Mark's Views, Perhaps — from behind my eyeballs
Six weeks ago, I alerted several thousand readers to A Vision for Fall Quarter 2012.
I am slowly converting that vision into a 52-page book, with two equal-length sections:
What do you suggest for a title for such a book? Read it all
You know about Jerry Sandusky and Pennsylvania State University and the sodomy stuff, right? Sure you do (you’re online, after all).
Do you also know about Nineveh and the evil in that city?
Well, Jonah certainly knew about Nineveh…and he certainly wasn’t going there on any errand of grace and mercy! But now look what I did; I got ahead of myself… Read it all
Muslims are feared. Muslims are vilified. Muslims are hated.
Not by everybody, of course, and likely not by a majority either. But the adherents of Islam and Islam itself just don’t get a lot of good press and positive attention.
And speaking of Muslims and Islam, what do you know about Ramadan? Read it all
Whether I serve God or whether I serve others — how much difference is there, anyway?! — I’m to do it “heartily” and “from the heart.”
And “with good will”!
That impressed me in my pre-bedtime reading Tuesday evening. I was going to be sure Read it all
Ever feel like a loser?
No? Well, I have. (I never thought I would, but now I know different.)
So if you’ve ever thought of yourself as a loser, I understand well enough the discouragement and the sense of uselessness.
“I can’t do anything right!” Yeah, well, check this out: Read it all
Wait. Do you really want to know that I’ve had two cups of coffee, one banana, and one long walk? No, likely not. Huh — imagine that. OK, forget that, then.
Instead I’ll clue you in to some of what I’ve seen online so far today. How’s that? Read it all
Well, I guess if you worked for Jeff Ellis and Associates, you could opt not to watch.
Or forfeit your job by rescuing the person.
Or jump in the water and pretend you have someone closer that needs rescuing.
Tomás Lopes took the second option above. Read it all