It feels good to reflect on an incident and know that you were “the bigger person” because you didn’t repay evil for evil.  You were a kind person, a reasonable person, whatever it is.

But at what point does turning the other cheek, aware that it’s psychologically pleasing, become self-seeking?

God is a flat-taxer.

In the Old Testament, God asked for 10% of everyone’s income, straight up.  People could give more if they felt like it, but 10% was the requirement for everyone, regardless of income or capabilities.

This may rile some people, but why should we be any different?

The other day Melissa and I posted a blog, The Waste Debate: Garbage or Money.

Our friend e-mailed us with comments that he said were too long to responsibly leave in a comments form.  With his permission, I’ve posted them.

I’m not sure how much I agree with him yet, but I think he clearly lays out a lot of very good points…

Melissa and I have an ongoing debate about waste.

It’s very important to us to eliminate waste.  We don’t understand how Americans can be so wasteful.

Here is Melissa and I’s question: Is it better to save money and leave more garbage, or better to produce less garbage but spend more money?

We got a lot of comments on our last post about beggars.  All of the comments were different and covered very different sides of the debate.

Melissa and I have been trying hard to figure out if we should help beggars on the street.  We still don’t really know, but we did look through the bible, and these are some things that we found to be relevant…