Re: Daily Confession
Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:45 am
Rick, you be careful. Ire in me? Nonsense.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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Well...my Christmas Xmas party went well, considering that my idolatrous goal was to avoid being harassed on account of my faith. Religion, faith & Jesus were never brought up! This, I managed by not saying much and by keeping busy doing womanly work such as serving, offering drink, picking up dirty dishes and so on. The topics discussed by my family werè:RickD wrote:Well FL, how'd it go last night?
Talk about a letdown! I was hoping for at least a food fight!FL wrote:
Well...my Christmas Xmas party went well, considering that my idolatrous goal was to avoid being harassed on account of my faith. Religion, faith & Jesus were never brought up! This, I managed by not saying much and by keeping busy doing womanly work such as serving, offering drink, picking up dirty dishes and so on. The topics discussed by my family werè:
-Obama.
-Mandela.
-the South African economy + African economy.
-Crack City and its Mayor, Rob Ford.
-A new puppy adopted by my son & his wife.
-Sundry uninteresting personal stuff of the various people around the table.
When speaking about Mandela, no one mentioned neck ties?Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:Well...my Christmas Xmas party went well, considering that my idolatrous goal was to avoid being harassed on account of my faith. Religion, faith & Jesus were never brought up! This, I managed by not saying much and by keeping busy doing womanly work such as serving, offering drink, picking up dirty dishes and so on. The topics discussed by my family werè:RickD wrote:Well FL, how'd it go last night?
-Obama.
-Mandela.
-the South African economy + African economy.
-Crack City and its Mayor, Rob Ford.
-A new puppy adopted by my son & his wife.
-Sundry uninteresting personal stuff of the various people around the table.
I drank a glass of champagne for a toast, and a glass of wine with the meal. I didn't sin by deceiving people as I had first intended. I did sin, though. The name of God was used blasphemously around the table several times during the evening but I said nothing. I just kept being the perfect hostess: smiling, serving, helping. Another sin: I had planned to give my atheist, elderly mother a NIV audio Bible on 64 CDs in a nice case but I chickened out. Things were going so well, why light a fuse? She'll get the Bible later this week.
FL
You are refering to execution by necklacing. In necklacing, the person is first beaten, a tire is placed around his torso, then gasoline is poured over the victim and he is set ablaze.B. W. wrote:When speaking about Mandela, no one mentioned neck ties?
Can women be priests now?1over137 wrote:Looking forward to your tomorrow confession
No, but i hope we are allowed to be readers.Kurieuo wrote:Can women be priests now?1over137 wrote:Looking forward to your tomorrow confession
Heavens no! Back in the kitchen!!!!1over137 wrote:No, but i hope we are allowed to be readers.Kurieuo wrote:Can women be priests now?1over137 wrote:Looking forward to your tomorrow confession
For a panRickD wrote:Heavens no! Back in the kitchen!!!!1over137 wrote:No, but i hope we are allowed to be readers.Kurieuo wrote:Can women be priests now?1over137 wrote:Looking forward to your tomorrow confession
I had something very similar happen to me last night. It was cold, and I had gotten back from jogging earlier, and still had my winter hat on my head. I walked into the kitchen, and my wife looked at me and matter of factly said, "You look old." Then she said " that wasn't the word I was looking for..."Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:I'm usually at peace. Here is another sin:1over137 wrote:You know FL, I will pray that you stay peaceful.
Here and there throughout Leviticus, we read about ''unintentional sin.'' Have you ever wondered what an unintentional sin looks like? ...well, here is mine, committed 2 days ago:
I walk into the kitchen and see my wife staring at her driver's licence. ''I look so old in this photo!'' she exclaims. ''You are old,'' I answer laconically. She gives me a glaring look. ''Look at this picture!'' she says as she thrusts her driver's licence into my face. ''Yeah,'' I say, ''that's what you look like.'' I add, ''I look old too...we have an image of ourselves in our mind that is flattering but if you want to see what you look like to other people, look at your licence photo.'' She shakes her head like this while rolling her eyes to the ceiling. I assume she doesn't agree with me, so I add, ''If you need confirmation, just look at your passport photo. I'm sure it's not any better.''
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Now, I didn't realize it at the time, but I had just sinned. I wasn't trying to be mean or insulting; in my mind, I was just telling her what I thought about our inherent tendency towards self-deception. What my wife heard was, ''You are old and ugly.'' To add insult to injury, I affirmed this in a matter-of-fact way.
FL
How can it be cold in Florida? You must be a sissy!RickD wrote:I had something very similar happen to me last night. It was cold, and I had gotten back from jogging earlier, and still had my winter hat on my head. I walked into the kitchen, and my wife looked at me and matter of factly said, "You look old." Then she said " that wasn't the word I was looking for..."
If instead of calling "other drivers idiots" you say "all drivers are idiots" then that makes it alright since you're now apart of the group.Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:How can it be cold in Florida? You must be a sissy!RickD wrote:I had something very similar happen to me last night. It was cold, and I had gotten back from jogging earlier, and still had my winter hat on my head. I walked into the kitchen, and my wife looked at me and matter of factly said, "You look old." Then she said " that wasn't the word I was looking for..."
I have been sinning lately but none of my sins are exciting (no porn, no theft, no heavy drinking...nothin'). The sin I'm most guilty of is calling other drivers idiots. I think this is what American evangelists call a besetting sin, or one that keeps on coming back. This makes for boring confessions so if anyone else would like to confess, be my guest.
FL