Saturday, January 5, 2008

Tidbits


A friend was browsing the aisles of a shoe store when they stumbled upon an overweight person fussing with a shoe they were trying on. Her low-rider pants failed to fully conceal her derrière. Obviously the "lady" did not care who saw the "big" event (including a boy 8 or 9 years old, who quickly fled the scene of the crime).

Which brings me to the forty-something neighbor that still lives in his momma's house. With his jeans hanging low, he was doing some gardening in a t-shirt that did not fully cover his fuzzy beer belly (probably not lager). As luck would have it I caught him stooping to pick up some yard debris just in time to proudly display his "plumber's crack." Just say no to crack.

While on the subject of exhibitionism, have you noticed how many boyz 2 men 2 boyz wear their pants just a hair above their plumber's crack? Thankfully, many of them wear boxer shorts above the belt line to make a stab at modesty.

Is it old fashioned to suggest that a male should not publicly display the fruit of his looms? After all, UNDERwear is meant to wear under clothing.

Al Gore is EthicsDaily.com's pick as Baptist of the Year for 2007.

According to England's Daily Telegraph the Roman Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

Current Conditions in Kenya
(From Jerry & Sherry Daniels, in country.)
Kenya's post-election violence has escalated alarmingly! Today (Thursday) is the critical day. The losing candidate in last week's election has called for a "million man march" on Nairobi, to protest what he feels was a "rigged" election. The issue has become focused on tribal hatred. This is the real root of the matter. Even after 34 years in Kenya, Sherry and I are shocked at the level of tribal hatred which has suddenly exploded to the surface.

Perhaps you've heard of the tragic death of 50 people who were burned to death inside a church in the town of Eldoret, a town where we labored as missionaries 30 years ago. Eldoret is one of the fiercest areas of conflict because of the large populations of both Luo and Kikuyu which have a long running history of animosity. The victims in the church burning were reportedly Kikuyu. The losing presidential candidate, and the one who has called for all this violence is a Luo. Kikuyus are being attacked across the country, which, of course, results in counterattacks.

The message of Christ's reconciliation has never been more needed! This is the focus of our message to all of our Kenyan brethren in this critical hour. Please pray specifically that all born-again believers across Kenya will embrace this path of forgiveness and reconciliation. Romans 8:28 has been such a real verse to us so many, many times in our 34 year ministry in Kenya! It looks like this may well be Kenya's DARKEST hour. We certainly need prayers!

One area of great concern is our orphan ministries. Food supplies are suffering and prices are rising fast. Fuel supplies have completely run out. We have about 50 orphans in our 3 orphan homes, and more than 200 other destitute children who rely upon our feeding programs. Our normal budgeting has been thrown for a loop.

Church Brings Soldiers Home For Holidays
www.kmbc.com/video/14924446/index.html?taf=kc1
Check out the two-minute video on Maj. Chris Romero's Black Knights unit, headed for Tikrit, Iraq.