Saturday, November 05, 2005
The spell of good intentions
Wandering through my Blogroll, I stumbled onto a little Kierkegaard -- or as I call him, just to annoy a good friend whose M.A. in philosophy brought him closer to studying Christianity than anything, "Kirk Regard" -- on a site maintained by the Bruderhof.
It was a click or two removed from Dana at Authenticity. Very profound. Very timely for myself.
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There is a parable in the Scriptures that is seldom considered yet very instructive and inspiring. “There was a man who had two sons. The father went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he changed his mind and went. And the father went to the second son and said the same and he answered, ‘I will go, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” (Mt. 21:28–31).
Read the rest.
It was a click or two removed from Dana at Authenticity. Very profound. Very timely for myself.
--ER
There is a parable in the Scriptures that is seldom considered yet very instructive and inspiring. “There was a man who had two sons. The father went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he changed his mind and went. And the father went to the second son and said the same and he answered, ‘I will go, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” (Mt. 21:28–31).
Read the rest.
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Under "read the rest", was this statement, "Which of the two did the will of his father?” (Mt. 21:28–31). We could also ask in another manner: which of these two was the prodigal son?".
Is it possible that the great Kirk Regard misused the term "prodigal"?
Is it possible that the great Kirk Regard misused the term "prodigal"?
# posted by 
: 4:50 PM
: 4:50 PM
Well, doesn't prodigal mean "going overboard" (to use the Okie vernacular)? And that was Mr. Regard's point, wasn't it?
The one who said "Yes," without conviction or serious intention, was going overboard -- running off his mouth -- PLAYING at being a good son.
Hey, we should call what we got right now the Prodigal Congress!
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The one who said "Yes," without conviction or serious intention, was going overboard -- running off his mouth -- PLAYING at being a good son.
Hey, we should call what we got right now the Prodigal Congress!
--ER
Prodigal means spendthrift, overly generous with money and goods, lavish to the point of excess, one who is given to wasteful extravagance. Almost always used in terms of wealth and money, but it is sometime used when refering to writting or speeches.
This be one of those words I got nailed on at a young age by Dr. Strickland in her New Testament class at OBU long long ago.
Nope the dude mis-used it.
It is the sort of word that is often misused , like epitome and acme.
This be one of those words I got nailed on at a young age by Dr. Strickland in her New Testament class at OBU long long ago.
Nope the dude mis-used it.
It is the sort of word that is often misused , like epitome and acme.
# posted by : 6:51 PM
: 6:51 PM
Couldn't one be extravagent with his boasting and profesdsed willingness to make promises to od? That's the conext of the writing. ... Oh, well. Even Mr. Regard 'twerent perfect.
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Nope. That's just me bein' careless. :-) And dwellin' tonight mainly on Choctaw women circa 1851, not whether all my fingers hit all the keysd just riught.
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I had a Choctaw woman work for me 12 years as my assistant and I never knew what she was thinking, how the hell are you going to decern their intentions, thoughts, etc. from 1851?
# posted by : 7:50 AM
: 7:50 AM
Well, it's just one woman, but she purprts to write for others. And I'm going to use the words she wrote and let them speak for themselves within the context of what else was going on around her at the time.
Alert: Jack Chick discussion heats up on "Chick-or-treat" post.
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Alert: Jack Chick discussion heats up on "Chick-or-treat" post.
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