Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
27 January 2012 | 11:11 AM
‘Tis the Season for Polling
Day’s Verse: Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Ephesians 6:13-ish Robo-poller: This is the National Marriage Organization for Marriage calling [...]
24 January 2012 | 09:33 AM
Things That Make Me Happy
Day’s Verse: We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! 1 Cor [...]
12 January 2012 | 08:34 PM
Wait, Representative Government Works?
Day’s Verse: If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. 1 Corinthians 13:3-7 Yesterday I read an article [...]
3 December 2011 | 07:27 AM
Life is the Tumbler
Day’s Verse: If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Matthew 5:15-ish My friend Rachel has a rock polisher, and as you may recall, for [...]
29 October 2011 | 05:38 PM
I Love Radio Shows
Day’s Verse: Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. 1 Peter 1:18 When I listen to NPR, I sometimes hear spots for L.A. Theater Works productions. Usually they don’t sound particularly compelling, so it doesn’t generally bother me that they start at 10 pm. Yesterday evening, though, I [...]
25 October 2011 | 09:06 AM
Sewage Director Position No. 2
Day’s Verse: I greet you with the grace and peace poured into our lives by God our Father and our Master, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:2 John Bidet Occupation: Business Consultant Education: BS, Pennsylvania State University; experienced toilet user Statement: As a business consultant, I understand the importance of doing your business. I have the experience, [...]
20 July 2011 | 12:03 PM
If I Had A Million Dollars
Day’s Verse: When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are. Proverbs 1:19 I could buy a fur coat, but not a real fur coat, because that’s cruel.* Or I could buy the 20-foot animatronic triceratops from Hammacher Schlemmer and still have $650,000 left. Receiving the [...]
