or at least chuckle a little today. And then think. This first one should make you chuckle. Be sure to get to the part where the reporter says, "the host on the toast." A better question might be: would you buy one?
The Jesus Toaster
This is also on the CNN religion blogs section. It is about pastor's who do or do not talk about greed. Very interesting read. For whatever it is worth, my Doctoral work was about pastors and how we talk about money and greed. Might be a good Lenten series here or there sometime? This blog suggests that maybe people of faith would rather not hear about money? Maybe, maybe not? My work was all in Luke's gospel. Just for the fun of it, go to an online Bible concordance sometime and look up how many times money, greed, wealthy, etc. appear in the Bible. It is more than you think. I remember as I began my study how surprising it all was.
How do Pastors talk about greed in the great recession?
My good friends Michelle Thomas-Bush and Kerri Hefner have written some tremendous Advent Blogs and devotionals in the past few weeks. You can read what they have written here:
Follow the Star
Weeding and Feeding
And finally, an update on Heath Tuttle from his mother. One of the bravest and most faithful families I know. I hope you'll join Carrie in this sentiment: Thank you for helping to give us the strength to be brave for the past 3 years. Thank you for continuing to pray that our wonderful guy will be brave in midst of all that comes his way. And don't forget, in the craziness of this time of year, to take a few minutes to hug just a little longer, pay a little more attention than you'd probably like to, help a few more who really need it, and to relish in the sacred moments. I don't think you'll regret it.
Baby Heath Updates
Indeed, it is like Tiny Tim says -- God bless us everyone.
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