This is my inaugural "Pay Dirt" entry. In The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the phrase "pay dirt" refers to "a useful or profitable discovery or venture". So I will use these "Pay Dirt" entries to capture interesting nuggets I come across.
Today's "Pay Dirt" entry contains a few religious funnies...
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me."
-Emo Philips, stand-up comedian
"I don’t believe in atheists."
-Neal Boortz
"When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself."
-Peter O’Toole
Bart: "What religion are you?"
Homer: "You know, the one with all the well-meaning rules that don't work out in real life, uhh, Christianity."
-The Simpsons, "Homerpalooza"
"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."
- George Burns.
"Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches."
- Jim Carrey
"I admire the Pope. I have a lot of respect for anyone who can tour without an album."
- Rita Rudner
"Where would man be today if it wasn't for women? In the Garden of Eden eating water melon and taking it easy."
- C Kennedy
2 comments:
Funny stuff.
That Kennedy quote has to go though. :-) That's what men are doing ANYHOW.
Just dropping in to say I have enjoyed reading your blog. It is beautifully lucid,systematically organized, and shows an admirable sincerity in the search for meaning in what we sometimes (too hastily) decide is a meaningless and dismal universe.
I am not a theologian, by any stretch of the imagination, but I was impressed by the number of sources you bring to the table here and the depth with which you seem to have read them.
By the way - the photo of the hand...it packs a real emotional punch, one of the most uplifting I have seen. Are you also a photographer?
"Is-ness without limits." I had never heard this before (Keating) and I like it too, pointing as it does to the undefinable. I find it very interesting simply that Man has forever been compelled to seek definition for this Ineluctable Mystery down through the ages.
The permanence of this quest - the fact that it seems to be an ongoing and infinite pursuit - for me, says something about us, the human, as well as about a possible cosmic Creator.
I've bookmarked you and hope to return frequently.
The way I feel is that this blog may be primarily your personal search...but I think I (or anyone else) can also learn a lot from your efforts here.
Thanks for provoking thought.
Thanks for the kind words Anonymous...I appreciate them.
I just found a bunch of those pictures...unfortunately I can't take credit as the photographer...I wish.
Please visit regularly. I look forward to your comments and thoughts.
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