Is there any question why I avoid going to the office at all costs?
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My God creates life. My God values life. Therefore I value life. Therefore I do not choose, but allow my child to have life. To see life. To experience life. To live life. To choose to ignore the poor and needy’s life. To choose to fight in wars and take a child’s life. My God creates life. My God values life. Therefore I value life. I tend to over-analyze things. Like what you order from the menu at a restaurant and how it reflects on your personality. And how if two (or more) people order their meals before you, and they happen to order the same thing you were planning to order, then you have to change your selection. Otherwise you will look like someone who just follows the crowd and orders whatever everyone else orders. There are rules, people!! I once heard someone pray years ago for Amy Grant and Michael W Smith because they were both crossing over into “secular music”. I didn’t get the sense that the prayer was for protective purposes, but more so to lead their misguided souls back to the safety and comforts of what we like to call “Christian music”.
Back in Memphis where I come from, the words “pin” and “pen” are indistinguishable when spoken. So are tin and ten. Bin and Ben. So it’s no wonder that at some point very early in life, I got a little confused about Lent. Dryer Lent? Lent Brush? The whole thing seemed confusing and just a little odd to me. I had no clue about the whole ashes-on-the-forehead thing. Even more perplexing was that this was somehow connected to Mardi Gras. I had heard whispers of stories about that, and those beads definitely had nothing to do with any religious holiday I had ever heard of. And a plastic baby in a cake? No clue what that was all about. Thanks, Dave. You’ve turned me into Kristen Wiig. I love Saturday Night Live. It’s had its ups and downs over the years, but there’s some great new talent too. I think Kristin Wiig is right up there with Dana Carvey, Molly Shannon and Chris Farley when it comes to creating outrageous characters, like the dancer on the Lawrence Welk show with the high forehead and tiny hands. That one has me rolling on the floor in tears every time. Another one of her characters is one who cannot keep a secret — someone with all the self-restraint of the Tasmanian Devil or a politician at a Vegas convention. You know the one I’m talking about? Check out this video:
This is the copy for a piece I’m currently working on for our church to convey the idea of prayer (based on Mt 6.5-7 & Lk 18.9-14). I think I’m close to nailing down the copy and now just need to find some graphics to go with it.
Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. Proverbs 31:-6-7 Then it goes on to say: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Wow… this certainly raises a few questions. First of all, is it OK to just give away PBR, or do I have to hand out my good stuff? Like my new favorite – Big Boss Bad Penny?
Should I keep a case of Pinot Noir in my car to give to the folks begging on street corners? It took getting snowed in for a weekend in January to get this started. Nothing earth-shattering to post yet. But hopefully this week I’ll meet with my co-conspirator (at Lupie’s, of course) and plot the course for future posts. Stay tuned. |
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