For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 Is it not pleasant to find that which we had not even known we had longed for? Continue reading With Groanings too Deep for Words
Why did the banana have to go back to jail? Continue reading “Mr. Spun’s Truly Terrible Awful Jokes #13”
What is a German’s favorite negative number?
Continue reading “Mr. Spun’s Truly Terrible Awful Jokes: #12”
These two recordings represent two excellent introductions to the heart of the the twelve step and its spiritual principles. Bob Darrow: On Forgiveness Bob Darrow & Scott L. Continue reading Twelve Step Spirituality
What did the whale have to say about being beached? Continue reading “Mr. Spun’s Truly Terrible Awful Jokes: #10”
The Poet made the measure fair; though couplet doth our error bare. Fond as we are of the rhyme, and pleasure in its perfect time, to find our own name writ in there, doth occasion dark despair, and do we add shame to shame when to Author lay the blame. But if the Poet be right Master, … Continue reading The Poet made the Measure Fair (Heroic Couplet, Part 2 of 2)
Not an if, but a when; trust not in beginnings, but the end. All the world’s lordly hopes shall expire as the smoke. Hope which is but vanity, a distraction from true sanity. Science shall never pose an impediment to this close. Surer than the poet’s rhyme comes completion to the line. And yet diversion do we seek … Continue reading Not an if, but a when (Heroic Couplet, Part 1 of 2)
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” … Continue reading Sorting the Laundry
“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.” … Continue reading Disdain
After a last minute pardon from the governor, what was the journalist overhead to say? Continue reading “Mr. Spun’s Truly Terrible Awful Jokes: #8”
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