tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18961237.post521324436261349022..comments2022-11-15T02:58:31.049-06:00Comments on Postings from Pastor Brad: What Question's Are You Asking?pbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07327172275938948414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18961237.post-90283602466196483152008-06-30T09:39:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:39:00.000-05:00What a great story. Thanks for sharing. It total...What a great story. Thanks for sharing. It totally underscores the importance of thinking about more than the financial bottom line!pbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07327172275938948414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18961237.post-44504915011312447872008-06-28T21:36:00.000-05:002008-06-28T21:36:00.000-05:00living in a boonieville where the local grocery is...living in a boonieville where the local grocery is hanging on by a thread... imagine my child in a candy store look when i stepped into a big chain grocery in the city. uh-huh... tempted to load up the cart. the produce section alone was about 4x the size of boonieville's market...<BR/><BR/>but then i remember, the folks who own & operate the grocery are church members; they are the EMTs that if I had to phone, would be on my doorstop in a heartbeat and not even blink about being awakened at 2am; they are the folks who put my groceries in my car and pet my dog; they are the grocers who when i went to pick up a special order of meat for a holiday event - had stuck a post-it on it and said, "this is on us. you feed us - we feed you."<BR/><BR/>that's just on a local level - but you are right, it certainly matters what questions we ask. i left the big corporate store with one thing in hand - that boonieville simply does not carry and even then i felt a bit like a traitor...Hot Cup Lutheranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125425492709186198noreply@blogger.com