Comments on: I Love This World (but I shouldn’t) http://www.mattandnancy.org/matts-external-brain/i-love-this-world-but-i-shouldnt/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dan Benson http://www.mattandnancy.org/matts-external-brain/i-love-this-world-but-i-shouldnt/#comment-1636 Dan Benson Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:01:41 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/matts-external-brain/i-love-this-world-but-i-shouldnt/#comment-1636 On taking pride in your work: I think it's OK to take pleasure in your work Matt and appreciate the fact that you have talent in an area, of course, recognizing that God gave that talent to you and the capacity to take pleasure in it. We are created in God's image after all, which includes being creative. When he made cool stuff, what'd he say? "It is good." Just making a differentiation there. Eric Liddell, in "Chariots of Fire": "I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure." On taking pride in your work:

I think it’s OK to take pleasure in your work Matt and appreciate the fact that you have talent in an area, of course, recognizing that God gave that talent to you and the capacity to take pleasure in it.

We are created in God’s image after all, which includes being creative. When he made cool stuff, what’d he say? “It is good.”

Just making a differentiation there.

Eric Liddell, in “Chariots of Fire”: “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast. And when I run I feel His pleasure.”

]]> By: Mike Wesner http://www.mattandnancy.org/matts-external-brain/i-love-this-world-but-i-shouldnt/#comment-1635 Mike Wesner Mon, 23 Jan 2006 17:28:38 +0000 http://www.mattandnancy.org/matts-external-brain/i-love-this-world-but-i-shouldnt/#comment-1635 I do not know exactly what genre of christianity my neighbors practice, but they have some interesting friends. (Every friday night they have a ton of people over. All the ladies wear skirts.. its spooky) A while back Kristin and I had dinner next door. They had a house full of guests. Two gentlemen were actually staying with our neighbors. A middle aged man and a younger 30ish guy. They have no possesions at all. They borrow a car from someone, live with others and travel around. They must really take that verse seriously. I do not know exactly what genre of christianity my neighbors practice, but they have some interesting friends. (Every friday night they have a ton of people over. All the ladies wear skirts.. its spooky) A while back Kristin and I had dinner next door. They had a house full of guests. Two gentlemen were actually staying with our neighbors. A middle aged man and a younger 30ish guy. They have no possesions at all. They borrow a car from someone, live with others and travel around. They must really take that verse seriously.

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