tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post5234244760688738189..comments2023-10-06T02:47:29.654-07:00Comments on Pastor Dan Scott: It's Hard to Love a LudditeDan Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639114688490155918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-55037088547435296592011-05-04T13:43:22.416-07:002011-05-04T13:43:22.416-07:00I don't know .... it sounds very doomsday-ish ...I don't know .... it sounds very doomsday-ish to me. I trust God knows what He is doing. I think percentage-wise evangelicals are no poorer than the non-religious. And, the rich probably are less religious than the poor because they have no need (or so they think they can take care of themselves). Bigger houses and Lexuses aren't very transformational. And, Solomon in all his wisdom summed up Ecclesiastes with, "Of many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man." The Bible said that the poor will always be with us. The heterogeneity of life is a blessing to us all.mlhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18280613126494694053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224461859808253927.post-53732414425144355192011-04-29T11:10:18.558-07:002011-04-29T11:10:18.558-07:00It's like you always told us, Pastor Scott--as...It's like you always told us, Pastor Scott--as Christians, we are not required to park our brains at the door when we enter a church! But I do think as Christians we are always going to live uneasily side by side with the world. Will we always have the answer to any question? No. The question is, can we retain our faith and be comfortable with that, even in the face of unanswered questions? It took some time, but I have finally realized that yes, I can. My God IS, and all the questions in the world won't change that. My God IS, and just because I can't tell an unbeliever what He had for breakfast doesn't make Him any less real. As I work on my master's degree (and look forward hopefully to a PhD), I find that my increased book knowledge does not compromise my faith (despite valiant attempts by some atheistic professors)--to the contrary, my faith is the foundation on which everything else is built. That is the key to coping with every challenge to it. Once we begin to realize that every change that happens in our lives happens because God has allowed it (although He has not necessarily caused it--a fine distinction), we can seek His face in it and ask Him to use it for His glory. As always, it is about going back to Him on each and every challenge. It is always about my relationship with Jesus.Lisa Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980672023255729272noreply@blogger.com