tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post2110709127287389726..comments2023-07-24T11:24:13.161-04:00Comments on ADVENTURES IN THE BALLPARK: What's Your Idol? Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-58201414165453939192012-07-14T20:03:46.776-04:002012-07-14T20:03:46.776-04:00Beautifully written words to ponder today. Thank y...Beautifully written words to ponder today. Thank you for dropping by my online corner. I'm delighted to discover your site and the community you have here.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254264451637622494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-28044580068342242732012-07-13T11:33:06.888-04:002012-07-13T11:33:06.888-04:00This is exactly what I needed to hear today. It&#...This is exactly what I needed to hear today. It's so clear to me what my idols are now, and I will admit it. Blogging. I'm currently wrestling with whether I should continue to teach Precepts at my church, but was thinking of how it would cut into my blogging/writing/visiting time and could I really do it all. Of course I can't. But duh, which is the lasting one? I have my answer now. It's THE ONE. If you're in the Denver area, you're welcome to join us Thursday mornings at 9. Now to pick a study and order books.<br />Thanks, Mare.<br /><a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tina @ Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-45039776833248054412012-07-13T06:03:23.653-04:002012-07-13T06:03:23.653-04:00Terrific post, and you wrote about it so well!!! S...Terrific post, and you wrote about it so well!!! Sad about Starbucks, though, lol! and if blogs aren't going to last, I'm going to enjoy yours every minute that I can! Thanks for sharing!Elaine L. Bridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626664987489043393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-54557319156336469702012-07-13T01:15:44.405-04:002012-07-13T01:15:44.405-04:00I couldn't agree more. Great topic. I've ...I couldn't agree more. Great topic. I've been thinking about these things myself a lot lately...planning a post about it next week. Things I think I can't live without. LOVE THIS.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905253695917160052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-55358043770084852462012-07-12T16:31:18.388-04:002012-07-12T16:31:18.388-04:00Oh thank you for linking up! This is wonderful fo...Oh thank you for linking up! This is wonderful food for thought!!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074086681303653107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-28265429139194476632012-07-12T16:12:26.013-04:002012-07-12T16:12:26.013-04:00Reading this is quite the self-check! Woah! I lo...Reading this is quite the self-check! Woah! I love how you said you "swat" them. Next time I feel my self placing something before God, I'm gonna bust out the spiritual swatter. :) Great post, Mare!Falen https://www.blogger.com/profile/00789611611597542916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-60663392986443992122012-07-12T12:41:13.259-04:002012-07-12T12:41:13.259-04:00I LOVE this post! I really love how you've wr...I LOVE this post! I really love how you've written this very much needed reminder. :) I will be thinking about this all day and will pass it on to family. :)Marie https://www.blogger.com/profile/09889949311329427053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-41398820360375460082012-07-12T12:24:02.804-04:002012-07-12T12:24:02.804-04:00wonderful reminder and such an excellent way of pu...wonderful reminder and such an excellent way of putting it :)Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-92032480445492649742012-07-12T09:40:05.686-04:002012-07-12T09:40:05.686-04:00What an awesome word, Mare! (Although I am surpri...What an awesome word, Mare! (Although I am surprised to hear that in the end blogs won't matter!)<br /><br />I totally agree with everything you've said, and I especially love the prayer at the end of your post. You expressed what I pray for as well. Well... I'm not praying that no one brings home M&Ms ... guess I have a ways to go.Jerraleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303751802364926617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-34701370049225509692012-07-12T01:25:24.338-04:002012-07-12T01:25:24.338-04:00Wow, I needed to read this. So well written and ri...Wow, I needed to read this. So well written and right on point! I really feel a strong conviction brewing inside of me in regard to idols, and I know it will be a challenge, but I am ready for battle. <br />Thank you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-84458221974003578022012-07-11T21:08:25.214-04:002012-07-11T21:08:25.214-04:00I think I must be strange I don't have idols i...I think I must be strange I don't have idols in fact I don't think I ever had and reading this I have had a long thing about who or what idols I might have but honestly I can't think of a single one so I must be strange..............I don't know what this says about meJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-63099913004477614322012-07-11T18:38:10.225-04:002012-07-11T18:38:10.225-04:00TV i think is a big Idol in our society today. Bu...TV i think is a big Idol in our society today. But, perhaps it is getting taken over by the internet. I think blogging is different, because it is personal and we choose to help or hinder with it. make sense? loved reading this today, thank you!!!!!!!!!renae https://www.blogger.com/profile/03691374381873932228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-25033125194505457072012-07-11T18:09:38.043-04:002012-07-11T18:09:38.043-04:00You did such a great job placing the idea of idols...You did such a great job placing the idea of idols into a modern, relevant context. It's frightening to step back and see how many idols I have.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512195350501287945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-30949070854411045842012-07-11T16:05:17.883-04:002012-07-11T16:05:17.883-04:00Man, do I love this post! How true it is - - so ...Man, do I love this post! How true it is - - so many (most) things we adore and covet are so temporary and so "who cares" at the end of our lives. When the things we should be adoring and coveting are right in front of our eyes - - our relationships with our family members and our relationship with God and Jesus Christ! THAT'S what matters! Thanks so much for the reminder!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-13418044428012427562012-07-11T12:15:51.623-04:002012-07-11T12:15:51.623-04:00Amen. Great post. I like that you wrote it in such...Amen. Great post. I like that you wrote it in such a way as to make your reader think more than to give answers that were easy to address. Idols are tricky, and my first response was that my idols are my home and my family because they are where all my time and money go. It makes me think that I do need to dedicate more time and money to our church. I always tell myself it's enough, but maybe there is more I can do or in a better way. In church last week we talked about how the walk to and with God is a downhill battle rather than uphill because you have to go down to really get to him and be raised up. It just reminded me of all the plans I have for the future and things I want to do in His name, but that are an indefinite time away.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866280295791546341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-83639914983283427762012-07-11T12:05:26.667-04:002012-07-11T12:05:26.667-04:00Thanks for this. I'm going to ponder that a bi...Thanks for this. I'm going to ponder that a bit.. Idols aren't always as easy to spot as we think they are. The thing about idols is that they never really satisfy the way we hope they will (well, except for the M&M's maybe! ;)netablogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701837355683136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-2108961526146486552012-07-11T09:39:40.531-04:002012-07-11T09:39:40.531-04:00What a great post today. Yes, I think it would be ...What a great post today. Yes, I think it would be safe to say that we all struggle with idols in our lives. I know recently the Lord showed me something that I had considered to be a good thing that had actually become an idol for me as I was putting it before I did Him! Thanks for the post today. Hugs and blessings, CindyCreations By Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652249357420269173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606494570434205373.post-60361680154812961462012-07-11T00:55:51.252-04:002012-07-11T00:55:51.252-04:00I so get this; I have my own idols, in fact I have...I so get this; I have my own idols, in fact I have written them down a lot in my prayer journal and in the Bible. It is a struggle and you are right, they don't have to be made of silver, gold or wood to still be an idol; great thoughts you shared!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com