Don't forget George while you are at it, Tom. I hope that it will be in the good column,
George ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Matkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:50 PM Subject: [ZION] Starts With G > Think of how many things that start with G need to be taught (learned?). > > There is so much to learn about "God", just as much to know about "good" > or "goodness". What about "gratitude", "grace", "guilt", "gentleness", > or "glory". > > And there are things like "gambling" and "gossip". I have something to > say about them. What is wrong with gambling? I know it's trying to get > something for nothing, at least that's what we are told. But what's so > wrong with that? Besides it isn't strictly true. The gambler does offer > something, actually usually a lot more than he gets. And he certainly > accepts risk. I guess one drawback to gambling is that it seems to be > addictive and win or lose it leads to other undesirable things. The > winner is proud, for absolutely no good reason. The worst sort of > pride. The loser is distraught, for very good reason. The worst sort of > grief. And the loser sometimes tries to cover his or her losses by > stealing or other sad things. You read about that in the paper everyday. > "Bookkeeper at Laundry Indicted for Fraud - Stole over $100,000 to try > to make up for Vegas binges". But really the worst thing about gambling > is that it steals your hope from where it belongs. People who buy > lottery tickets or bet the horses or the football pools do it because > they are hoping it will make them happy. They place their hope on that > winning number to make this life less miserable. This robs them of the > initiative to do the real things that bring happiness, like living the > gospel with exactness and drawing nearer to God. Our hope should be in > Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, not in Friday's 6-49 draw. Where your > (hope for) treasure is, there will your heart be also. You can't serve > God and the Lottery.... You get the idea. That's why I think gambling is > a pernicious evil, it presents a destructive counterfeit method of > finding relief from the troubles of this world. > > What else is wrong with gambling? > > I'll write about gossip another time. Maybe later today. And gladness, > grudges, guile, gospel, gifts, genealogy, guidance and gross. > > Nice to be back. Natasha kicked me off Zion on her own back near the end > of that brouhaha with George and I could never find the list again. My > version of Topica didn't even show Zion as a place. When Natasha > banishes you she does it right. I did find George again but lost Jim. > Jim stayed right here, right? > > Think about gird, gathering, and gulf. Ah yes, G is where it's at. > There's so much to talk about, and we haven't even considered the words > that begin with "eh". > > Tom > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
