Grumble grumble grumble....

I'll change it.

Grumble grumble grumble

There is some truth in what you've said. For one, the bible says that Christians are the light of the world. Our number one responsibility is not to change the culture, but to allow God to change us so that His light, the light of Jesus Christ will shine forth from our lives and touch those around us. It is the church who retreated from the culture in the preceding decades which has allowed these forces that shape our culture today to slowly encroach on it, and eventually take over. The influence of the church on the culture is minimal because Christians have not been shining their light. Instead, it has largely taken an adversarial position and been engaged in a protracted "culture war". The real business of the kingdom of God is not shaping our culture through legislation, but by showing agape love to all those who cross our path. Jesus said that our unity and love towards one another is the evidence that He was sent by the Father:

Joh 17:21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Likewise, our lack of love and infighting is evidence to the world that the Father did not send Jesus. Unfortunately, those who are really living for Christ do not stand out as much as those who are not. Before I knew the Lord, I didn't have any positive examples of Christians in my life. I wasn't born into religion and didn't have much exposure to the church aside from what I saw on television. Now that I have seen what is going from the inside I can say that the vast majority of the positive things that Christians do is not reported on. In my town, the churches are all working together to serve the community, despite their differences. Many have been blessed and many lives have been transformed in wonderful ways, but you'll never hear about it unless it comes by word of mouth.

So, when you say Jesus hung out with sinners, this is essentially what the church should be doing, which is not to go a building every week and shout hallelujah, but to get out there and serve your community. To form relationships with people and to meet them where they are at and what their needs may be. Yet, you couldn't really say that Jesus "hung out" with sinners. Certainly He visited with sinners and ate meals with them, because He loved them. This really bothered the pharisees who asked Jesus one day why He did that. This is what He said:

Luke 5:30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"
Luke 5:31 And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Luke 5:32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."

Jesus hung out with sinners because He loved them, and because He loved them He was calling them to repentance. Jesus did teach about hell and the fear of God, in fact Jesus said more about hell than every person in the bible combined. Most of what we know about hell was spoken by the Lord. It is the reality of hell that led Jesus to the cross:

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Jesus did not come to condemn, but save. He shed His innocent blood for our crimes, so that we can be forgiven and have eternal life. This is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news for all who are held in the bondage of sin and facing eternal separation from God.

Now that's just bloody typical, he (literally) & physically tries to get the point across to her & what happens????........ She wins the argument ..........and...........does he get his SANDWICH????........
N-N-N-N-NOPE!!

I dunno, I'm sick of young people these days...... NO respect!!!..... moan...whine....grumble...complain..............seen it ALL before (etc).....


walks away........

*SLAMS door

3 of seven... why switch to spelling over digits! also breaking videos up is no longer necessary on youtube.. cant we embed playlists instead... grumble!

your = you're

Grumble.

That's why I allow newly sifted videos as well
As long as you're a user on the sift, you can join the contest.

And thanks >> ^ReverendTed:

There are so many Sifts that fit into the "win" classification, but only Silver Stars and above can invoke channels on someone else's video. (grumble mumble)
(This is a really awesome way to populate your new channel, BTW. Great idea!)

There are so many Sifts that fit into the "win" classification, but only Silver Stars and above can invoke channels on someone else's video. (grumble mumble)

(This is a really awesome way to populate your new channel, BTW. Great idea!)

>> ^ctrlaltbleach:

grumble grumble @Boise_Lib grumble grumble rank! grumble grumble congrats grumble grumble...


Oh Yes, I noted that day well.

grumble grumble @Boise_Lib grumble grumble rank! grumble grumble congrats grumble grumble...

>> ^Barseps:

ONCE AGAIN!!! ......... Somebody beat me to it.
Doublepromote (& grumbles)


I blame the twitter feed of 102.1 the Edge for telling me about it

ONCE AGAIN!!! ......... Somebody beat me to it.
*Doublepromote (& grumbles)

<grouch>How can Maggie be surprised at the second surprise? She just said it's something that happens that you don't expect!

And I don't think teaching kids to solve their balance problems by magic is a good idea... grumble grumble
</grouch>

However, I will forgive all of them, because Emma Stone, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Sesame Street are all awesome in their own ways.

I am politically against the war on drugs. Personnally, I applaud the agent and wish there were more people on the border with his sensitivities.

When I say I would have fired the guy, I am speaking from the point of view of his employer. As such, my concerns would include this man pulling down the morale of his team by proselytizing for a group whose mission counters that of the agency, and espousing a point of view that does the same. I would believe he was entitled to his opinions, and even the entitled to express them outside of work. But on the job is too far.>> ^Skeeve:

I'd be interested to hear why. He never refused to do his job. He never did anything to help drug dealers or smugglers or anything. He simply expressed an opinion, which is his right.
Soldiers don't get kicked out of the military for bitching about their mission.
Public servants don't lose their jobs for disagreeing with government policies.
Plumbers don't get fired for grumbling about unclogging toilets.
And if the above people do lose their jobs for those things, they sue for wrongful dismissal.
This guy innocently suggested an alternative to the war on drugs (an alternative that is likely to be better for everyone except drug cartels and the people with a financial stake in fighting them) and he gets fired and you think that was the right thing to do?
>> ^longde:
I feel for him; but if I were his boss, I'd fire him too.

I'd be interested to hear why. He never refused to do his job. He never did anything to help drug dealers or smugglers or anything. He simply expressed an opinion, which is his right.

Soldiers don't get kicked out of the military for bitching about their mission.
Public servants don't lose their jobs for disagreeing with government policies.
Plumbers don't get fired for grumbling about unclogging toilets.

And if the above people do lose their jobs for those things, they sue for wrongful dismissal.

This guy innocently suggested an alternative to the war on drugs (an alternative that is likely to be better for everyone except drug cartels and the people with a financial stake in fighting them) and he gets fired and you think that was the right thing to do?
>> ^longde:

I feel for him; but if I were his boss, I'd fire him too.

It's "X" or "X11" or "the x windows system", not "X-Windows". *grumbles about them young kids today*