Well a lot has been going on in the financial world to say the least, and I will also say that I don=t really understand any of it. I do know that gasoline is under three dollars a gallon for the first time in a while, and I do have a sneaking suspicion that somebody somewhere who is already very rich will get filthy stinking rich before this is all over. Continue reading
Category Archives: Sermon
Blue Laws Blues
As a Baptist growing up in Arkansas, we had a very definite set of rules concerning what you could and couldn’t do on Sunday, because after all we are commanded to keep the Sabbath holy, as it says in the ten commandments which is our text today. Never mind that the Sabbath is really Saturday and we are really not Jews who are bound to the 10 Commandments, none of that seemed to matter. Oh, we need to keep the commandments you say, and I say OK, I’ll see you here next Saturday. Continue reading
The Legend of Sandy Creek
My family accuses me of not being a fan of movies, and that is not true, or at least not totally true. I just don’t like to waste a beautiful Saturday off indoors all afternoon when I could be enjoying the sunshine and outside. It is a question of priorities. I do like to go to movies if one, they are not too long (my A.D.D. rears its ugly head if they are over two hours long); two, if they are not too sad as I get my quota of sad other places, like the hospital, and three, they have to be worth my nine plus bucks to see. Continue reading
AN Attitude of Gratitude
In scanning the internet the week, I ran across the following article that appeared this past Thursday in something called Canada.com by a Monique Polak:
Not enough sleep? Kids not helping around the house? Can’t keep up with all your work? Quit your griping, says Will Bowen in his new book, “A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted.” Continue reading
Just Start
We have been in the midst of another deluge, this time from a ferocious guy named Ike. We were without power like much of the city all night, so that is the reason for no bulletins this morning. I never print them until the last minute in case I need to change something. Many in our part of the world still have not fully recovered from Gustav, and our prayers are for all those who have come face to face with the wrath of Mother Nature. Continue reading
Derailing Faith
The Republican National Convention was the past week and I guess some of the steam was taken out of the meeting because of our national concern with Hurricane Gustav and our concern for peoples along the gulf coast, especially those in Louisiana. However, the Republicans quickly captured the media spotlight after Gustav turned out to be a lesser impact storm and after John McCain shocked the world by naming an unknown as his running mate. Continue reading
The Road Trip
There are some great roadside attractions in this country, if you take a long car trip. We have taken several 5-6000 mile trips and have seen many wonders of America such as the Great Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. It is a large auditorium completely covered in corn. And you wondered what those people in South Dakota do for fun. Continue reading
The Fear Factor
Well, I have certainly enjoyed the Olympic Games the last two weeks, and like many I have watched a lot more TV than normal. The USA has faired very well, and who hasn’t become fascinated with the great Michael Phelps, perhaps the greatest Olympian of all time. Eight gold medals is a feat that may never be surpassed by one single homo sapien. I am not sure if even Flipper could have won more than eight swimming events. Continue reading
The Rest of the Story
I listen to all sorts of radio personalities, from the disgusting debauchery of Howard Stern, to the ultra-fundamentalist Michael Savage of the “Savage Nation.” Both of these help me get my “mad out,” and they are both inspirations for sermonizing. Savage is so right-wing he makes Rush Limbaugh look like a dope-smoking-bleeding-heart-flag-burning-draft-dodging-hippie-dippie-crystal wearing Hilary lover. Continue reading
Sibling Rivalry
Well I am sure that you have heard the breaking political news if you have watched TV at all this last week. Paris has spoken. Paris Hilton, the celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain, issued a rebuttal Tuesday, albeit in a scantily clad, tongue-in-cheek kind of way. Continue reading
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