Comments on: Who Knew He Had It In Him? http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-24985 MInTheGap Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:34:08 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-24985 I think that if you rewarded people-- men and women-- who do good things and have good character and gave them the spotlight, then you'd be doing a whole lot better service to the next generation than the pageants. I have seen where some people get their children into these things early like a sport-- and in that sense, it is better to be healthy than to just maintain an animal or play video games. The problem that I see is that it's easy to become vain, and it also doesn't grow the inner "man". That's what's showing in these different cases where people have been caught either before or afterward with things that violate their contracts-- their outsides do not match their insides. In some ways, this is almost a commentary on some Christian's lives. It was something that Christ identified in the Pharisee's lives. Some Christians (and we all have the tendency) put on a "church" look on Sunday because we don't want people to see what we're really like. Lots to think about. I think that if you rewarded people– men and women– who do good things and have good character and gave them the spotlight, then you’d be doing a whole lot better service to the next generation than the pageants.

I have seen where some people get their children into these things early like a sport– and in that sense, it is better to be healthy than to just maintain an animal or play video games. The problem that I see is that it’s easy to become vain, and it also doesn’t grow the inner “man”.

That’s what’s showing in these different cases where people have been caught either before or afterward with things that violate their contracts– their outsides do not match their insides.

In some ways, this is almost a commentary on some Christian’s lives. It was something that Christ identified in the Pharisee’s lives. Some Christians (and we all have the tendency) put on a “church” look on Sunday because we don’t want people to see what we’re really like.

Lots to think about.

]]> By: ann_in_grace http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-24895 ann_in_grace Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:00:26 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-24895 Self-esteem. What you value in yourself. What you value about yourself. How you think about yourself. What do others value in you. Should you care about superficiality? Mamy questions, plus peer pressure and fashion industry ideals. And teenagers without solid moral guidance from home, because what home cares about is money and success, because it pays immediately. Self-esteem. What you value in yourself. What you value about yourself. How you think about yourself. What do others value in you. Should you care about superficiality? Mamy questions, plus peer pressure and fashion industry ideals. And teenagers without solid moral guidance from home, because what home cares about is money and success, because it pays immediately.

]]> By: Leticia http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-21991 Leticia Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:12:14 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/01/04/who-knew-he-had-it-in-him/#comment-21991 Frankly I could really careless about the pageants. They are nothing but exploitation and I think they should do away with all of them. Not my role models, ick, not even. Frankly I could really careless about the pageants. They are nothing but exploitation and I think they should do away with all of them. Not my role models, ick, not even.

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