Comments on: Son first http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:03:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CharlesMartel http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/comment-page-1/#comment-266867 CharlesMartel Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:20:57 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/18/son-first/#comment-266867 Don't you think God is asking, "Do you trust in me or your paycheck?" For years I have asked my children, "Are you trusting in the Lord or Daddy's wallet?" During a recent 6 months period of unemployment (without unemployment compensation) the Lord still provided because I was trusting in Him. I don't think it is a coincidence that my new job pays more than twice as much as the old one. Don’t you think God is asking, “Do you trust in me or your paycheck?”

For years I have asked my children, “Are you trusting in the Lord or Daddy’s wallet?”

During a recent 6 months period of unemployment (without unemployment compensation) the Lord still provided because I was trusting in Him. I don’t think it is a coincidence that my new job pays more than twice as much as the old one.

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]]> By: Reg http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/comment-page-1/#comment-263809 Reg Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:55:43 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/18/son-first/#comment-263809 Tony, Good article. God calls the righteous saints, godly, etc., the wicked are called the ungodly. Never mind that we are not completely perfect in this life, God calls us saints. And this man is acting like a saint. Tony,
Good article. God calls the righteous saints, godly, etc., the wicked are called the ungodly. Never mind that we are not completely perfect in this life, God calls us saints. And this man is acting like a saint.

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]]> By: Dick Friedrich http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/comment-page-1/#comment-263743 Dick Friedrich Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:25:41 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/18/son-first/#comment-263743 No doubt about it. This post is one that touches each of us. Change is inevitable and may or may not be good. Fears are also close at hand because of uncertainties. Not long ago I heard a question that helped me digest these issues. How many of you would want to be doing the same thing tomorrow that you did today? I mean exactly the same thing down to the most minute detail? How many of you would be satisfied today with what you were getting paid 10 years ago? It's probably not that we dislike change in general, just change we can't control or that comes with "too much" uncertainty. Mr. Salter's response to the changes in his life are encouraging although NPR probably didn't emphasize the factors that led him to make that response. Too bad for NPR listeners. No doubt about it. This post is one that touches each of us. Change is inevitable and may or may not be good. Fears are also close at hand because of uncertainties. Not long ago I heard a question that helped me digest these issues. How many of you would want to be doing the same thing tomorrow that you did today? I mean exactly the same thing down to the most minute detail? How many of you would be satisfied today with what you were getting paid 10 years ago? It’s probably not that we dislike change in general, just change we can’t control or that comes with “too much” uncertainty. Mr. Salter’s response to the changes in his life are encouraging although NPR probably didn’t emphasize the factors that led him to make that response. Too bad for NPR listeners.

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]]> By: Sawgunner http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/comment-page-1/#comment-263734 Sawgunner Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/18/son-first/#comment-263734 The laid-off textile workers could be trained to be paralegals or hairstylists for John Edwards The laid-off textile workers could be trained to be paralegals or hairstylists for John Edwards

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]]> By: Sawgunner http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/18/son-first/comment-page-1/#comment-263732 Sawgunner Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:15:23 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/18/son-first/#comment-263732 I heard this today on NPR driving onto post. To the poor South Carolinians who saw a textile garment factory job as an eternal constant: what were you thinking? The trade agreements eliminated all the import tariffs. Unless the freight/fuel costs shoot up horrificly, those shirts bedspreads etc will be made by someone far away who will work for far less money than even a non-unionized Carolinian. And the factories won't need to fret about workplace safety, clean air, health insurance, overtime pay. Then again, the US workers were able to claim they had to have all those perks and high wages because manufacturing jobs are for many folks rather unappealing and monotonous "scut work". If we send the scut work abroad, we thereby "free up" Americans to open cookie boutiques or write C++ computer code. (sarcasm off) In this world nothing is secure, there are no sure bets. I think governors in South Carolina and elsewhere should take the focus off the blue collar lunch-pail manufacturing jobs. Put the focus on the types of work which cannot be off-shore outsourced, and retool the schools to train adults and young people for those jobs. I heard this today on NPR driving onto post.
To the poor South Carolinians who saw a textile garment factory job as an eternal constant: what were you thinking? The trade agreements eliminated all the import tariffs. Unless the freight/fuel costs shoot up horrificly, those shirts bedspreads etc will be made by someone far away who will work for far less money than even a non-unionized Carolinian. And the factories won’t need to fret about workplace safety, clean air, health insurance, overtime pay.
Then again, the US workers were able to claim they had to have all those perks and high wages because manufacturing jobs are for many folks rather unappealing and monotonous “scut work”. If we send the scut work abroad, we thereby “free up” Americans to open cookie boutiques or write C++ computer code.
(sarcasm off)
In this world nothing is secure, there are no sure bets. I think governors in South Carolina and elsewhere should take the focus off the blue collar lunch-pail manufacturing jobs. Put the focus on the types of work which cannot be off-shore outsourced, and retool the schools to train adults and young people for those jobs.

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