tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post4750411739476848524..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Scarcity is not the problembyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6834504124468754452009-01-24T10:35:00.000+00:002009-01-24T10:35:00.000+00:00Totally! Steven Covey's book 'Seven Habits of High...Totally! Steven Covey's book 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' has a couple of pages on the downsides of the scarcity mentality. <BR/><BR/>They do define it in terms of wonderful 80's Coke/Pepsi market share battles - and say that once Coke stopped comparing themselves to Pepsi and only compared themselves to themselves - they took off. (Which is a wonderfully cliched example if you want Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109386597199085417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20670344580222902122009-01-24T08:59:00.000+00:002009-01-24T08:59:00.000+00:00Great article. I particularly like his reference t...Great article. I particularly like his reference to idols as the 'gods of scarcity.'<BR/><BR/>His interpretation of Achan's sin is incorrect, because they were allowed to plunder in later conquests. Jericho was 'holy war' - a firstfruits that was devoted entirely to God. This is more complex than just plain old greed. Achan wasn't covetous. He was <I>impatient</I> like Adam, which put Israel on Mike Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160881512505096044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-24956674006860726502009-01-24T06:30:00.000+00:002009-01-24T06:30:00.000+00:00Megan: a nice coincidence - I was discussing this ...Megan: a nice coincidence - I was discussing this B article at a reading group a couple of days ago and someone else mentioned that same Gandhi quote, which I hadn't heard before, but which seems perfectly apt.<BR/><BR/>Josh: thanks for the tip!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-23453851907530659142009-01-23T23:14:00.000+00:002009-01-23T23:14:00.000+00:00byron, thanks for the link to the article. I heard...byron, thanks for the link to the article. I heard Brueggemann's lectures at Regent College recently on this very topic. They are worth downloading and listening to!<BR/><BR/>http://regentaudio.com/product_details.php?item_id=922<BR/><BR/>peace,<BR/><BR/>Josh<BR/>www.joshfurnal.comthe donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700953672074556736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-66994554249249597152009-01-23T20:33:00.000+00:002009-01-23T20:33:00.000+00:00I preached on this last year - there is a good quo...I preached on this last year - there is a good quote attributed to Gandhi:<BR/>Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400747412761753914noreply@blogger.com