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“JUST BELIEVE”

One of my favorite television shows, which I never saw on television, is “Firefly”.
My oldest son gave me the DVD collection one Christmas.
I purchased the follow up movie, “Serenity”.

It is from “Serenity” which I am going to borrow a couple of quotes.

“I don’t care what you believe in, just believe.”

These are the last words spoken by Shepherd Book, a wandering Holy man. “I don’t care what you believe...

I friend of mine, the Rev Stephen, once told a story and I adapted it into a sermon. I now recycle and re-adapt it once again to share with you:

There was this person who visited Niagara Falls. Standing at a distance this person could see the great separation of the falls and experience the exciting but frightening power that it contained, but from a safe enough distance so not to be uncomfortable.

While watching, it was noticed that there was a man walking above...

Letting my mind wander.

I was thinking how evangelicalhumanist (EH) and I differ on our beliefs of the beginning, or lack there of, of existence. Then I got thinking that maybe we don’t differ as much as I originally thought.
I have stood firm that there was a beginning to this existence and that beginning was created by God. EH has said that there was no beginning and that existence always was.

Then it hit me, I have said that God was at the beginning....

I work part time for a local professional baseball team, the Brockton Rox, as an usher. They aren’t affiliated with MLB. It’s a fun job, doesn’t pay much, but enjoyable.

Last night there was no game but there was a concert at the stadium, Jason Aldean, a country singer.
I don’t normally listen to country & western (C&W); I grew up on the rock & roll of the 50’s and 60’s. But it was an enjoyable concert. I did listen to country when I was stationed at Ft Hood,...

A man falls in a hole –


- Christian version:
YouTube - A Man Fell in a Hole




- Atheist version:
A guy walks along a dirt road and happens to fall into a deep hole.
A Catholic happens to be walking by and says, “You’ve fallen into a hole. That’s a shame. You must have done something wrong and God is punishing you.” So he leaves.
A Protestant happens to be walking by and sees the guy in the hole. “Providence...