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The Silver Mine
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Ernie
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The Silver Mine
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The old woodcutter spoke again. “It is impossible to talk with you. You always draw conclusions. Life is so vast, yet you judge all of life with one page or one word. You see only a fragment. Unless you know the whole story, how can you judge?"
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It was a good reminder that riches are indeed a snare. There are probably many applications for us especially in what we choose for work.
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The parson never gave the King a direct answer, but he left confident. "I have the answer."Ernie wrote:http://englishiva1011.pbworks.com/f/SILVMINE.PDF
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"Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous."
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Great story. I think I read it years ago, but I'm not sure where.Ernie wrote:http://englishiva1011.pbworks.com/f/SILVMINE.PDF
If you read this story in its entirety, you may comment on your thoughts about the story, as well as applications we might make for our lives and the Kingdom of God today.
Silver mines, gold mines, poppy 'mines', and all other forms of easy wealth will ruin people. Even if we dream of wealth and how we would use it well, history shows that it almost always results in a ruined people.
I lived in a place once near abandoned gold and silver mines, and too many of the people of the place still wait around for the next boom. The current bonanza comes from poppies, and it has resulted in nothing but strife and problems, dead people, and ruined relationships. Many do not realize that better, enduring, physical wealth comes as the result of years of steady work, not a quick boom. And since the way we earn our bread is so intertwined with who we are, it affects our relationship with God too.
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