What I Believe
God the Father, God, the Son, God the Holy Spirit.
Miracles happen, even as I wait for them to show up more often in my
life.
Toilets and closets should be closed when not it use.
Animal heads do not belong on walls; nor should one have a picture
taken with an animal you've killed. It shows a lack of respect for
the life you've just taken. Anyone who kills any animal for sport
simply can't be my friend.
Real fur looks better on animals than people.
Cats are amazing; dogs are tolerable; elephants are incredible.
Chocolate is a gift from heaven.
Earbuds are of the devil.
Sauer Kraut came straight from the bowels of hell.
Vaccinations are safe for most people; the medical community isn't in
a conspiracy to kill us.
GMOs are not frankenfood.
Organic is overrated.
Essential oils are not miracle cures.
Massaging your feet will not cure all your body's ills.
A "cleanse" to remove toxins is unnecessary; that's why you
have a liver.
The Republican party has become the new Pharisees with a side order
of neo-naziism.
Patriotism is not a Biblical concept and should never be twisted up
with Christianity.
The flag and the National Anthem are not sacred. If you consider them
sacred, you have two idols.
Evolution was God's means of creation, and no, that doesn't disagree
with the Bible.
Abortion is a tragedy, but I have no right to tell a woman wanting an
abortion not to, since I do not have the resources to help pay for
that baby to be born, let alone help her raise that child to school
age.
No one should be both anti-choice and anti-contraceptives.
There are as many lazy rich folks as poor folks.
Our government's system for providing for those with chronic illness
is a complete joke.
The Bible is "God inspired," not God dictated. Not every
word came straight from God's mouth. Paul said scripture was "useful
for instruction," not absolutely essential for instruction. If
it were straight from the mouth of God, I'm pretty sure it would be
described as more than "useful." And Paul wasn't talking about his own letters; he was talking about the Law and the Prophets.
The baker should have baked the cake for the gay couple -- Mercy
triumphs over judgment.
You can't understand the creation account in Genesis without looking
at ancient Egyptian beliefs--that's where Moses grew up.
Faith shouldn't be opposed to intelligence and vice versa.
America has a triune God: sports, guns, and money.
When someone asks me to give, I give. I don't judge them. I hand them
some cash. Unless they're smoking... I can't support that.
John Calvin will have some splaining to do in heaven.
One person, and one person only goes through a yellow light.
Christians who support Trump have made a pact with the devil--an
unholy alliance that will bite them in the butt.
Obama was a Christian and somehow the Church couldn't see it;
Trump is of the devil, and somehow, the Church can't see it. One
might conclude some blindness is an issue. And racism.
There's nothing quite as soothing as a cat's purr.
That baby in your arms will never love you as much as you love them.
That's just life.
Israel is no more special to God than any other country on the
planet; Christians became the new Israel clear back in 33 A.D.
More guns doesn't equal safety.
Separating the sheep from the goats is all about "did you care
for the poor, the hungry, the sick, and the imprisoned?" Funny
how all the "big sins" are missing from the list.
I've owned both sheep and goats; they are goofy creatures.
Logic, the scientific method, and debate should be mandatory learning
in schools. So should art.
"His ways are higher than our ways" is all about mercy, not
mystery.
I don't care who you are--everyone deserves steak and shrimp now and
then.
Selfishness is why marriages fail.
Clutter makes me crazy.
Art and sewing are about the destination; writing, about the journey.
Trees are evidence that God loves us.
Jesus said, "The love of money is the root of all evil,"
and "it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to get into heaven," but most don't believe
him.
There's no such thing as a self-made man; no man is an island.
Pot is not worse than alcohol.
If you are not a native American, and you are
anti-immigration, I assume you'll be taking yourself back to the
country of your ancestors asap.
There is a reason that Jesus often warned about hypocrisy; it
destroys the Church's credibility.
Becoming another character on stage is a rush like no other.
I've never felt more accepted than in the Theatre Dept. at Sterling
College.
The love of a good man makes life a pleasure; his kiss is on my list.
I never dreamed that 57 years could go so fast. We truly are just
dust in the wind. Make the most of your time. Create, hope, love.
