I all I want for Christmas is a goat

I all I want for Christmas is a chicken or goat. Really, the staff at HUMC is not given gifts to each other , but pooling our money to send to Heifer Project http://www.heifer.org/  or some organization like them I think it a great way for a church staff to model what important in the Christmas Season.  We did this at my last church also. The animal will go to a community in the third world nations to help families and the whole community. So if you like, please by me a goat this year.

steelers win

Today I was able to go to the Vikings / Steelers game. It was great to see the Steelers in person, it has been a several years. Some thoughts about the day

• The only way to go is the light rail system. Fast, easy and cheap


• I thought the crowd noise was not as loud as I thought it would be,  but then again the home team loss


• Every game needs a drunk fan in front of you, We had Kevin


• He always complains about how bad the team is and then praise them in the next play. He may get his own blog post on Monday


• The Dome, does need to be replaced, to help the Vikings and the fans


• The cheerleaders are very nice for the Vikes


• The fans from both teams made the event a fun place to watch a game


• It was very cold walking to the stadium, I am glad it was a dome. A cool 3 degree at game time. Yikes


• Tailgating appears not to be big deal when it 3 degrees


• Mike Tice and really throw the “red flag”

Simpsons and Religion

Can you tell I found a new Simpson site. Someday at HUMC i will do a short series on the Simpsons Bible Study.

Homer: I'm not a bad guy! I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I'm going to Hell?

Krusty: So, have a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, a kwaazy Kwanza, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn, dignified, Ramadan. And now a word from MY god, our sponsors!

Homer: Your mother has this crazy idea that gambling is wrong. Even though they say it's okay in the Bible.
Lisa: Really? Where?
Homer: Eh, somewhere in the back.

Ned Flanders: They've broken every commandment except one.
Carl: Hey Lenny, covet some chili fries?
Lenny: You bet.
Ned Flanders: That's it. The whole shebang.

Homer: Jesus, Allah, Buddah. I love you all!

Apu: I have come to make amends, sir. At first, I blamed you for squealing, but then I realized, it was I who wronged you. So I have come to work off my debt. I am at your service.
Homer: You're selling what, now?
Apu: I am selling only the concept of karmic realignment.
Homer: You can't sell that! Karma can only be portioned out by the cosmos.
Apu: He's got me there.
Homer: I've always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is -- and it's me.

Homer: "You know, the one with all the well meaning rules that don't work out in real life, uh, Christianity"

Bart: Mom, can we go Catholic so we can get communion wafers and booze?

Lisa: I'm no theologian. I don't know who or what God is. All I know is he's more powerful than Mom and Dad put together.

Homer: God bless those pagans.

Barney: Jesus must be spinning in his grave!

Duffman: New feelings brewing inside Duffman... What... WOULD JESUS DO?!

Cletus: Stranger! You're tresspassin' on my dirt farm!
Man: Ah, do you happen to need a mesiah?
Cletus: No, but I'll take them sacks of money from ya.

The Simpsons

To encourge many visits to the blog, look to the right and you will see random Simpsons Quote, which will change with each visit. So when I do not have time to update the blogs, you will still have something to read.

Simpson Quote

Simpson Quote
“ Well, crying isnt gonna bring him back … unless your tears smell like dog food. So you can either sit there crying and eating can after can of dog food until your tears smell enough like dog food to make your dog come back or you can go out there and find your dog.

YOUR TICKET OUT OF VOICEMAIL PURGATORY

I hate not being able to talk to a human being when you call a company, but there is hope look at the attach link that will provide a cheat sheet in the those lovely voice mail systems. http://www.paulenglish.com/ivr/

Sucess is?

‘I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody’ – Bill Cosby

Gallup Poll Find God in America!

Gallup: Poll Finds Americans' Belief in God Remains Strong By E&P Staff Published: December 13, 2005 12:15 PM ET
NEW YORK A new Gallup survey released today finds that four decades after the "God Is Dead" controversy was first noted, Americans retain a strong belief in a higher power. Some 94% think God exists. Only 5% feel God "does not exist" -- and even most of them "are not sure" of that. Exactly 1% are certain there is no God.But how strongly do the believers believe? Nearly 8 in 10, in fact, say they are "convinced" God exists, although Gallup does not ask them why that is.Conservatives are more likely to be convinced than liberals (87% vs. 61%), women a little more likely than men (82% vs. 73%), and residents of the South more than those in the East (88% vs. 70%).Surprisingly, some 61% of those who seldom or never attend church are nevertheless convinced that God exists.

A College Prayer

A College Prayer~"As I walk though I walk through the valley of borderline grade, I will not have a nervous breakdown; for thou art with me. Though giveth me answers in the moments of blankness; thou annointest my head with understanding my test paper runneth over with questions I recognize. Surely passing grades shall follow me all the days of my examinations and I shall not dwell in this University for ever AMEN. "

Weather

So what worse, -2 in Hastings and a little wind, or 10 degrees and 80 mph wind in Boulder or 2 feet of snow in Fountain Co. Thinking Hastings is better, well if the car starts tomorrow