50:23 +0000

Poverty is a rough one to know what to do with. I know what to do when I see someone in front of me. Help. Give. Bless. It is harder to deal with the systems that cause it.

One side says that the only solution is to use the power of government to “spread the wealth around a little.” It’ll never work.

The other says “let the free market decide.” This will work for those with good principles, but not for those who are in bondage to systems of belief that keep them poor!

There is a third solution. Missionaries. I don’t only mean missionaries to preach “the Gospel”, although that is a big part. I also refer to people who will live amongst the poor and exemplify the way out! (I think I need someone to do that for me sometimes!)

Mission is the answer. Outreach. Serve. Give. Love. Work. The Bible.

Keep struggling it through to the answers!

In Jesus,

Jon D.