Comments on: Deep Economy, Part 1 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:27:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Oengus Moonbones http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29385 Oengus Moonbones Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:51:24 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29385 Dire Dan: <i>"I think the West's power is declining rapidly."</i> Remember that theory I told you about? Nowadays Europe and America (which once had the most amount of light) have turned their backs on God, and the secular motto of Western Civilization has become "Work, Consume, Die". Perhaps there are consequences? Perhaps you've pointed out a piece of evidence in favor of the theory. Nah. Can't be. That's <i>so O.T.</i>. Dire Dan: “I think the West’s power is declining rapidly.”

Remember that theory I told you about? Nowadays Europe and America (which once had the most amount of light) have turned their backs on God, and the secular motto of Western Civilization has become “Work, Consume, Die”.

Perhaps there are consequences? Perhaps you’ve pointed out a piece of evidence in favor of the theory.

Nah. Can’t be. That’s so O.T..

]]> By: Sarah http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29372 Sarah Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:36:51 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29372 Right-o. It's funny you mentioned China. I just read a short article tonight called "Rogue Aid" all about China offerring billions in aid to Africa for political purposes. This is environmentally devestating since they are also exporting a lot of their coal-based technologies along with the aid money itself. I believe the Russians are courting Africa in a similar way. Right-o. It’s funny you mentioned China. I just read a short article tonight called “Rogue Aid” all about China offerring billions in aid to Africa for political purposes. This is environmentally devestating since they are also exporting a lot of their coal-based technologies along with the aid money itself. I believe the Russians are courting Africa in a similar way.

]]> By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29370 Dan Edelen Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:38:42 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29370 Sarah, Thanks for stopping by! I hope you stick around. I'm not positive that all growth is fueled by the West. I think the West's power is declining rapidly. Countries like China and India are the movers now. They want a piece of the action and they don't need us for it. That's part of what's at stake here: their attempts to replicate us will cause the entire world problems. I'll get into this more as I blog the book. Sarah,

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you stick around.

I’m not positive that all growth is fueled by the West. I think the West’s power is declining rapidly. Countries like China and India are the movers now. They want a piece of the action and they don’t need us for it. That’s part of what’s at stake here: their attempts to replicate us will cause the entire world problems. I’ll get into this more as I blog the book.

]]> By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29369 Dan Edelen Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:34:31 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/08/deep-economy-part-1.html#comment-29369 BOB, Trust me, I know ever single thing you mentioned personally. In fact, I know them more deeply than you can imagine. But it's still possible. What it will take to get there will be radical. Land may be prohibitively expensive in some parts of the country. But not all parts. I know that to be the case because I bought in a place where land was cheap. It may take a move to a cheaper place to live. How about going in on land with some other believers? Pooling funds to buy land and then build on it? It may take that kind of thinking. The possibilities ARE nearly endless, but we don't explore them because of societal conformity and even naysayers in our churches. Our God holds all possibilities in His hands. The more we trust for big things, the more likely He is to bless us with those big things. But we think so small! We believe so tiny! God blesses people of big faith with limitless possibilities. Can we trust Him for them? BOB,

Trust me, I know ever single thing you mentioned personally. In fact, I know them more deeply than you can imagine.

But it’s still possible. What it will take to get there will be radical. Land may be prohibitively expensive in some parts of the country. But not all parts. I know that to be the case because I bought in a place where land was cheap. It may take a move to a cheaper place to live.

How about going in on land with some other believers? Pooling funds to buy land and then build on it? It may take that kind of thinking. The possibilities ARE nearly endless, but we don’t explore them because of societal conformity and even naysayers in our churches.

Our God holds all possibilities in His hands. The more we trust for big things, the more likely He is to bless us with those big things. But we think so small! We believe so tiny! God blesses people of big faith with limitless possibilities. Can we trust Him for them?

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