33. This Skyping cat
…needs help figuring out if nows the right time to hang up.
Want to torture a Christian who recently got engaged? Don’t allow them any space in the conversation to tell you that they’re not living with their fiancé.
From this morning’s EDSBS Curious Index
Y U SO CHEAP, B1G? Your reminder that only seven of the Big Ten’s current stadiums have lights, because night time is when the corn demons come out.
Ode to open flame
One year when I lived in Sumter, my Mom and Dad gave me a grill for Christmas. It was a Char Broil “Patio Caddie” —
There were many meals cooked on this grill.
Melanie and I made regular use of it. The cool thing was — when we started using it, I had “grilling fever.” I loved trying new recipes and making food (and, well, made me feel like I was making a good contribution to meals!).
Getting sick and tired of seeing posts where people use the word ‘Republican’ as a synonym for ‘Evil’ and ‘Hater of Everything Good,’ or ‘Democrat’ as a synonym for ‘Undercover Socialist.’ It’s trite, stale, and lets everyone know you’re a sheep. Aren’t we supposed to be a forward-thinking society that prides ourselves in going beyond stereotypes? Go beyond making judgments of people on the basis of only one of their labels. Stop being busy vilifying each other, and fighting the dirty, mud-throwing fight; instead, dig deeper to find common ground, and fight the good fight instead.
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A friend’s Facebook status. She’s dead on, but so many (on both sides of the aisle) are just way too deep in the herp-a-derp that passes as “rational discourse” in our country to see this for the truth it is. |
But now we are to fight to preserve justice, equality, and freedom for all. We are to lead in being good neighbors to all in our community, especially our gay community. They are made in the image of God like we are, and ought to be loved as such. They deserve equal rights and protections. They do not deserve to be ostracized. Any time we find ourselves in a position of strength, we must use it to serve the weak, not prosper ourselves. This is what Christ did for us when He had strength. Thus, when someone is being mistreated or bullied, we must be the first ones to come to their defense. The absolute first. The gay members of our society are welcome here and we are committed to being good neighbors to them.
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| — | J.D Greear of The Summit Church in Raleigh, N.C. |
