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In the beginning…

Way back in the dark ages of the Internet.  You know, back when web sites were created using notepad or some other text editor?  Back when putting up a commercial web site was considered evil? Back when all the amazing tools we have now weren’t available?  We had this technology called NNTP.  This was the predecessor to forums.

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A friend of mine posted the following video on my facebook wall:

You don’t have to watch it if you don’t want.  I’ll give you the gist of it.  Satan couldn’t find any better way to trip up Christians so he decided to make us all too busy to get to know our savior.

The problem with this presentation is that it is ALMOST true.  But, the truth is, we do what we do based on what we value.  Maybe it’s my recent exposure to Piper’s Christian Hedonism.  But, I’ve been thinking recently about why people do or don’t do things.  And put quite simply, the reason we do or don’t do things is not because we don’t have time.  Being “too busy” is an excuse.  The reason we do or don’t do things is because they either are or are not priorities for us.

We don’t learn a new skill that we know we should, because knowing that skill is not a priority.  We don’t study for a test, because that’s not a priority.  We don’t study the scriptures to show ourselves approved, because knowing the scriptures is not a priority.  We don’t pray because fellowship with God is not a priority.

And things become priorities, or not, based on what we value.

No, Satan didn’t make us too busy.  He just convinced us all that all of the stuff that keeps us busy is more important than all the stuff that SHOULD keep us busy.

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Why America doesn’t vote

Today is November 6th and if you live in the United States, you know what that means. . . or do you?

It is election day.

And you know what will happen tonight besides counting the votes?  The talking heads on radio and TV will have this discussion centering around:

1. How many people voted
2. How many people could have voted
3. The decline in the number of people who vote
4. How we could get more people to vote

So, I’m going to jump right to the end of the day here and tell you.  Less people voted than could have.  There is a decline in the number of people.  And, in fact, if you look at the statistics over time, the easier we’ve made it for people to vote, the fewer people vote.

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