“Black Friday” Friends Open Thread
Posted By Joe on November 27, 2009
Since today is "Black Friday," I wanted to pause the "Seven Letters to Seven Churches" series again to open this up to you, my readers.
Please post a prayer request, a link to a site you found interesting, plug your own post, tell me how stupid I am to be partaking in this activity, or just to say hello.
Please also feel free to follow me on Twitter @MayHeIncrease.
Chances are, I'm out and about somewhere with all the other nuts trying to scoop up good deals. My wife enjoys black Friday and I just like tagging along with her early in the morning.
May He Increase!
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Just posted a review on Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue: An American Life - http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=4547. I hope you check it out.
Thanks Shane! I'll try checking it out over the weekend.
To all the young people who may visit this site.........Johnny Cash leaves a strong message. Don't waste your life for things of this world. In the end.....I believe I will meet Cash someday:-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq01TXQR0s
It's interesting . . . Mark Gungor Tweeted that Black Friday was the annual "running of the pagans."
As much as I understood what he means by that, part of me doesn't see an issue with going on Black Friday sales to save a buck on things we needed (like winter clothes for my 2-year old son). I think it's all in how you view "Black Friday." I never really enjoyed it much because, as a rule, I despise shopping. My wife--like most women I think--enjoy shopping. It's really a female thing that I will never understand.
I think a lot of Christians throw the baby out with the bathwater on this subject. Consider the Proverbs 31 woman:
My wife is a savvy shopper. She refuses to buy things that are not on sale or we don't have a coupon for it. I'm just the opposite: though I hate shopping, if I see something I need or want, I'll just get it (if I can afford it). My wife will tell me the dozens of other places I could have gone to to get the item cheaper. It drives her nuts.
Maybe I doth protest too much on this point. I see nothing wrong with going out on Black Friday to pick up items cheaply/cheaper. What I do take issue with, however, is going out, trampling over people, just to find happiness in material things. They don't satisfy.
As it turned out, I didn't want to get up at 5:00 am. I stayed home with my son while my wife went out with her sister and picked up a few things.
The Lord knows your heart Joe:-)
Amen! Yes He does. May what He find there please Him!
Thanks Ike.