Mary Piper tells a story about a visitor asking an old rancher what the people are like in his region. The rancher responded: “What are the people like where you come from?” “They’re mean, sneaky rascals,” the traveler said. “That’s the way they are here, too,” the rancher replied.
Then another man came [...]
My favorite preacher (now a college professor), Barbara Brown Taylor, said recently in a sermon:
I hear it all the time. “If my church votes the wrong way on this issue, I am leaving.” Or, “I cannot belong to a church that would fund a project like that.” Or, “I don’t go to [...]
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Thanks to my friend J.P. VanHoy for passing this one along to me!
George Carlin on aging!
(Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON’T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.
George Carlin’s Views on Aging
Do you realize [...]
Today’s entry will likely deepen the perception of some that I am a “bleeding heart liberal,” or worse, a heretic, but yesterday’s quote has given me the courage to write what needs to be said. A news article today proclaimed that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has suggested that the American Episcopal [...]
After last Sunday’s sermon, in which I spoke on the positive aspects of doubt, someone sent me the following quote, the truth of which has captured me:
There is an Irish saying, “the person who speaks the truth should have one foot in the stirrup.” He should be ready to ride off at once. People [...]
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