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> >> "William George Ferguson" <wmgfrgsn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> > Today's lesson, it's what you do that's im****tant, not how others
> > perceive
> >> > you.
> >> >
> >> > For the first time in a very long time, every story thread
connected
to
> >> > Joan's mission from God.
> >> >
> >> > Joan went two out of three at the house painting, but maybe
DeNunzio
> > also
> >> > got a positive ripple that we didn't get to see.
> >> >
> >> > I like Bonnie. Just sayin'
> >> >
> >> > I also liked God explicitly telling Joan what we've known from the
> > series
> >> > premiere, that Joan won't always see the positive effects of her
> > actions,
> >> > and has to take it on faith that they're there when God says they
are.
> > In
> >> > early season one, Joan always got to see some positive effect, even
> >> > when
> >> > she didn't get to see all of them. And the one time that it wasn't
> > there
> >> > for her to see (Uncertainty Principle) God explained it to her.
Joan's
> >> > been doing God's work for two years now, God is taking her faith to
a
> > new
> >> > level.
> >> >
> >> > That said, and while it's true that what you do and what you know
about
> >> > what you do, is more im****tant than other people's reactions, some
> >> > occasional positive feedback should still occur.
> >> >
> >> > To map it out
> >> > God arranges for Joan to get community service
> >> >
> >> > Because Joan is doing community service,
> >> >
> >> > Luke covers for her at the bookstore and gets a good insight into
what
> > he
> >> > should be considering as im****tant
> >> >
> >> > Adam discovers Bonnie's artwork and steers her to Helen
> >> >
> >> > Helen gets reinforcement that her teaching is worthwhile
> >> >
> >> > Lilly runs in to Kevin, literally, and gets a chance to break her
own
> >> > cycle of bitterness
> >> >
> >> > Price gets his car egged (one of the most positive ripples)
> >> >
> >> > --
> >>
> >> I think it was a great episode except that God took away Joan's free
> >> will.
> >> He framed her. He asked to pick up some trash knowing it would get
her
> >> accused of something she didn't do and get punished for it. It is
also
> >> on
> >> her record when she applies to college and reinforces Price's already
bad
> >> opinion of her.
> >>
> >> God should have given Joan a choice in the matter.
> >
> > hello, JoA... have you heard the one about JOB?
> > it's God, he works that way
>
> The God in JoA constantly says free will is im****tant and that Joan can
> always say no. But she can only given an informed yes or no if she
knows
> what is really being asked.
from the pilot
you're God? God as in burning bush, tower of babble... God?<aprox quote
only,
but you get the idea>
where has there ever been any indication that the God of JoA is any one
other than Him?
Otto
> >
> > Otto
> >
> Sharpe Fan
>
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