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- From: mlee@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Malcolm Lee)
- Subject: Re: Athletes thanking Jesus for victory
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.184644.20346@ra.royalroads.ca>
- Sender: mlee@ra.royalroads.ca (Malcolm Lee)
- Organization: Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, B.C.
- References: <1993Jan15.143130.20159@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <CINDY.93Jan21204602@solan10.solan.unit.no>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:46:44 GMT
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- In article <CINDY.93Jan21204602@solan10.solan.unit.no>, cindy@solan10.solan.unit.no (Cynthia Kandolf) writes:
- |> You know, it's not just athletes who thank God/Jesus for their
- |> successes. Actors and actresses do it, too, when presented with
- |> awards; same for musicians.
- |>
- |> Given the relative lack of success enjoyed by my adoptive countrymen
- |> and -women (did that make sense?) in their attempts to succeed in
- |> these areas, i feel compelled to ask: what are we doing wrong? Are we
- |> supposed to pay off God or something? If so, what adress do we send
- |> the bribes too (and what's the postal code for heaven)?
- |>
- |> Just wondering...
- |> -Cindy Kandolf
- |> cindy@solan.unit.no
- |> Trondheim, Norway
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- God doesn't take bribes.
- Too often, we try to do things that we would "like" to do but have no
- talent for. We should be thankful for the talents that God does give
- us. Not everyone was meant to be a superstar. All are equal in the
- eyes of God . . . and equally loved.
-
- God be with you.
-