tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post4619046188130137753..comments2023-06-17T04:06:52.667-07:00Comments on Capers With Carroll: Lamentation of a Parent, Grandparent, and TeacherBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789535627537515126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-77775372971981991942019-04-14T03:40:07.260-07:002019-04-14T03:40:07.260-07:00I think the American Solidarity Party (www.Solidar...I think the American Solidarity Party (www.Solidarity-party.org/platform) is trying to fix society politically as it is a political party. There is certainly good that can be done in the political arena and laws that can be introduced, changed, or abolished to help this country that we love. But true healing will take changing hearts and minds. My favorite passage of scripture is <br /><br />2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.Matthew Bartkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-78626538042574859602012-12-17T07:28:52.210-08:002012-12-17T07:28:52.210-08:00I think my use of the word "overcome" ma...I think my use of the word "overcome" may have mislead you, Unknown. Frustrated may be a better description of what I feel when I try to have a discussion about a difficult or hot-button issue like the ones I mentioned. Add immigration to that list for our area. I am seeking the closest thing I can to Truth, and along that path I have changed many times and hope to change again. But I have been frustrated with others seeking gain instead of Truth.<br /><br />An example is my food. I eat meat.I feel if that is my choice, I also need to fully understand what is involved in that choice. So I harvest my own meat. I have raised and slaughtered the animals I eat. To me that is closer to the Truth. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-40616736706089018932012-12-16T14:35:08.683-08:002012-12-16T14:35:08.683-08:00Steve, I can't believe God put us here to surr...Steve, I can't believe God put us here to surrender. We may not win as often as we'd like, and we need to be wise in picking our battles, but our assignment is to keep plugging away. Think how dismal things must have looked when Moses' mother put him in a basket, and she probably never lived to see the outcome of what she did. We take what steps as we know are right, and let God take it from there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825333287513702662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9786459.post-87256149722007875492012-12-16T07:11:45.667-08:002012-12-16T07:11:45.667-08:00Thank you, Brian, for a well thought out and Bibli...Thank you, Brian, for a well thought out and Biblical reaction and response. You captured my feelings. I wish this country could and would have meaningful conversations on evil, parenting, guns, and mental illness. But I'm often overcome with the thought we are too far past the point of discussing.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.com