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What Would Jesus Do?

In Reader's Digest, I read about a lady who asked her young daughter what she would do if there was a medical issue and she couldn't wake her up. The little girl gave her mother a humorous response. Humorous enough to win $100. I thought there was an important lesson to be learned, so I asked my granddaughter the same thing. "What would you do if one morning I didn't wake you up to go to school?" "I'd stay asleep," she said. Hmm… maybe I could have phrased that better. My granddaughter always has something amusing to say. In fact, just last week at church she… Well, before I tell you that, let me tell you about an interesting thing that recently happened at the church I go to. They stopped having Saturday services! This may not seem like a big deal to you, but it goes back to something I've always wondered concerning Christian worshipping practices: Why do we go to church on  Sundays ? I understand that's when Jesus rose from the dead, but in...

Funny Shades of Grey--chapter six

  Chapter Six    Christian closes the passenger-side door to "the best damn Yugo money can buy."   And what a magnificent beast it is! It has four tires, all black. The front windshield is transparent so you can see through it. It also has a rear-view mirror and two doors, with front seats that can be moved forward to allow access to the rear seat where he has me laying face-down with my wrists lovingly tied to my ankles behind my back, shaping me into a human triangle. My mouth is duct-taped "for safety."       Is that Paul's muffled voice I hear coming from the trunk. No, that would be silly.   The duct-tape eventually comes loose, another benefit of having an oily complexion, and I'm able to speak through it, half on and half off.   "Nice song," I sputter through the tape as it playfully flutters in and out of my mouth like a lover. I'm rocking gently forward and backward with every press of the gas pedal or brake. ...