Good Samaritan

Read this parable first: Good Samaritan

Part of my life creed is that I want to help people. Snow always give me a few chances to do this and our recent bout of snow storms in the Northwest did not disappoint. I was traveling with Nichole and Lily to drop Nichole off at work and we came upon a truck stuck at an intersection. It was an older model and the rear tires were just spinning in the snow. I pulled on to the shoulder, put on my flashers and jumped out. When I left, Nichole told me that Lily said, "dada go." She replied, "When we are in the car and somebody needs help, your daddy is always going to stop, so get used to it." I got the truck going and we were on our way.
Take the time to help someone in need this week.

Reported Success Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again

Nichole and I have been watching House lately.

Reported Success Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them.

Snowplow Priorities after Snowfall

This site has user-submitted graphs. Some have questionable content, but most are very funny. This one is appropriate as we are going to have our third snowstorm in a week tomorrow.

Snowplow Priorities after Snowfall GraphJam: Music and Pop Culture in Charts and Graphs. Let us explain them.

Some theology from Bono

"I have heard of people having life-changing miraculous turn-arounds, people set free from addiction after a single prayer, relationship saved where both parties 'let go and Let God'. But it was not like that for me. for all that 'I was lost, I am found'. It is probably more accurate to say, "I was really lost, I'm a little less so at the moment.' And then a little less and a litte less again. That to me is the spiritual life. The slow reworking and rebooting of a computer at regular intervals, reading the small print of the service manual. It has slowly rebuilt me in a better image. It has taken years, though, and it is not over yet." Excerpt from U2 BY U2.

Justification - Sanctification - Glorification. Thanks Bono.

Comics

Another part of the paper I enjoy reading is the comics. My favorite comic is Pearls Before Swine. I also enjoy Shakespeare, so last Sunday's Pearls made me LOL.

A Monday Musing

I was coming out of Walmart about a week ago and got sucked in to signing up for the analog news re: newspaper. He was running a special $10 for 13 weeks sale and I just happened to have a ten in my pocket. It has been fun reading the paper. This morning the daughter and I sat next to each other with our morning drinks and read it together.

The big news in our state this week has been a sign that was posted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation in the rotunda of our Capitol Building. Here is an article from today's Tacoma News Tribune. I wasn't a part of this protest. I am all for expression of religion and am even okay with having the different symbols posted in the rotunda such as the tree, menorah and the Nativity scene that are already there. However, this is what ruffled my feathers as I read through the article.
State Rep. Jim Dunn, a Vancouver Republican, called for the crowd to continue their energy and prayers. “It is time to chase out of the house of God all the unbelievers and evildoers,” Dunn said.
Hello! I understand that maybe the paper didn't include the rest of what he said, but even if there is other items to what he said I can't wrap my mind around why he said this. It is likely this kind of speech that prompted the atheists to post there sign. Some verses came to mind after I calmed down.

Matthew 9:10-13
While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

He Knows My Name

I have a maker. He formed my heart before even time began.
My life is in his hands.

He knows my name, He knows my every thought.
He sees each tear that falls and He hears me when I call.

I have a Father He calls me His own.
He'll never leave me no matter where I go.

He knows my name, He knows my every thought.
He sees each tear that fallsand He hears me when I call.