Comments for MicahGallant http://micahgallant.com Beans, Blogs and Syrup Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Lost Art Of Everything by Micah http://micahgallant.com/2012/02/05/the-lost-art-of-everything/comment-page-1#comment-585 Micah Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:56 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13305#comment-585 Thanks for commenting :) always interesting to see emotion stirred up. I said what I said and don't really feel the need to argue it, just my opinion. That's what I like about blogs, life on your sleeve sorta. I don't suggest I know it all and am often wrong so I appreciate valid sentiment. I'm just old fashioned I guess. Also, the post really wasnt about women in the home, just how the shift out of the home changes the way we eat and what we eat. Thanks for commenting :) always interesting to see emotion stirred up. I said what I said and don’t really feel the need to argue it, just my opinion. That’s what I like about blogs, life on your sleeve sorta. I don’t suggest I know it all and am often wrong so I appreciate valid sentiment. I’m just old fashioned I guess. Also, the post really wasnt about women in the home, just how the shift out of the home changes the way we eat and what we eat.

]]> Comment on The Lost Art Of Everything by Rachel http://micahgallant.com/2012/02/05/the-lost-art-of-everything/comment-page-1#comment-584 Rachel Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:35:18 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13305#comment-584 On occasion, I read this blog but have resisted commenting, despite the intermittent desire to do so. This post, however, bothered me to such an extent that I knew I had to say something. While I find no issues with the assertion that we need to be careful with our food choices, striving to find fresh and healthy food wherever possible, your comments regarding the role of women seem questionable. Despite the attempt to cover up – ‘I’m not saying women shouldn’t work’ – the following sentences certainly seem to imply otherwise. You claim that women are designed to stay home with the children, while men ‘are able to use their muscles and bring home the bacon’. Even ignoring the blatant sexism in the statement that men ‘use their muscles’ (particularly when many careers today require little muscle work), the implication is that women are less skilled and less able than men in anything but child rearing and cooking. I would beg to differ with you on this point, as I am well-acquainted with a great number of intelligent, hard-working, and successful career women. Have they done wrong in pursuing rewarding and influential careers outside of the home? (I mean no offense to women who have chosen to stay at home and have found fulfillment in that.) It seems flawed to assume that God has only one archetype for women – that of wife and mother – whilst men are encouraged to explore their creativity and talents to the fullest. Surely humans (both man and woman) were created to fulfill their full potential, whether that be in the house or outside of it. Surely God did not intend that women should sacrifice their own dreams in order to satisfy their husband’s desires. Genesis 3 is quite possibly the biblical chapter most referenced as support for the sort of marriage roles you espouse. My final question, if this is the case, is whether it should be taken to this extreme. This text was written 3000 years ago and should be interpreted within the cultural context of ancient Israel. While not denying the divine inspiration of scripture, we need to be careful not to read too much of our modern world into the text. We must remember that this text was written in the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, in which the status of women was closer to slaves and cattle than to that of men. Are we to blindly accept such a status quo, simply because that is what is reflected by the cultural world in which the Bible was written. Finally, we also need to remember that the dominion of man over woman described in 3:16 is not established in creation as the divine will of God, but as part of the disordered world that results from sin. Should a 10th century BCE description of curses and distortion really inform our understanding of the roles of man and woman in the 21st century CE? On occasion, I read this blog but have resisted commenting, despite the intermittent desire to do so. This post, however, bothered me to such an extent that I knew I had to say something. While I find no issues with the assertion that we need to be careful with our food choices, striving to find fresh and healthy food wherever possible, your comments regarding the role of women seem questionable.
Despite the attempt to cover up – ‘I’m not saying women shouldn’t work’ – the following sentences certainly seem to imply otherwise. You claim that women are designed to stay home with the children, while men ‘are able to use their muscles and bring home the bacon’. Even ignoring the blatant sexism in the statement that men ‘use their muscles’ (particularly when many careers today require little muscle work), the implication is that women are less skilled and less able than men in anything but child rearing and cooking. I would beg to differ with you on this point, as I am well-acquainted with a great number of intelligent, hard-working, and successful career women. Have they done wrong in pursuing rewarding and influential careers outside of the home? (I mean no offense to women who have chosen to stay at home and have found fulfillment in that.) It seems flawed to assume that God has only one archetype for women – that of wife and mother – whilst men are encouraged to explore their creativity and talents to the fullest. Surely humans (both man and woman) were created to fulfill their full potential, whether that be in the house or outside of it. Surely God did not intend that women should sacrifice their own dreams in order to satisfy their husband’s desires.
Genesis 3 is quite possibly the biblical chapter most referenced as support for the sort of marriage roles you espouse. My final question, if this is the case, is whether it should be taken to this extreme. This text was written 3000 years ago and should be interpreted within the cultural context of ancient Israel. While not denying the divine inspiration of scripture, we need to be careful not to read too much of our modern world into the text. We must remember that this text was written in the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, in which the status of women was closer to slaves and cattle than to that of men. Are we to blindly accept such a status quo, simply because that is what is reflected by the cultural world in which the Bible was written. Finally, we also need to remember that the dominion of man over woman described in 3:16 is not established in creation as the divine will of God, but as part of the disordered world that results from sin. Should a 10th century BCE description of curses and distortion really inform our understanding of the roles of man and woman in the 21st century CE?

]]> Comment on How much money do you throw away? by Micah http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/22/how-much-money-do-you-throw-away/comment-page-1#comment-581 Micah Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:03:04 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13262#comment-581 You guys should definitely some chickens for the summer. in some kind of dog proof / bear proof shed for sure though. I'm very interested in ways to save money where its relatively easy to do so You guys should definitely some chickens for the summer. in some kind of dog proof / bear proof shed for sure though. I’m very interested in ways to save money where its relatively easy to do so

]]> Comment on How much money do you throw away? by Micah http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/22/how-much-money-do-you-throw-away/comment-page-1#comment-580 Micah Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:01:06 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13262#comment-580 Probably not feasible for you to get chickens, but scraps would supplement a dogs diet.. course dogs don't really pay you back for anything. Probably not feasible for you to get chickens, but scraps would supplement a dogs diet.. course dogs don’t really pay you back for anything.

]]> Comment on How much money do you throw away? by Jen http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/22/how-much-money-do-you-throw-away/comment-page-1#comment-579 Jen Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:33:08 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13262#comment-579 We are so well off here in North America. I was just perusing a children's furniture catalogue and the total cost of the room was in the neighbourhood of $6000.00 US before taxes and shipping. Honestly, even if I had that kind of money to throw around I don't know if I could spend that while knowing that a lot of people don't have anywhere to sleep, let alone a bed. I love the idea of composting, but we don't have a pile yet. Mainly because of the neighbours' incredibly annoying dogs who would tear it apart the first day. I think I need to google "bear proof compost" or something... We are so well off here in North America. I was just perusing a children’s furniture catalogue and the total cost of the room was in the neighbourhood of $6000.00 US before taxes and shipping. Honestly, even if I had that kind of money to throw around I don’t know if I could spend that while knowing that a lot of people don’t have anywhere to sleep, let alone a bed.

I love the idea of composting, but we don’t have a pile yet. Mainly because of the neighbours’ incredibly annoying dogs who would tear it apart the first day. I think I need to google “bear proof compost” or something…

]]> Comment on How much money do you throw away? by Megan Elford http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/22/how-much-money-do-you-throw-away/comment-page-1#comment-578 Megan Elford Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:16:49 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13262#comment-578 When you put it into numbers that way ... wow. However, with 8 kids eating at my house daily, I've had to try to ignore all the waste that leaves our house. I do however, make serving sizes VERY small -- parents are always surprised when they see how little I offer their kids. There are always seconds available, but they're served as little as I can get away with to begin with, so that I'm (hopefully) throwing less away. And suppers with our own kids are always family-style, so they only take what they're going to eat (most of the time!). BUT, as a parent, you could drive yourself crazy trying to force your kid to eat if you let the amount of waste get to you (and I know a few moms who have!). When you put it into numbers that way … wow. However, with 8 kids eating at my house daily, I’ve had to try to ignore all the waste that leaves our house. I do however, make serving sizes VERY small — parents are always surprised when they see how little I offer their kids. There are always seconds available, but they’re served as little as I can get away with to begin with, so that I’m (hopefully) throwing less away. And suppers with our own kids are always family-style, so they only take what they’re going to eat (most of the time!). BUT, as a parent, you could drive yourself crazy trying to force your kid to eat if you let the amount of waste get to you (and I know a few moms who have!).

]]> Comment on The age of digital bibles by Unicorns in the bible | MicahGallant http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/18/the-age-of-digital-bibles/comment-page-1#comment-577 Unicorns in the bible | MicahGallant Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:26:05 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=13244#comment-577 [...] I didn’t pick up my real bible (as I blogged about the other day – digital bibles: http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/18/the-age-of-digital-bibles ) I wouldn’t have seen this interesting thing that newer translations seem to leave out, or [...] [...] I didn’t pick up my real bible (as I blogged about the other day – digital bibles: http://micahgallant.com/2012/01/18/the-age-of-digital-bibles ) I wouldn’t have seen this interesting thing that newer translations seem to leave out, or [...]

]]> Comment on The jewish wedding and prophecy by No Man Knows The Day Or The Hour | MicahGallant http://micahgallant.com/2011/06/24/the-jewish-wedding-and-prophecy/comment-page-1#comment-574 No Man Knows The Day Or The Hour | MicahGallant Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:53:14 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/2011/06/24/the-jewish-wedding-and-prophecy#comment-574 [...] wedding and how it matches the timeline and events of bible prophecy, some of that is written about here (link to my earlier blog on [...] [...] wedding and how it matches the timeline and events of bible prophecy, some of that is written about here (link to my earlier blog on [...]

]]> Comment on Mayan Long Count by Chinese Calendar and the Dragon | MicahGallant http://micahgallant.com/2011/12/21/mayan-long-count/comment-page-1#comment-573 Chinese Calendar and the Dragon | MicahGallant Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:26:29 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=12978#comment-573 [...] evidence to a young earth and that the bible is true on mans origins. I detailed it in this blog: http://micahgallant.com/2011/12/21/mayan-long-count  Another fascinating calendar that I don’t think I’ve spoken on much, is the [...] [...] evidence to a young earth and that the bible is true on mans origins. I detailed it in this blog: http://micahgallant.com/2011/12/21/mayan-long-count  Another fascinating calendar that I don’t think I’ve spoken on much, is the [...]

]]> Comment on IOS Blogging Apps are woefully. inadequate! by Luxury Activist http://micahgallant.com/2011/04/12/ios-blogging-apps-are-woefully-inadequate/comment-page-1#comment-572 Luxury Activist Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:37:56 +0000 http://micahgallant.com/?p=12472#comment-572 Same. I am struggling with this problem for years. The best solution is basically write the article with ios app, upload it as draft. Then open safari and add the uploaded image as featured. Waist of time but if you need to blog in a very nomadic situation, it is the only one. Same. I am struggling with this problem for years.
The best solution is basically write the article with ios app, upload it as draft. Then open safari and add the uploaded image as featured. Waist of time but if you need to blog in a very nomadic situation, it is the only one.

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