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April 04, 2008
By: Patrick
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So who is the most important person in the Bible? Well, besides Him, of course — and his Son and his Spirit.
It’s a curious question really, and maybe there’s not an answer. There are definitely people highlighted more than others, though that’s not necessarily a measure of importance. Saul takes up a good chunk of chapters, but in the long run he seems to be more of an oops than important. David steps in and his branch takes over the whole story.
I don’t really even mean honored. Isaiah, for instance, resonates to our day as being a great prophet. But, in the story he’s more of an observer and color commentator. He’s vital as a narrator, but not as a player.
How about Noah? He’s important. If he didn’t have that faith which builds boats then the story suggests humanity would have been wiped out.
David and Noah are important, for the Old Testament parts. As is Moses. We can’t forget Moses. Or Abraham. Abraham is a rather vital guy for all sorts of reasons. Maybe we could throw in Paul and Peter and John for the New Testament — both because they were major players and because if not for these three we wouldn’t really have much of a New Testament. Thank God for the writers, eh?
These are people we know. So they seem especially important, and for good reasons. But I’m thinking there are others. I’m constantly struck by the character actors in the text. You know, the men and women who show up, say a line or two, and then disappear.
Take this lady, for instance:
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April 03, 2008
By: Marty
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A quick post to thank the good folks at True North Records for providing us with music to play on the soon coming music and talk version of Humble O Radio.
Hopefully independent artists and labels will follow soon, I hope so.
While I am at it I will take the time to thank a few of the artists and/or their labels for helping us to establish our library for the launch of our station.
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September 05, 2007
By: Marty
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Tonight I was joined by ACathi-Lyn Dyck who is one of our featured bloggers here on Humble O Radio and also at her own website LazyCreek.net. Our topic of conversation was practical sustainability, what it is and where it got it’s roots.
For folks who are interested in learning more about adding elements of sustainability to their life, Cathi-Lyn recommends a visit to HomesteadBlogger.com.
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Humble O Radio Episode 17 Sustainability:
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August 14, 2007
By: Marty
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My wife Trina and I have been married nearly 20 years and of course each one has been a cakewalk…like every other marriage or relationship, right?It doesn’t matter if you’re an Atheist, Christian, Muslim or Oompa Lompa, if you can’t figure out how to forgive, you are destined to have a very miserable and lonely life.
Without allowing your self to forgive little things will become huge issues and ultimately that only hurts you.
- So forgive the guy who cuts you off in traffic.
- Forgive the person who screwed you over in that business deal.
- Forgive the spouse who takes you for granted…but what does that forgiveness look like?
Does it mean you let people walk all over you?
Not all…and we’ll talk about all of this tonight on Humble O Radio.
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Humble O Radio 11 Forgiveness:
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August 12, 2007
By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor
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Getting back to the land, owning an acreage or a small farm, is a really cool fad these days. Everyone’s doing it, you know.
For one, it seems to mesh with a certain portion of the Christian homeschooling community, so well that conservative Christian businessfolk Paul and Gena Suarez expanded their online business to cater to Christian homesteaders. What began as The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and HomeschoolBlogger.com now includes HomesteadBlogger.com, which amounts to an online small town in both size and culture.
What’s the deal? Well, the rhetoric about good management of the earth comes from a couple of directions—one, it comes from within the churches. What amounts to campaign materials are handed out to churches and denominations. These even include sermon suggestions for incorporating concern for the earth. [1]
Two, like those campaign materials, the rhetoric comes from secular sources. Accusations link Christianity to male domination and exploitation of, like, everything—women, children, and dolphins. (I had no idea my church’s deacons had so much spare time on their hands.) Homesteading and ecological awareness is one response from the Christian community.
Most of all, though, there is realistic motivation for individuals as they pick up on the realities of our food distribution system. People aren’t satisfied with blueberries that have been sitting on the boat from Chile for a month. [2] Folks are absorbing a perennial flow of news items about environmental concerns, and an ever-expanding grassroots buzz about better living.
The sustainability movement has links to globalism, and also contains plenty of pagan philosophy. Are Christians aware of everything they’re adopting? And what about pagans? I’ve seen several pagans try to integrate into the HomesteadBlogger community, only to end up leaving or limiting their participation, for various reasons. Do Christians handle these interactions wisely?
Lemme know what you think. [3]
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[1] Forcing Change Magazine, Issue 6, Volume 1, www.forcingchange.org
[2] See http://lazycreek.net/TYDOS/2007/04/seasonal-produce-and-winter-eating.html for more information.
[3] Author’s note: The uploading of this post was fraught with homesteading peril, so I appeal to the record for grounds that my frazzled nerves deserve the contribution of your opinion, dear reader.
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