Just came across this — an interesting (or sad) affair. Christians refusing to love an atheist, or rather, refusing a hug from one. Daniel Morgan, the 25 year old president of the University of Florida’s Atheist, Agnostic and Freethinking Student Association, wants to change the image of atheists: “We’re working on the image of atheists…We’re trying […]
Struggling
She’s 68 years old and has been struggling with her illness for 17 years . . . I’ll call her Sally. She makes me think of the woman who was hemorrhaging in Matthew 9. She has definitely been taken advantage of by the medical system — they’ve stripped her of every single dime, her dignity […]
Fiddlin’ while Rome burns
Driving home last night I saw a sign advertising an Easter pageant. When I got home and turned on Rede Globo (the Brasilian television network we get by satellite), I saw all the wild and almost frenzied preparation for Carnaval which will start on Friday. An interesting contrast and a sad commentary. Carnaval is a […]
Goldfish memory
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. That explains why the lady I had to deal with at our merchant account provider (the company that processes our credit card sales) couldn’t help me much today. The conversation went something like this . . . Her: “Hello, tech support. How may I help you?” […]
Stuck up, down south
An interesting group of people I get to deal with, almost daily, are folks who are constipated. Seriously! I’m not kidding. When someone gets in bad shape, bowel-wise, everything takes on a different perspective. The things that once gave joy no longer do because they can’t be done. Things that you take for granted become […]