tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189322488280856738.post1181061092298215086..comments2023-03-29T10:11:21.724-04:00Comments on Beholding and Becoming: A HEAVY BACKPACK OR SHORT SHORTS?Jamie Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12865422725736396895noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189322488280856738.post-74502865688479145322009-08-14T21:33:58.851-04:002009-08-14T21:33:58.851-04:00Hey Jamie, I like the post. You make some good app...Hey Jamie, I like the post. You make some good application. You give us a lot to think through.<br />But I don't think you've thought through the analogy of the runner with the backpack enough. The cross country runner is much closer to the Hebrews analogy -- athletics. The backpack runner is a warfare analogy. They train with a backpack on because in war the infantry has to cover long distances by foot with all of their necessities on their backs. When they charge up a hill to their objective they will not be wearing shorts and a t-shirt. They will be lugging a machine-gun in their arms, with grenades tucked away in their flack jackets (which aren't light), and extra amo somewhere on their person. That would be the bear minimum.<br />I think rather than mixing these two analogies and playing them off against each other, I would save the military analogy for another application.<br />You might be able to contrast what a runner might wear for training vs. what he would wear in a competition.Joshua Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825862924286784076noreply@blogger.com