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Here's today's offering of what I've found across the internet this week. * A statue of Jesus stopped a runaway dump truck. * It used to be that only barbarians drank milk. * Guess what moved this Florida couple's patio furniture? * It's harder for Tennessee to take down Confederate monuments. * Christopher Columbus and the discovery of peppers. Have you come across anything interesting? Please share! Catherine

The lectionary readings over the last few days have been from 1 Samuel, the story about the birth of Samuel and his dedication to the Lord. Hannah and Elkanah had no children (although Elkanah's other wives had children), so Hannah would pray for a child every year at the temple and told God that she would dedicate a son to the Lord. And, when Samuel was born, she did send him to the temple to be dedicated to a life of service to God. I Samuel 2:21 says, "21 And the Lord was

I've written before that I still consider myself an Evangelical based on my theological commitments. Socially, though, not so much. Basically, I'm a Bad Evangelical. And today, I'm going to tell you how you, too, can be a Bad Evangelical! 1. Love God and love others. I put this here to make sure that you actually are an Evangelical. If you don't love God and love others, you might want to check and see if you and God are really on speaking terms. 2. Love and accept gay people