tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post1483406939747254102..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: Book Review: What To Expect When No One Is ExpectingArthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-66631582617354445302013-09-06T15:46:03.433-04:002013-09-06T15:46:03.433-04:00Dan we still see that to some extent in plan Anaba...Dan we still see that to some extent in plan Anabaptist communities (like the Amish and Hutterites) where one guy is a harness maker because that is what his dad did and another fixes buggies or shoes horses or whatever. They all need to be in relatively close proximity to one another and they help each other out because they and their families have lived in close proximity for generations. The issue becomes how to cultivate these close communities without slipping into isolationism. <br /><br />Of course the other salient point is that if we never try, if we never step out there and give it a shot, failure becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-21972335386802835292013-09-05T14:04:37.054-04:002013-09-05T14:04:37.054-04:00Arthur: "I wonder what it would look like if ...Arthur: "I wonder what it would look like if Christians banded together to support each other all week instead of at church, working together, sharing materially while still maintaining a zeal for truth and evangelism."<br /><br />I've written about this much, and whenever I do, it brings out the boobirds, who say such a thing is impossible because sin makes it that way.<br /><br />Really? Impossible? It seems to me that none of us in this generation has truly tried an alternative, and yet we condemn something different.<br /><br />If anything, I wish there were some way to go back to a European village concept, one where the majority of goods and services could be found within walking distance (or at least bicycle-riding distance) of everyone's homes. I think it is possible if we make commitments and honor them, rethinking how we live, consume products and services, and deal with our neighbors as contributors to our own well-being.<br /><br />The Achilles heel of that idea is that we have abandoned most trades or modernized them to an extent that makes it harder for tradesmen like the cobbler or tailor to operate. Still, I don't think it is impossible, only difficult.dlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475467561892290120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-24911405419669862052013-09-05T13:35:54.182-04:002013-09-05T13:35:54.182-04:00Indeed and I am not so naive as to think that all ...Indeed and I am not so naive as to think that all of these consequences are unintended. I was actually working on another post that I just put up before I read your comment and it is eerie how similar some of the thoughts are. I wonder what it would look like if Christians banded together to support each other all week instead of at church, working together, sharing materially while still maintaining a zeal for truth and evangelism. Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-58280022504246301742013-08-30T13:18:07.333-04:002013-08-30T13:18:07.333-04:00There have been two major work/society changes tha...There have been two major work/society changes that have changed everything.<br /><br />With the change from agrarian to industrial work, we split up the family.<br /><br />With the change from industrial to knowledge work, we set men and women against each other.<br /><br />By making it possible for men and women to compete for the same jobs (then forcing them to do so), we created winners and losers. Today, men are increasingly losing.<br /><br />Some people want to go back to the 1950s, but those days with dad working downtown and mom in the suburbs at home had its own set of problems we now gloss over.<br /><br />At one point in human history, the family stayed together and worked together for the good of the family side by side. <br /><br />That model is the only one that was never broken, never needing reengineering. And yet we messed with it and called that messing "progress." Today, we are reaping the whirlwind.dlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475467561892290120noreply@blogger.com