Chris' Christian Blog

September 2, 2020

St. Francis once said, "Preach the gospel always...if necessary use words."

What do you think he meant?

I believe he meant that we should preach the way I try to preach...by setting a good example. It is a proven fact that people will pay a lot more attention to your actions than they will to your words. I left many of the churches I attended over the years because they talked a good talk but their actions were inconsistent with their words. James said "Show me your faith without works and I will show you my faith by my works."

Cruising through the galaxy today we found a shining star celiasgirl

Circling that star was the planet

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The planet had life that asked "What would life be like without beautiful dreams?"

What would it be like?

Life without beautiful dreams would be boring and pointless. I have a dream of one day doing community chaplaincy care. I am still in the process of learning how to do all of that, but my classes are coming along splendidly. Last semester I had one A and two A minuses so my GPA was 3.83. It won me an academic honors scholarship from a basically Ivy League school. I was pretty proud of that and even more proud of Jesus since He is the one who got me through it. He gave me the dream and I usually reach whatever I am dreaming of. I can't imagine life without dreams.

The full moon of September is known as the Corn Moon or the Barley Moon by some Native American cultures because it arrives at harvest time for those essential crops. It often also is known as the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox..With the autumn equinox occurring toward the end of September, this week’s moon will be the last full moon of summer. Did you know this full moon corresponds to the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival. The seventh month of the Chinese calendar is the Ghost Month and the fifteenth day of this month (a full moon day) is called Ghost Day, on which ghosts and spirits, including those of deceased ancestors, come out to visit the living.”

Write about your experiences with this moon or something you learned pertaining to this moon in your entry?

I went out one night when I was drinking and joined my dog in howling at the full moon. I don't know what the dog may have gotten out of howling at the moon, but I had a terrific time making the neighbors angry with me. The police finally showed up and I had to stop. What a bummer! The neighbors were laughing about it the next day. One neighbor said he was coming out to join us when the police came. Nobody knows who called the police. The officer said he just happened to be driving by and saw me "acting naturally" so he thought he'd better stick around in case I started growing hairy with fangs. He said he had a silver bullet just for that purpose. Nobody got in trouble.

"Prompt: What was the best party you ever had or attended?"

I've attended some real blow out parties in my time so that is pretty hard to determine. The wildest I ever attended was a sorority party. Things went along good and then one of the girls got on a table and started shedding her clothes. It went downhill from there.

The best parties I have ever attended have been no-booze or drugs allowed New Year's Eve parties. I usually attend one every year at the Salvation Army or a 12 step one. They get exciting too but they're clean fun.


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