Comments for mereHope

Comment on Wright Stuff by mikestroope

mikestroope — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:40:16 +0000

Not yet. It just arrived. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

Comment on Wright Stuff by Leah G

Leah G — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:52:21 +0000

Mike, have you completed the book yet? I have just purchased my copy!

Comment on Good Work by Carl

Carl — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:20:26 +0000

Not all work is good. Work is incapable of being good when it is corrupted into drudgery. This is often the case when the work is divorced from its proper end, that of producing something good or valuable or useful, and reduced to subservience to some intangible thing which is not directly related. This is usually profit, but can also be a means to something else such as leisure, freedom from work (in the future for the self or the present for someone else), respect, or an ephemeral happiness that is not rooted in anything. This is work that might otherwise be good, but it is held in bondage. In most cases, the worker has no choice. The bulk of the workforce are drones in factories and offices. Some choose work that is drudgery because by doing it they can obtain other benefits which they desire more than what they can gain from meaningful work. This may be a form of insanity. Work as drudgery is nothing new, and has been around since humans first learned that they could dominate other humans, but it has become the norm in our society, and is to be expected when an economy is no longer concerned with producing goods and instead shifts to producing money.

Comment on Good Work by bob anderson

bob anderson — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:25:09 +0000

True enough, Mike:-)

Comment on Good Work by mikestroope

mikestroope — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:10:29 +0000

Bob, Sandie probably likes it as well.

Comment on Good Work by bob anderson

bob anderson — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:06:32 +0000

Great piece and beautiful picture. I’ve been cleaning out a very junkie closet this morning and not liking it one bit. Such is a touch a life when our house also is office, campus ministry center, things left behind by kids……etc. I need to keep the goal in sight. Work is very OKAY and God seems to like it!

Comment on Finding their Voice by Brett G

Brett G — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:42:44 +0000

Fantastic, Mike! This is the place, these are the questions on which I’m standing and working.

Comment on Finding their Voice by Jessica S

Jessica S — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:13:53 +0000

Great questions. I need to pull out a choice Wendell Berry essay for you about specialization and “expert systems.” Sounds like he says very similar things, just in poetic prose.

Comment on Clinging with Both Hands by mikestroope

mikestroope — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:35:11 +0000

Emily,
I am still learning … learning to desperately grasp. I know my darkness and anguish are not as deep and earth-shaking as what others are experiencing, and yet, we are all there in some measure because of death, illness, mean people, etc. I need to be continually reminded because this is part of what life will eventually bring me, and when it does I want to be found hoping.

Comment on Clinging with Both Hands by Emily

Emily — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:21:34 +0000

Dr. Stroope,
This is certainly a post for us! Especially over the last few months. We have learned, and are still learning, how to cling with both hands. We had a conversation about this yesterday too. Thanks for the great reminder.
Emily