I think Wal-Mart is going through what Nike went through some time ago. They’re getting blasted for their manufacturing tactics. Basically, they attempt to find where in the world they can make their products the very cheapest. What’s more, though, they are reported as pressuring their suppliers to continually cut costs which pits suppliers against each other. This ends up not being good for the factory worker. The thing about Wal-Mart is, they’re so incredibly powerful, that they literally hold the fiscal fate of entire countries in their hands. Without Wal-Mart and the manufacturing jobs they provide, Honduras and Bangledesh would be economicdevastated. One thing you can’t say about Wal-Mart is that they allow inhumane working conditions. Their factories are clean and they pay well. But that doesn't stop some nasty things from happening. Like working hours from 8 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Boy, there’s such a huge difference between going to school and working for dad in the mill. Today I went over there and worked and realized there’s so much time to sit and think and read and pray. Such a stark contrast to the busyness and thinking of school. I mean, in school you think too, but it’s a very structured kind of thinking, I don’t think I like it quite as well. That’s one thing about college, you can study yourself out of being creative.

If you’re honest, teachers, don’t you think a little, tiny bit of the reason you’re teaching is ego-driven? Maybe not, maybe you have absolutely pure motives. Great. I was thinking about it today, part of the fun and joy of teaching is imparting knowledge to your students that they don’t have. You know it, and they don’t. That’s always fun.

We say we are to love the sinner and hate the sin. I wonder if I really love the sinner. I wonder how I show it. What’s our reaction when we hear that someone is gay? I’m afraid it’s rather condemning, rather than loving. It’s “oh my goodness I can’t believe it” instead of “how can I be Jesus to this person.” What’s So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey is getting me to thinking.