Observations From Hadleyville: TOP TEN SIGNS YOU MAY NOT BE READING YOUR BIBLE ENOUGH

Thursday, December 15, 2011

TOP TEN SIGNS YOU MAY NOT BE READING YOUR BIBLE ENOUGH

10) The Preacher announces the sermon is from Genesis... and you check the table of contents.

9) You think Abraham, Isaac & Jacob may have had a few hit songs in the 60's.

8) You open to the Gospel of Luke and a WWII War Bond falls out.

7) Your favorite Old Testament patriarch is Hercules.

6) You can’t imagine why the largest book in the Bible is about Palm trees.

5) You become frustrated because Charlton Heston isn't listed in either the concordance or the table of contents.

4) Catching the kids reading the Song of Solomon, you demand: "Who gave you this stuff?"

3) You keep falling for it every time the pastor tells you to turn to First Condominiums.

2) The kids keep asking too many questions about your usual bedtime story: "Jonah the Shepherd Boy and His Ark of Many Colors"

And the No. 1 sign you may not be reading your Bible enough: You don’t get any of these.

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The secret of becoming a writer is that you have to write. You have to write a lot. You also have to finish what you write, even though no one wants it yet. If you don't learn to finish your work, no one will ever want to see it. The biggest mistake new writers make is carrying around copies of unfinished work to inflict on their friends.

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WHAT'S THIS HADLEYVILLE THING?

Those of you familiar with Mark Twain’s works might recognize my blog title. As Samuel Clemons grew older, he became increasingly disillusioned with humanity. Towards the end he began referring to the Damned Human Race; employing the secular and religious epithet at one stroke.

I find I’ve not reached that level of despair myself. I still believe in redemption and I still see signs of nobility even among we fallen, damned creatures. So, I could not bring myself to call this blog “On the Damned Human Race.” I do however, resonate with another of Clemmons stories; “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg.” And viola, there you have it. “Observations From Hadleyville.”