tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post3872964362792344603..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Jesus and climate change Vbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-8055814241609697792007-12-15T03:48:00.000+00:002007-12-15T03:48:00.000+00:00Yes, good point about feeling entitled to things a...Yes, good point about feeling entitled to things as a (disasterous) alternative to receiving them as gift. Perhaps the link to the PWE comes through the commodification of life, such that a monetary value is placed on everything. In this calculative approach, since I can quantify my earning capacity (or actual earnings), I can see precisely what goods I have earned and can pay for with my own byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-49224833305822674602007-12-14T17:10:00.000+00:002007-12-14T17:10:00.000+00:00An interesting contrast to the culture of entitlem...An interesting contrast to the culture of entitlements that permeates the West. I'm not sure I get the leap from the Protestant work ethic to entitlement, but it is the reality I live and struggle with. The culture of entitlements sees life as a hassle to be endured rather than a gift to be embraced, and the good things in my life, well I deserve those anyway. <BR/><BR/>Great post Byron, I'm One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.com