Kids are really good sometimes at pinpointing inconsistencies. This past week was Red Ribbon Week, highlighting the dangers of drugs & alcohol. After a week of this healthy indoctrination (which I believe is good btw), my 10 year old, Landon, looked at me in my pick-up as we passed Brookshire Brothers Supermarket. He said, "Dad, if drugs and alcohol are so bad, then why do they sell it in the grocery store?"
How do you explain cultural inconsistencies to a kid? I attempted to explain about how that some things are legal in a free country such as ours, but that doesn't mean that they are safe OR things that God approves of. He didn't really buy that argument after a week of "drug education."
All I can say is, his question has merit and even 10 year olds can spot cultural AND personal inconsistencies.
Pastor's Wives
Is there too much pressure today on the preacher's wife to be the "preacher's wife?"
Many churches have expectations in that regard, but has it gone too far?
Many churches have expectations in that regard, but has it gone too far?
Gideons
A Gideon asks you if he can come to your church and share their purpose and ministry for a few minutes in the Sunday morning service. Your response is...?
Missions and Pastoral Support
How much should a church support missions that cannot support its pastor full-time?
The Bible Code
The "Bible Code" is a series of messages alleged to exist in the Torah. The primary method by which messages have supposedly been extracted is the "Equi-distant Letter Sequence Method."
A starting point is chosen in Hebrew, and then letters are skipped with equal spacing. According to Bible Code proponents, words and extended messages are clearly evident.
There are reportedly more critics of the Bible Code than supporters. Perhaps some of you have studied this or heard about it in seminary classes. All I know is what I have read in summary and on Wikipedia. If you have anything to contribute, please do so. But please, not in Hebrew, and not in code.
A starting point is chosen in Hebrew, and then letters are skipped with equal spacing. According to Bible Code proponents, words and extended messages are clearly evident.
There are reportedly more critics of the Bible Code than supporters. Perhaps some of you have studied this or heard about it in seminary classes. All I know is what I have read in summary and on Wikipedia. If you have anything to contribute, please do so. But please, not in Hebrew, and not in code.
Lawyer Quotes For Tracy
As some of you know, my wife is a paralegal. I post these quotes in honor of her and her profession.
Stupid Lawyer Quotes
Lawyer: "You were there until you left, is that true?"
Lawyer: "So you were gone until you returned?"
Lawyer:"You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
Lawyer: "Do you have any children or anything of that kind?"
Lawyer: "The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?"
Lawyer:"Have you lived in this town all of your life?"
Witness: "Not yet."
Lawyer: "And lastly, Gary, all of your responses must be oral, okay? What school do you go to?"
Witness: "Oral."
Lawyer: "How old are you?"
Witness: "Oral."
Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "So then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, doctor?"
Witness: "Because his brain was sitting in a jar on my desk."
Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
Stupid Lawyer Quotes
Lawyer: "You were there until you left, is that true?"
Lawyer: "So you were gone until you returned?"
Lawyer:"You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
Witness: "Yes."
Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
Lawyer: "Do you have any children or anything of that kind?"
Lawyer: "The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?"
Lawyer:"Have you lived in this town all of your life?"
Witness: "Not yet."
Lawyer: "And lastly, Gary, all of your responses must be oral, okay? What school do you go to?"
Witness: "Oral."
Lawyer: "How old are you?"
Witness: "Oral."
Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "So then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
Witness: "No."
Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, doctor?"
Witness: "Because his brain was sitting in a jar on my desk."
Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
Random Time Again
It's been awhile since the last Random Thoughts.....here goes.
1.Trying to get a grip on the outer darkness passsages (Matt.8:12, 22:13, 25:30).
2.The Cowboys need some faster receivers.
3.Tired of hearing you LSU nuts rave on.....the Aggies will be back...one day.
4.Finished the new Dan Brown book, "The Lost Symbol." Can I still go to heaven?
5.Wondering why 1-2 degrees variation in temperature in church can cause some people to be so uncomfortable?
6.Since Barack Obama is our President, are we now an Obama-nation?
7.Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitos? Bow hunting would be much more fun.
8.Why is abbreviation such a long word?
9.Why do they call what doctors do "practice?"
10.Everest is not the most deadly mountain. It's Annapurna.
11.My number in HS baseball when I pitched the state championship game in 1983.
12.Chris & Conrad, a great new Contemporary Christian group
13.Is it really unlucky?
14.Nahum 1:7 (it's good)
15.Cogito ergo sum! Do you agree?
1.Trying to get a grip on the outer darkness passsages (Matt.8:12, 22:13, 25:30).
2.The Cowboys need some faster receivers.
3.Tired of hearing you LSU nuts rave on.....the Aggies will be back...one day.
4.Finished the new Dan Brown book, "The Lost Symbol." Can I still go to heaven?
5.Wondering why 1-2 degrees variation in temperature in church can cause some people to be so uncomfortable?
6.Since Barack Obama is our President, are we now an Obama-nation?
7.Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitos? Bow hunting would be much more fun.
8.Why is abbreviation such a long word?
9.Why do they call what doctors do "practice?"
10.Everest is not the most deadly mountain. It's Annapurna.
11.My number in HS baseball when I pitched the state championship game in 1983.
12.Chris & Conrad, a great new Contemporary Christian group
13.Is it really unlucky?
14.Nahum 1:7 (it's good)
15.Cogito ergo sum! Do you agree?
Standing On The Pulpit
Should preachers follow the scripture? Is the Bible our guide?
Nehemiah 8:4 "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose..." Note he stood UPON the pulpit.
Let's all start working on our balance. :)
Nehemiah 8:4 "And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose..." Note he stood UPON the pulpit.
Let's all start working on our balance. :)
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