Comments on: The currency of Credibility http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-currency-of-credibility Blog your life away on music, controversy, theology, food, the arts, coffee, etc Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta1 By: The Scot http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-currency-of-credibility#comment-79 The Scot Wed, 23 May 2007 02:00:31 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/?p=21#comment-79 Sweetums, you make some good points here. If there is a sense of abandonment in the home whilst the parent(s) are off doing some good work or another, then this has the potential to do great harm. However on the other side of that, is the household where parent(s) conistently model self sacrificial behaviour, above & beyond the call of personal gain or profit. This can have the power to beautifully shift the status quo of the world of the child, & bring them up in a house where self sacrifice is the norm; As long as their basic physical & emotional needs are cared for, then this approach has the potential to raise children that are acutely aware of a world that exists beyond the church of electronic indoctrination. This happens solely becaus the parent(s) are trading on the currency of credibility MM Sweetums, you make some good points here. If there is a sense of abandonment in the home whilst the parent(s) are off doing some good work or another, then this has the potential to do great harm.
However on the other side of that, is the household where parent(s) conistently model self sacrificial behaviour, above & beyond the call of personal gain or profit. This can have the power to beautifully shift the status quo of the world of the child, & bring them up in a house where self sacrifice is the norm; As long as their basic physical & emotional needs are cared for, then this approach has the potential to raise children that are acutely aware of a world that exists beyond the church of electronic indoctrination. This happens solely becaus the parent(s) are trading on the currency of credibility
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]]> By: Sweetums http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-currency-of-credibility#comment-47 Sweetums Wed, 09 May 2007 04:38:56 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/?p=21#comment-47 I don't think it's important what they do on a big scale, it's how people deal with the small stuff. I can't stand it when people feed the poor, tend to the sick, visit the lonely, but leave their own wives/children/parents to fend for themselves. Your own flock is the most important. I tend to see how people are treating their loved ones as the most important. Of course if your family life is up to scratch then go ahead and minister to others. But Jesus said "don't let the sun go down on an argument" and "if you have a quarell with your brother, go fix that first" (I paraphrase!) Integrity and credibility start in the home I guess. I don’t think it’s important what they do on a big scale, it’s how people deal with the small stuff. I can’t stand it when people feed the poor, tend to the sick, visit the lonely, but leave their own wives/children/parents to fend for themselves. Your own flock is the most important.

I tend to see how people are treating their loved ones as the most important. Of course if your family life is up to scratch then go ahead and minister to others. But Jesus said “don’t let the sun go down on an argument” and “if you have a quarell with your brother, go fix that first” (I paraphrase!) Integrity and credibility start in the home I guess.

]]> By: Think Tank http://wonvoice.com.au/uncategorised/the-currency-of-credibility#comment-23 Think Tank Wed, 02 May 2007 15:03:05 +0000 http://wonvoice.com.au/?p=21#comment-23 I think you're pretty spot on with those two descriptions. I see alot of people, probably most people really, just existing, going from one challenge to the next; work, family, money, and so on. What this creates is a lifestyle based on yourself, not on others and not how you are received, just what can I do to get what I want! So, how great a thought to have everyone stop and think about themselves in this light, do I have credibility and integrity in the things I do and the relationships I have every day. Allowing these two ideas to structure your behaviour/actions would, I imagine, have an enormous effect. People that stand out for me are those that do walk a different path than the majority, lay down their own desires for the benefit of others. I have been lucky enough to know ex Senator Syd Spindler, a man who has done so much good for our Indigenous Australians. From a hands on role in working through the Mabo legislation to, even in his later years, helping Worawa College raise funds to provide essential services to the kids that live there. His passion for helping others at his age is remarkable. Another local hero I admire would be Les Twentyman, a man who looks at society and all it's inhabitants and seeks out those who dwell at it's lowest, ugliest points. Most of us avoid and think very little about those he helps everyday. The credibility and integrity of these two gentlemen is something I can only aspire to. I think you’re pretty spot on with those two descriptions. I see alot of people, probably most people really, just existing, going from one challenge to the next; work, family, money, and so on. What this creates is a lifestyle based on yourself, not on others and not how you are received, just what can I do to get what I want!
So, how great a thought to have everyone stop and think about themselves in this light, do I have credibility and integrity in the things I do and the relationships I have every day. Allowing these two ideas to structure your behaviour/actions would, I imagine, have an enormous effect.
People that stand out for me are those that do walk a different path than the majority, lay down their own desires for the benefit of others.
I have been lucky enough to know ex Senator Syd Spindler, a man who has done so much good for our Indigenous Australians. From a hands on role in working through the Mabo legislation to, even in his later years, helping Worawa College raise funds to provide essential services to the kids that live there.
His passion for helping others at his age is remarkable.
Another local hero I admire would be Les Twentyman, a man who looks at society and all it’s inhabitants and seeks out those who dwell at it’s lowest, ugliest points. Most of us avoid and think very little about those he helps everyday.
The credibility and integrity of these two gentlemen is something I can only aspire to.

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