TRUE-STORY= with al-d. parphrase. once there was a very rich-farmer' who lived a sumptuous-life[fat-cat] who laid upon his bed of luxury' saying to himself[ah i got it made]my barns are so full-to-morrow i will tell my servants to build more.[totally focused on this life] THAT same night the death angel came to him SAYING''oh=foolish man'' to-nite GOD requires your soul.HE WAS WELL PREP,D.-WAS HE???? Y2K- JUST MIGHT STRIP-UN-REALITY-AWAY.GOD BLESS EVERYONE'FRIEND & FOE.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999

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I thought farmers _should_ have full barns. Or are farmers with full barns foolish?

-- A. Hambley (a.hambley@usa.net), June 21, 1999.

YOU MISSED THE POINT.[TRY] WHAT DOES IT PROFIT-A MAN IF HE GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD''[STUFF] & LOSES HIS=SOUL.any how this sounds too preachy. the kingdom-of god is like=y2k>some=GI-SOME-DGI.I GOT IT'EVEN THO-I,M a very un-likely-candidate--god surely has a sense of>>me. humor.no-offense intended. my barns not as full as i,d like-but-i ain,t losing sleep over that. HE said HE,d provide so'why-worry??? & if y2k takes me-out'[ i-get graduated] it,s gonna happen1 way-or-tuther.in the meantime'i do-it=1 day-at-a-time.lifes-great.p.s. i don,t think-y2k-is the end-of-the end. a wake-up-call-me thinks. have-a-great=to-day.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999.

Someone please help me out here as I'm still missing the point of this thread.

-- Barry (barryjaynes@usenvitech.com), June 21, 1999.

I think al-d is reminding us that you can't take it with you.

-- Lisa (lisa@work.now), June 21, 1999.

RITE-ON lisa' the=ONLY thing i,m taking is a big=THANK-YOU JESUS for saving a imperfect-don,t alway,s do-right-very needy=sinner.HIS blood covers-my-imperfections.=it,s-not a religion-it,s-a=RELATIONSHIP.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999.

Hey al-d, until this thread I thought you were an asshole. Now I am not so sure. My E-mail address is real. A farmer in northwest Florida would like to hear from you. I have 2 little waterways running through my farm I think I could use some of your advise,but please be nice my ole lady reads my e-mail,I can take it but she thinks you guys are nuts:^} Daryll

-- Daryll (twinck@wfeca.net), June 21, 1999.

"HIS blood covers-my-imperfections.=it,s-not a religion-it,s-a=RELATIONSHIP. "

It's a good thing your salvation doesn't depend on proper use of English grammar, spelling or punctuation.

If it did you'd most likely end up ... down there.

-- persistant cookie (in@my.browser), June 21, 1999.

GOD-loves bad-spellers.me-kid---him-PAPA.

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999.

My barn may not be full of gold and silver, but as the bible tells me in 1 Timothy,5:8, by the last cutting this fall I'll have enough hay put up to last at least until the middle of NEXT summer.

-- Roger (pecosroger@netscape.net), June 21, 1999.

miSTER ALdasHDee!!!!!!

DIetER FIndS IT exCEEDinGLy diFFicUlt tO ReAD YoUR POstINgs!!!!! inFIDEL!!!!!! cAN YoU NoT BE moRE clEARlY MAkinG Of thE POint??????? yoU HUmanS Irk DIetER!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), June 21, 1999.

i think i saw a putty cat" i did' i did saw a putty cat

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999.

Get real, whoever you are. Nobody's figuring to take it with them. They just want it handy while they're here. It's a nobrainer.

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), June 21, 1999.

dear tom-carey, i wasn,t talking about brains'

-- al-d. (catt@zianet.com), June 21, 1999.

al-d:

Here's some clarification and encouragement from the scriptures for you....and it may help some of the posters here understand a bit more about where you are coming from....

this is from ICor. ch. 1

17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel--not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. 18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." [3] 20Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength. 26Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. 30It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." [4]

-- gotitlongago@garynorth. (vacajohn@(nospam)jccomp.com), June 21, 1999.

whewee, thanks bro.-kinda long but bottom line is-[man proposes-god disposes] in other words HE call,s the shots. it,s HIS planet HE can do with it as HE pleases.=NO? I,M AFRAID THE PRIDE OF MAN IS ABOUT TO BE challenged. nuthin like some hard-times to take a reality-check. hopefully-y2k will cause folks that the most precious gifts' aren,t for-sale. they,re free. people are more important than-stuff.

-- al-d. (CATT@ZIANET.COM), June 21, 1999.

In the end, only kindness matters.

-- a (a@a.a), June 21, 1999.

Thank you Jewel.

-- Y2kStud (Y2KStud@lover.com), June 21, 1999.