10:34 AM
Today's disclaimer: I've never gotten into crude "guy talk," nor have I ever found humor in the discussion of smelly things and sounds, etc. Many of you are probably like me in that regard. However, I imagine that most of you have used, and probably still use, the "B" word and don't consider it to be off-limits. Now, let's move forward with today's post about mineral resources.
I couldn't use "Picking Your Nose" as the title today, because then my post wouldn't have sounded family-friendly.
How much of a friend are you to me? If I had a foreign object on my face, in my teeth, or visible mineral deposits in my nose, would you let me go about my business with that kind of blemish, or would you say, "Hey, Dean, you have got one big booger happening there"? That, as we all know deep down inside, is the true measure of friendship.
On the other hand, how much of a friend would you be if you saw me in that sort of situation and instead of alerting me, you began to discuss it with your acquaintances? "Oh.. my... goodness... Did you see Dean today?!"
I don't know if I mean to specifically address gossip here, but I do want to make it clear that at some point we can move from being genuinely concerned about stray foreign objects in others people's... err... lives, and move on to an obsession with them. The quest can become an end to itself, rather than a means to see that Jesus Christ is honored.
I feel like I keep using two or three verses over and over here, but I'm going to go ahead and run with it. When I see Christ-followers everywhere implementing them I'll move on to some other ones: "Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." - Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
I couldn't use "Picking Your Nose" as the title today, because then my post wouldn't have sounded family-friendly.
How much of a friend are you to me? If I had a foreign object on my face, in my teeth, or visible mineral deposits in my nose, would you let me go about my business with that kind of blemish, or would you say, "Hey, Dean, you have got one big booger happening there"? That, as we all know deep down inside, is the true measure of friendship.On the other hand, how much of a friend would you be if you saw me in that sort of situation and instead of alerting me, you began to discuss it with your acquaintances? "Oh.. my... goodness... Did you see Dean today?!"
I don't know if I mean to specifically address gossip here, but I do want to make it clear that at some point we can move from being genuinely concerned about stray foreign objects in others people's... err... lives, and move on to an obsession with them. The quest can become an end to itself, rather than a means to see that Jesus Christ is honored.
I feel like I keep using two or three verses over and over here, but I'm going to go ahead and run with it. When I see Christ-followers everywhere implementing them I'll move on to some other ones: "Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." - Philippians 2:3-4 (NLT)
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I don't know what this says about me but it took me a while to figure out that the black ropey thing pictued was an outline of a nose. I had to read your blog twice. LOL Deanna
I didn't know what the "B" word was! I thought of one other one but it wasn't the one you were thinking of.
I guess you were fishing to see if I had read your blog today when you mentioned feeling "something" in your nose at the visitation. Sorry, but I had NOT read it until now, so I was clueless. However, I guess you might be comforted in knowing that if Dwight had his pliars (sp?) with him, he would have gladly helped you check your nostril crevices (ew! that sounds really disgusting, doesn't it?). he he!
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