tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13625848.post6780453818746276687..comments2007-08-26T21:22:01.612-04:00Philip Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07999096964733560733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13625848.post-39823606470899914892007-08-14T23:49:00.000-04:002007-08-14T23:49:00.000-04:00I alternate between being amazed at the ignorance of the old ones and being awe-struck by their faith. Then, every once in a great while, reality causes me to shudder when I wonder what I would have done in their place, in their culture, with no Bible.Nathan Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01817891492646130261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13625848.post-128644717089917252007-08-01T22:25:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:25:00.000-04:00Enjoyed your post. Good thoughts.Jeffrey V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11588218257956358467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13625848.post-14066956837514511742007-07-20T09:00:00.000-04:002007-07-20T09:00:00.000-04:00Glad to see your new posts! I always enjoy reading your insights into Scripture.Joel Byerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11721032308066055009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13625848.post-77631330004163460892007-07-06T13:44:00.000-04:002007-07-06T13:44:00.000-04:00I'm finally able to comment under my own blogger name. I have been looking forward to reading whatever you would post next and I have not been disappointed. This is an excellent article on blind spots in the lives of God fearing men. A motivation for us to seek to remove blindspots from our life as much as possible is that our blindspots are often amplified in our children. David's son Solomon took his father's concubinage to a whole new level, perhaps excusing it by saying, "Dad did it and he was a man after God's own heart." I have heard this same story regarding our "fathers" (read: past leaders in our churches) for excusing that which is unBiblical. Whether it be issues of adornment, gluttony or other areas of personal discipline, ministry or parenting philosophies, unBiblical attitudes, etc. At times when I have been tempted to think that something really isn't a big deal, I have reminded myself that I am laying the foundations for my children and grandchildren and I must be doublely careful for they will take what I have done and run with it, whether good or bad. In all I do I want them to be able to say with great profit only, "Dad did it and he was a man after God's own heart." Blessings, Phillip DickinsonPhillip Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11258374444991691426noreply@blogger.com