I’ve been spending a lot of time over at Downsize DC, reading through their various campaigns, and several have focused upon Congress; specifically, Downsize DC supports the passage of several bills which, if they are made into law, would provide important groundwork for reforming Congress, returning it to a more constitutional state.
For instance, Article 1, [...]
Monthly Archives — December 2007
A Constitutional Congress?
For I am dust and ashes…
Martin Luther is perhaps best known as the foremost instigator of the Reformation a few hundred years ago; however, he started his journey of faith entrenched within the Roman Catholic Church, living a monastic life and becoming an ordained priest.
However, when the time came to perform his first Mass, Luther choked up when the time [...]
Same Sex Marriage
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, ESV, emphasis added
I won’t [...]
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me…
Have you ever tallied up just how much stuff you’d have after 12 days of receiving gifts from your true love, if the gift giving matched exactly that famed carol?
Let’s run it down quickly:
12 partridges in pear trees
22 turtle doves
30 French hens
36 calling birds
40 golden rings
42 geese a-laying
42 swans a-swimming
40 maids a-milking
36 ladies dancing
30 lords [...]
A Naked Revelation
My entire life — at least as far back as I can remember, obviously — I have pronounced the word “naked” as “NEKkid.”
Turns out it’s supposed to be pronounced “NAYkid.”
It feels very peculiar to pronounce it that way, though I will try to be conscious of how I’m pronouncing the word in the future.
