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10/10/2007 7:32:44 PM
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topic:
Low Income/Service Oriented Career Choices
Theophilus
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Thanks for the prompt reply. It is good to be reminded of "Jesus, the suffering servant" (and who for our sakes became poor).
Theophilus (i.e., God Lover)
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10/10/2007 12:58:58 PM
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topic:
Low Income/Service Oriented Career Choices
pastorman
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well, without knowing a lot of the details...perhaps one thing to say is that using one's gifts in service is not by definition selfish. Certainly one problem in our culture is that we don't value service and so folks in the service sector often face low pay and minimal or no benefits. Perhaps that says a lot about the selfishness of a culture and our low regard for service but it doesn't say anything negative about service and those who serve us. Frankly, I value my weekly trash collectors far more than media celebrities who make tens of millions of dollars for doing little more than being known. Our communities would suffer without trash collectors who serve us. I'm not sure I can't think of a single way in which our communities would suffer in the face of the disappearance of millionaire media celebrities. Remember Jesus the suffering servant as you consider the worth of service.
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10/10/2007 12:01:08 PM
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topic:
Low Income/Service Oriented Career Choices
Theophilus
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I am looking for some encouragement...
The type(s) of careers I sought and enjoyed for 30+ years did not bring great financial reward but the personal satisfaction and gratification of serving community and business brought no regret--until lately...
I knew since grade school that I wanted a certain career / career type that uses specific gifts & talents I have but now that I am more than 50 years old and friends around me are retiring and I have no such nest egg (nor will I ever most likely), I am questioning the wisdom of such career choices. Especially now in light of some health problems my family and I now have to live with which puts employment choices at risk. Sometimes I relate to Jimmy Stewart in Its a Wonderful Life where the banker tells him he is worth more dead than alive. Although I don't ponder suicide to help my family out of financial difficulties, I sometimes wonder if I acted too selfishly, ironically, when turning down more lucritive promotions in order to stay in lower paying jobs that were more service oriented, and subordinate in nature. I prided myself in these 'steps in faith' but the temporal hardship and sacrifice those decisions posed then do not compare to what they are doing to me and my family now.
Theophilus - (lover of God) (Phileo = Love & Theo = God)
edited by Theophilus on 10/10/2007
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10/6/2007 2:37:45 PM
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topic:
Test post posting edit
brians
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This will conatin a typo which I will post, then come back and edit.
BS
edit done!
edited by brians on 10/6/2007
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10/6/2007 2:27:12 PM
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topic:
Just checking it out
bullwinkle
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Well, here I am again. Talking to myself it seems. 
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10/6/2007 2:24:17 PM
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topic:
Just checking it out
bullwinkle
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I am posting this just for practice. fter I post it I will respond to my own post.
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9/27/2007 5:48:17 PM
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topic:
Getting started
bullwinkle
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Welllllll, there's even more.
For those who are unfamiliar with forums there is a Test Forum where you can practice a bit before engaging in a conversation in one of the other forums. Try it out!
BW
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9/27/2007 5:42:56 PM
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topic:
Getting started
brians
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The forum home page will display a list of forums.
Click on one of the forums, and the system will display a list of topics within that forum.
If you are logged in you can add a new topic to the forum. Or...
Click on one of the topics, and the system will display the current conversation for that topic.
If you are logged in you can add a post (reply) to the conversation.
-B
edited by brians on 10/14/2007
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9/27/2007 5:41:44 PM
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topic:
Registration? How do I do that -- and why?
bullwinkle
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If you are not registered you can view the forum content. However, if you wish to post to the forum you must first register by providing a user name and password. We also request your email address (which is not shared with other forum members) for the purpose of sending you notifications of posts and to enable you to retrieve your password. The "Register" button can be found in the top menu of the forum.
Once you register you will receive a confirmation email which conatins a link to confirm your registration. Once you click on the link, you will be able to login.
BW 
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9/27/2007 5:38:14 PM
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topic:
Registration? How do I do that -- and why?
grumpy
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I think I need to register before I can do much. How do I do that?
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9/27/2007 5:37:12 PM
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topic:
Getting started
grumpy
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I am not sure how to proceed here. What's the process?
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