The Blue Church

There’s the alarm   I have to go to the prison today to deal with suicidal guys.   I don’t want to go.   Holy Spirit work in me, that I would have the strength to face my day.

I love Godzilla movies.   Ever since I was a kid I have enjoyed them.   What? You don’t agree?   What’s not to like about a guy in a rubber suit stomping around a movie set, crushing buildings and battling with other guys in rubber suits portraying monsters?

Recently the state of Alabama put forth legislation that will make abortion illegal. One politician in Alabama who opposes the legislation stated, “Alabama is already viewed as a backwards state, this will only make us look more backwards”.

This week I was dealing with an inmate that was volatile and unpredictable. A situation quickly arose where I had to make a decision about how to approach this inmate. If I made the wrong choice, things could go really bad. In that moment, I prayed and made a decision, and things worked out. However, I also knew that I was going to have to see that same inmate the next day.

Are you tired? Would you like to get under the covers and settle into a long, deep sleep? How nice that would be. In your bed, dreaming away. Warm. Cozy. Being physically renewed and re-energized. It is so important that our bodies find rest.

Who is the worst of the worst when it comes to mankind? There are lots of opinions. Some will say that if a person commits a certain type of crime then they fall into this category. Others will differ and say that it is not the commission of a crime, but the repeated commission of a particular offense which qualifies them to be “The Worst of the Worst”. Still others will say that what is in a person’s heart is the determining factor.

In a recent article published in Christianity Today, author Warren Cole Smith shared the following facts about pet care. Citing various sources he shared:  

• In 2011, American spent 60 million dollars on plastic surgery for their pets.
• By 2020, spending on pets will reach 96 billion.
  

^“3 Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. ⁴ On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. ⁵ He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.” Genesis 22:3-5