And if you work at Chik-fil-a never tell Cole: "My pleasure."

Congrats John! Interesting that he didn't get it, perhaps... Ironic?

Great writing and great insight as always Chris. I've always found questions like the ones you mentioned quite ironic, because they are so... selfish? They're reward and punishment based, "do this and pay" or "do anything because there is no punishment," that's not a very "christian" way to examine one's motivations.
But it happens.
I suppose what's more of note is the particular motive or thought behind it. Too often Christians focus on what we have to "give up" now for "reward" later. Sure that's a piece of the equation but surely not the crux of a conversion. Christianity is to me the true "way" of the universe. It is the melody of creation and the harmony of existence. It's not about making choices to avoid consequences but to make choices to live more in tune with the real truth of existence.

Too true...

The video of the Mark Lowry want to be is going to give me nightmares for weeks... Hello schizophrenia.

"Yes officer, the 70's stole my lucky charms"

It's a little know fact that Inspector Gadget had humble beginnings as a traveling faith healer in the early 1920's

As Mark Twain said: "Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
Still praying but now for more people ;-)

You have my thoughts and prayers John
It doesn't seem like those words are enough, but I know the one who I'm speaking them to is.

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