The Final Countdown

Seven. That's the number of days I have left until I marry the most beautiful, caring, wonderful girl in the world. Words fail me. I'm so excited!

Amy and I will be wed next Saturday at 6:00 pm at the Parson's Table in Aledo, TX. From there we will spend a couple of nights in the Arbuckles in Oklahoma and seven nights in Maui.

Some People Are Dumb

The following is an actual advertisement for a so-called church in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram printed on April 1, 2007.

One church.

Many beliefs.

At Pathways, we believe

there is more than one path to truth and

meaning. We find inspiration in the Bible,

world religions, nature, ethics, and

humanism, the life of Jesus, and more.

Pathways is for people who want to

decide for themselves what to believe.

Wow! That's an impressive mixture of contradictory ideas and worldviews. Is that even possible? I think not! This Unitarian Universalist group tries hard to make all these things all-inclusive. However, each religion, especially Christianity, is exclusive by nature. For example, Jesus said that He is "the way, the truth, and the life" and that no one can get to God except through Him (see John 14:6).

What kind of inspiration do they find in the Bible? Better yet, what inspiration do they find in the life of Christ? Their teachings make no sense whatsoever.

Jesus said he is the only way. The Bible agrees with this fact. Pathways, however, says that there are many ways. They claim inspiration in the life of Jesus, but they also claim that Jesus is a liar. Are they actually teaching people to be inspired by someone they believe to be a liar?

Somehow, I don't think the people who attend Pathways are really allowed to decide for themselves what to believe because they are not being presented with the whole truth about reality.

Unfortunately, Pathways isn't the only crazed so-called church in Fort Worth. Westside Unitarian Universalist Church advertises:

Different faiths.

Varied traditions.

One church.

A fellowship of justice, compassion, and respect.

The problem is most people do not do their own thinking. Many people don't even bother making an effort. As my good friend Todd says, "Some people are dumb!"

20/365

Aside from it being Fire Day (Josh), today is Poetry Day.

Your task is to help me create the world's longest poem by submitting one line in iambic pentameter (ti-tum ti-tum ti-tum ti-tum), in which each of the ten syllables trip off the tongue effortlessly. William Shakespeare wrote mostly in iambic pentameter.

Here are the first two lines for you to go on:

Mercy, cried the popinjay to the pope,
Who threw him out of the second window...