What do you think he would say? Would he blame global warming like Danny Glover? Would he cite a “pact with the devil” as the spiritual cause? Would Jesus ask for global support and donations? Or would he laud us for our relief efforts?
I think He might chastise us for neglecting our neighbors’ poverty until [...]
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’m just sayin’, that’s all?”
Consider why these words are uttered. Usually it follows a tense verbal showdown. Person X says, “I don’t like ‘A’.” And Person Y is offended. In return, Person X says, “I’m JUST sayin’, that’s all…”
It seems like that phrase is the verbal get-out-of-jail-free card. You [...]
Somehow I think an editor messed up on this title:
Protesters demand U.S. get tough on hate crimes [from CNN]
Wouldn’t you say that all crimes are ‘hateful?’ So why add a distinction of crimes that is already implied by the word? It seems worthless to me.
Editor’s Note: I do think ALL crimes should be punished, regardless of who is the perpetrator and who is [...]
Here’s a dead giveaway for finding a preacher by looking at the audio levels:
Interesting, huh?
Here are some things I wonder about:
1) Why did the evacuations for the fires go so much more smoothly than for Katrina? More people were forced to evacuate this time.
2) Why did the government respond more effectively this time? Was it learning from the mistakes of the past, or was it more effective leadership in [...]
From President Bush [Link] – [Via] (emphasis added):
Q But I want to tell you — and I hope this doesn’t bother you at all — that in the Islamic world they think that President Bush is an enemy of Islam –
THE PRESIDENT: Sure.
Q — that he wants to destroy their religion, what they believe in. [...]
Check this out…
Leaders often use the word “now” in failed situations. For example,
1) “Now” is used when leaders haven’t prepared in advance. Commanding followers to do something “now” indicates the leaders did not plan for the present. Uttering “now” may be a full admission that their planning was faulty, and they need their followers to rectify the [...]
Imagine X and Y. Two different goals. Neither of which are bad. And neither one is universally better than the other.
Say, for example. I decide that I want X.
X is great. X is good and worth attaining.
I tell my friends I want X. I tell my family the same. I announce that I want X [...]