tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158083.post113719005773224670..comments2024-03-17T02:21:32.320-05:00Comments on Dispossessed: A Response To My Brother On Ending PovertyKevin J Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281423389902665598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158083.post-1137245971136173992006-01-14T07:39:00.000-06:002006-01-14T07:39:00.000-06:00Here I sit feeling properly chastised by my little...Here I sit feeling properly chastised by my little brotherfor being so hasty in writing my entry, I admit I agree wholeheartedly with you. Like you I believe that personal morality dictates assisting those who are in need and Erin and I do. God has blessed us immensenly and we share generously. My main stab was not intended to be at the good people who wish to help, but at the organized effort of the "Make Poverty History" website, which is socialistic in its goals. Had I known I would have to go head-to-head against my brother, I would have surrendered at the outset rather than face your cunning mind.:)<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101881368907219099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158083.post-1137210663810219602006-01-13T21:51:00.000-06:002006-01-13T21:51:00.000-06:00Loved your self-description. It is very, very clos...Loved your self-description. It is very, very close to describing me, too. As for ending poverty -- Jesus said we would always have the poor with us, so global results may not be possible, but local, personal results are more than possible: they are attainable and delightful. Over give, over tip, over love. It doesn't change everything, but it changes something.PatrickMeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741720069221746106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158083.post-1137192800781879602006-01-13T16:53:00.000-06:002006-01-13T16:53:00.000-06:00I see the first problem with your brother's postin...I see the first problem with your brother's posting as starting with the statement that many bloggers have "cute" little End Poverty ribbons on their web sites. Feeling somewhat humiliated doesn't entice me to read further. <BR/><BR/>"I seek all these principles of scripture as "goals" and I know that none of them are attainable. Goals call us to greater degrees of refinement, they set the standard of our pursuit, and many like that of ending poverty serve only to inspire us to the ideal of our world." And there in summation is perhaps why some of us have those cute little banners. A reminder. An inspiration. A desire, a want, a purpose, a goal, a true and noble and so very right thing to strive for.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863765417484706397noreply@blogger.com