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...rather than becoming just another mindless, religious robot, blindly believing that everything is in the hands of some spooky, incompetent father figure who doesn't give a shit, I decided to look around for something else to worship. Something I could really count on. And immediately, I thought of the sun.
Sun worship is fairly simple. There's no mystery, no miracles, no pageantry, no one asks for money, there are no songs to learn, and we don't have a special building where we all gather once a week to compare clothing. And the best thing about the sun... it never tells me I'm unworthy. It doesn't tell me I'm a bad person who needs to be saved. Hasn't said an unkind word. Treats me fine.

So I worship the sun.

Napalm and Silly Putty (book, 2001)

by George Carlin
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A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.
Joel Osteen

A lot of churches have not moved with the times.
Joel Osteen

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.
Joel Osteen

Do all you can to make your dreams come true.
Joel Osteen

Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy.
Joel Osteen

God didn't make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.
Joel Osteen

God wants to bless us where we are.
Joel Osteen

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.
Joel Osteen

I don't go down the road of condemning.
Joel Osteen

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.
Joel Osteen

I have always believed in God.
Joel Osteen

I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father.
Joel Osteen

I think Bible principles are principles for life.
Joel Osteen

I think God's justice is making wrongs right.
Joel Osteen

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.
Joel Osteen

I'm going to let God be the judge of who goes to heaven and hell.
Joel Osteen

I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know.
Joel Osteen

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
Joel Osteen


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Napalm and Silly Putty (book, 2001)

by George Carlin

You don't see many white, antiabortion women volunteering to have black fetuses transplanted into their uteruses, do you? No. You don't see them adopting any crack babies do you? No, that's something Jesus would do.
And you don't see many pro-lifers dousing themselves with kerosene and lighting themselves on fire. Remember The Buddhist monks in Vietnam? Morally committed religious people in Southeast Asia knew how to stage a protest: light yourself on fire! C'mon, you Christian crusaders, let's see a little smoke. Let's see if you can match that fire in your bellies.

I found Short Takes" particularly interesting. These are sections scattered throughout the book that are full of interesting little observations and thoughts. It's like reading the doodle pad in Carlin's mind:

If I had my choice of how to die I would like to be sitting on the crosstown bus and suddenly burst into flames.
In this era of "maxi," "mega" and "meta," you know what we don't have any more? "Super-duper." I miss that.

Wouldn't it be great if we could make a guy's head explode just by looking at him?

It's time to start slapping people.

We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching of a space rocket.

When people say "clean as a whistle" they forget that a whistle is full of spit.

Near as I can tell, "jack-shit" and diddly-squat" are roughly the same amount.

What exactly is wrong with inmates running the asylum? It seems to me they are in an ideal position to know just what's needed.

Hilarious and irreverent, Carlin has been entertaining people since the 1960s when his Hippy Dippy Weatherman first surfaced. He has inspired countless comedians and his commentaries on life and the human conditio n are as sharp as they have ever been.

And remember this last piece of advice: "As you swim the river of life, do the breast stroke. It helps to clear the turds from your path."

And maybe wear a pair of goggles. Just a thought. | May 2001
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1 John 3:8 …For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil (Illusion, Lies, Selfeshness, Greed, Materialism w/out Consideration (SHARING!!!&THOUHGT FOR CONSEQUENCES for Our Children's Children!), Jealousy, Murder, WRONG THINKING.

OR >>> "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might Truth, Good Values)

Therefore, when confusion comes in, we must take authority over the confusion by pleading the Blood of Jesus Christ and by standing on what God PROMISES us as believers and children. We must be proactive in our warfare against confusion as Paul states…

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations (literally - confused thoughts), and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

We should not fear this warfare but have knowledge that through Christ there is love, power and clarity of thought.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow.”
Mary Anne Radmacher


“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.”
Zig Ziglar


“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
Wayne Dyer

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Daily Devotional, August 29, 2011
Holy Ground

From Upper Room: The Lord said, "Indeed, the whole earth is mine." Exodus 19:5 (NRSV)
HAVE you stood on holy ground? Perhaps you've stood inside St. Paul's Cathedral in London, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, or the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. For some people, holy ground is a tiny white church in a quaint New England village or a church on the Gulf Coast that survived the hurricanes, a struggling downtown church or a rustic chapel.

Moses walked over a large area of holy ground. So did the psalmist who proclaimed the marvel of God's power and creation. The apostle Peter stood on holy ground at the Mount of Transfiguration and when he carried forth the message of Jesus Christ. From birth to death to resurrection, Jesus walked on holy ground.

But holy ground is not limited to places where religious events have taken place; every place can constitute holy ground. Did astronauts walking on the moon perceive it as holy ground? After all, God has created this marvelous world, the land we walk on, the seas we sail, the skies above us.

Because all that surrounds us is holy, we cannot justify abuse of the land or pollution of streams, seas, and skies. Nor can we account for the oppression of people or justify wars.

God calls us to search our souls for how we can treasure and care for all that God has given us. It's up to us to live as if wherever we are is holy ground -- because God is there.
>>>>>>Prayer ::::::::::: Remind us, Lord, that everything you have created is holy. Forgive us when we abuse your creation. Amen.
..........."Thought for the Day"
For links to photos of all the cathedrals mentioned here,
Links to cathedrals mentioned in today's devotion:   St. Paul's Cathedral, London  St . Peter's Basilica, Rome  National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.


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