"Why do people choose the substitute over God himself? Probably the most important reason is that it obviates accountability to God. We can meet idols on our own terms because they are our own creations. They are safe, predictable, and controllable; they are, in Jeremiah's colorful language, the 'scarecrows in a cornfield' (10:5). They are portable and completely under the user's control. They offer nothing like the threat of a God who thunders from Sinai and whose providence in this world so often appears to us to be incomprehensible and dangerous . . . [People] need face only themselves. That is the appeal of idolatry."
- David F. Wells
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
I've been selling stuff on eBay for almost a year, and I'm constantly surprised at the rudeness and presumptuousness (and cluelessness) of people. I'm sort of hacked that eBay doesn't allow Sellers to leave negative feedback on Buyers any more, because I've had my share of irate morons I'd love to warn people about.
Just now I got a message from a buyer whose auction closed on Sunday. He wanted to know why he hadn't received his CD yet.
I politely informed him that the post office is not open on Sundays. Or on Labor Day. And that I shipped his CD to him this morning.
I wish I could say this was the lamest message I've gotten.
Yepper I deal with people at work and they can be so interesting. I've been cussed out, stuff has been thrown at me, and I have been blamed for things out of my control. I’m sorry that people are sooooo lame.
On the flip side some of them pray for me, look for me, and tell me how much they love me. People are soooo great.