Who do you blame? Read “The confusion” by Seth Godin on how we reframe our problems.
We don't say, "I have a very complex relationship with money because my parents spoiled me." Instead, we say, "Hey, the bank gave me a credit card so it's okay to buy things that I deserve."
“Stats shows that most women who see their unborn baby won’t abort.” Abraham Piper connects us to Project Ultrasound.
3. I really need...
More boldness? More wisdom? More self-control? Wrong. Read this by Mark Batterson.
4. Rehearse the cost
In light of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s affair, Randy Alcorn gives good advice on resisting temptation.
5. 5 mistakes in marriage
An insightful article by Gretchen Rubin: “5 Mistakes I Make in My Marriage”.
6. When do you laugh?
Have you heard “Laughing With” by Regina Spektor? I saw it first on Mike Cope’s blog. When do people laugh at God, and when do they NOT? This will make you think.
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’re starving or freezing or so very poor
No one laughs at God
When the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God
When it’s gotten real late
And their kid’s not back from the party yet
No one laughs at God
When their airplane start to uncontrollably shake
No one’s laughing at God
When they see the one they love, hand in hand with someone else
And they hope that they’re mistaken
No one laughs at God
When the cops knock on their door
And they say we got some bad news, sir
No one’s laughing at God
When there’s a famine or fire or flood
*Chorus*
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha ha
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God
When they’ve lost all they’ve got
And they don’t know what for
No one laughs at God on the day they realize
That the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one’s laughing at God when they’re saying their goodbyes
But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke, or
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they’re ‘bout to choke
God can be funny,
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one laughing at God in hospital
No one’s laughing at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God when they’re starving or freezing or so very
poor
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
We’re all laughing with God
2 comments:
My husband had this on one of his sites a couple of weeks ago and I was transfixed. Thought provoking indeed. The twist at the end, though, still has me puzzling.
Laurie, the whole song makes me a little uncomfortable actually, but it does make me think. I agree with you about that line line -- I'm not quite sure about it either....
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