Here is my latest sausage sermon (good wherever you slice it!)
We have been SCREAMINGLY busy. Lots of all-nighters for me!
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Had to print some tonight. Watched the 1959 "Battle in Outer Space", a Honda-directed SF fest with a great score by Ifukube! It was Toho's "STAR WARS", with outstanding effect work. Holds up even by today's standards.
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I fear that I am about to hit the "caring" wall.
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It endlessly amazes me that people who boast of never reading the Bible because of X or Y, always claim to know so much about it.
Also, please, please, PLEASE!
The title of the last book is "Revelation".
Singular, NOT plural. If you are a preacher or author, and you start burbling about the "Book of Revelations", the TV, radio or my ears get turned off. I mean, if you can't get the TITLE right....
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Dear, dear politicians.
Please stop speaking for God.
Clearly, you cannot even speak for your constituents.
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For those who aren't familiar, "The train is fine." is from an Onion video featuring an "on the spectrum" reporter on the scene of an accident involving a man hit by a train. The reporter focuses on HIS interest, and reassures all that the train is fine.
Anyone missing the point in a comment, or focusing on the irrelevant, is therefore fair game for "The train is fine.".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjuVVlSgYLc
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Dear, dear radio and TV preachers.
If you are broadcasting (or webcasting) to present the Good News of Jesus' love, mercy and forgiveness, His providing the way back into The Family, and reuniting us with Father, then have at it. That's called Being An Evangelist.
If, however, you are ranting great rants about the Hatred du Jour, and slathering your opinion that this or that news item is a Sign Of God's Judgment, and finger-pointing in the name of Christ, then shut your gob. That's called Being an Ass.
Paul, MEAN old Paul, did NOT behave in that way. Jesus did not teach
that way, and if you don't use the Master's methods, then you surely
will not get His results. In fact, you call into question the adoption
you would claim.
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If what you have to say sounds like you would be at home with those who yell "Allahu Akbar" before pressing the bomb switch, then it is likely that you are not actually representing the Gospel of Christ.
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Perhaps my favorite proverb (From Prov. 24).
"Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
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If what you have to say sounds like you would be at home with those who yell "Allahu Akbar" before pressing the bomb switch, then it is likely that you are not actually representing the Gospel of Christ.
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Perhaps my favorite proverb (From Prov. 24).
"Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them."
Aardvark's paraphrase: Don't take joy in your enemy's calamity, lest the LORD change his mind about you.".
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Ms. Uber-home-seller-realtor-person on the radio:
Your tagline "I want to be your house-sold name." is memorable.
Memorably lame.
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It makes PERFECT sense for people to be outraged over the death of the gorilla. We live in a culture that for over 40 years has lionised the practise of killing the unborn in horrifying and brutal ways, ways that make waterboarding seem like a Six Flags ride. My issue is not even whether abortion is right or wrong. At this point, it is LEGAL, and an inherent part of the culture. This carries with it social and psychological consequences. If infants at whatever pre-natal stage may be disposed of at will, whether for reasons of health, or for the mere convenience of those who made it, this is going to lead to a diminishing of the value of human children in the minds of some. It only makes sense that members of a generation that has had easy availability of abortion would develop a disregard for the value of children, children being a disposable commodity. And I am not saying that all of the generation feel this way, but enough do, and water their pillows over a gorilla's death.
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Why does ANYONE get cranked about Harbor Freight?
Chinese quality tools, like screwdrivers that are stripped by the third use.
I AM EXCITE!
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The consistent antagonising of Russia (and China to a lesser degree) by Fearless Leader and his cronies is unwise, given that they are both nuclear powers, and Russia having a "surrender or fight" mentality.
Having Army leadership proclaim that we could be in a nuclear confrontation with Russia within six months is sabre-rattling of the worst sort, especially when they have done nothing overt to be an "existential threat" to the US.
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It's not "persay".
IT'S "PER SE"!!!
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Why is it that the BEST Italian restaurants are run by Greeks?
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I am so sad that Lewis Carroll did such a poor job of writing his stories that Tim Burton has had to take the time to fix them.
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and turn his wrath away from them."
Aardvark's paraphrase: Don't take joy in your enemy's calamity, lest the LORD change his mind about you.".
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Ms. Uber-home-seller-realtor-person on the radio:
Your tagline "I want to be your house-sold name." is memorable.
Memorably lame.
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It makes PERFECT sense for people to be outraged over the death of the gorilla. We live in a culture that for over 40 years has lionised the practise of killing the unborn in horrifying and brutal ways, ways that make waterboarding seem like a Six Flags ride. My issue is not even whether abortion is right or wrong. At this point, it is LEGAL, and an inherent part of the culture. This carries with it social and psychological consequences. If infants at whatever pre-natal stage may be disposed of at will, whether for reasons of health, or for the mere convenience of those who made it, this is going to lead to a diminishing of the value of human children in the minds of some. It only makes sense that members of a generation that has had easy availability of abortion would develop a disregard for the value of children, children being a disposable commodity. And I am not saying that all of the generation feel this way, but enough do, and water their pillows over a gorilla's death.
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Why does ANYONE get cranked about Harbor Freight?
Chinese quality tools, like screwdrivers that are stripped by the third use.
I AM EXCITE!
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The consistent antagonising of Russia (and China to a lesser degree) by Fearless Leader and his cronies is unwise, given that they are both nuclear powers, and Russia having a "surrender or fight" mentality.
Having Army leadership proclaim that we could be in a nuclear confrontation with Russia within six months is sabre-rattling of the worst sort, especially when they have done nothing overt to be an "existential threat" to the US.
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It's not "persay".
IT'S "PER SE"!!!
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Why is it that the BEST Italian restaurants are run by Greeks?
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I am so sad that Lewis Carroll did such a poor job of writing his stories that Tim Burton has had to take the time to fix them.
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