Monuments 05/03/2012
 
I just read an article on monuments and memorials by an art professor, Michael J. Lewis.  The author contends that many of today’s monuments are poorly designed and fail to faithfully remind us of the person they depict.  For example, the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial shows him with his arms folded against his chest and utterly detached instead of the great orator known to speak with great power and using his body language to engage those who were listening.  Among other flaws, the inscription on the memorial attributed to King is misquoted.  Another example of a poorly designed monument is ...
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Have you heard about the high school girl that had a successful lawsuit to get a prayer removed from the wall of the auditorium of her school where it has hung for the last 49 years?  Jessica is a 16 year-old atheist.  She was raised Roman Catholic but then quit believing when God didn’t answer a prayer she made for her sick mother.  A judge just recently ruled in her favor stating that the prayer hanging in Cranston High School West was unconstitutional and had to be removed.  It has caused an uproar in this heavily Roman Catholic, Rhode Island community and on-line as people on both sides lob explosive comments back and forth at each other. 

I think it is sad that anyone would be offended and demand that such an innocuous prayer be removed.  Forty-nine years ago...
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I am amazed at the news I just read. A 20-year-old man was arrested at an airport in Brazil for attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country. After examining the man, it was determined that he had swallowed 72 bags of cocaine.  Police say the cocaine was worth over $200,000.  He was charged with international drug smuggling and faces up to 15 years in prison.

I realize that I live a very sheltered life; but I cannot fathom how someone sinks so low that they would attempt to do this. I wondered if he was forced to do it or was this act of his own volition?  Was greed the motivating factor for this his man to do something so risky?  Actually this goes beyond risky; it sounds downright stupid to me.
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Everyone has gone back to school. No more sleeping in or spending the day just lying around. Now it is back to cracking the books, homework, and lots of activities.  Parents are rushing around in the mornings getting lunches packed and getting the kids off to school as well as coordinating who will pick up the kids and what’s for dinner.  Have you noticed how September always brings an increase to the amount of stuff you need to do, places you have to be, and events you have to attend?  
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Spiritual Growth 07/08/2011
 
I joined the elders this morning as we prayed for our teens and adults heading to Tennessee for their summer mission project.  They had to be at the church by 5:30 a.m. so they could leave at 6:00 a.m.  What else would lure 22 teens and adults out of bed this early on a pleasant summer morning?  They’ll drive 600 miles today and sleep on the floor of a church and get back into the van and do it again on Saturday so they arrive in Morristown, TN in the afternoon on Sunday.  While they’re on the project, it is hard to say what will happen.
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Ophidiophobia 06/15/2011
 
Have you heard about the family in Idaho that moved out of their house because the property was invested with hundreds and hundreds of snakes?  The family thought they had gotten a great deal on the house when they bought it well under the market price.  After they moved in, they found the reason for the low price...
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Christ's Return 05/20/2011
 
Well, tomorrow is it; at least according to Harold Camping, who has a less than stellar track record on predicting dates. Camping says that according to his studies, Jesus is returning to earth tomorrow, May 21, 2011, to collect believers.  Should we be concerned?  How should we respond?

First, at some point in the future, I believe that Lord is going to return.  The scriptures tell us that Jesus will return for all believers, both living and dead.  We’ve been instructed to remind one another of this coming event in order to encourage one another.
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According to an Associated Press release, a law firm claims that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef" in its products.  The meat mixture sold by Taco Bell restaurants contains binders and extenders and does not meet the minimum requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be labeled as "beef," according to the legal complaint.  Attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef (In all fairness, I should mention that Taco Bell is disputing the findings).
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