http://www.journeyguy.com/chasing-the-kingdom/ Life, adventure and faith in southwest Virginia Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:58:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.journeyguy.com/chasing-the-kingdom/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Mark W. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:43:07 +0000 http://www.journeyguy.com/archives/732#comment-1796 What would one do if all he/she possessed were a giant pearl? I don't get it. Also, does it strike you that both parables play specifically on the quality of human greed? Isn't it inconsistent to portray such greed positively when the overall purpose of the parable is to help convert people to a belief system that teaches against that quality? Just some initial thoughts on the matter. ;) What would one do if all he/she possessed were a giant pearl? I don’t get it. Also, does it strike you that both parables play specifically on the quality of human greed? Isn’t it inconsistent to portray such greed positively when the overall purpose of the parable is to help convert people to a belief system that teaches against that quality? Just some initial thoughts on the matter. ;)

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