Chorus lyrics from the late Rusty Goodman's classic Gospel song: "Who am I that The King would bleed and die for? Who am I that He would pray not my will, thine Lord? The answer I may never know, Why He ever loved me so. But to that old rugged cross He’d go For who am I?"

When people talk about running out of stuff to do, I know the feeling. I get the idea that maybe most of what I share is one of those 'been there, done that before' situations. It's getting bad when I can't figure out if what I am sharing is an original or just another re-run. But, it is good to be able to visit with everyone on this Tuesday, April 21, 2020. I am thankful to still be able to channel the 'little gray cells' enough to get information transferred from the proverbial thinking cap to the electronic page. Growing up, I often heard the admonition that I should put on my thinking cap. It usually came whenever it was believed that I had been acting without much thought. If that didn't work, there was always the plumb tree switch option. Come to think about it, my mom, depending on her mood, would often go to plan B without passing go or collecting $200. She had the philosophy of hitting first and asking questions later. On the rare occasion when she would be proven wrong she always said I still deserved it for all the times I didn't get caught. Talk about a no-win situation! Truth is, she was right. If I had received my just punishment for everything I did that was deserving of such, well, she would have needed more plum trees. Literally. Even more so in the case of my standing before a Holy and Perfect God. I deserved all the punishment my fallen, sinful behavior required, but, Jesus took it all in my place. That goes for you too. He did it for every man, woman, boy, and girl, but it can only be apprehended through faith in His finished work on The Cross. Sadly, many refuse His payment and choose to face eternity where they will receive the just punishment for their sins. Amen.

Some lighter fare. I think about things from time to time. I like how they put 'the end' when the movie is over. Who knows how long I might just sit there? Then we have decisions to make. Two different huts. One for pizza and one for sunglasses. Very confusing. How dare you call me odd on the very day we are celebrating our puppy's 5th haircut. When you ask the question, 'Who's this clown?', well, that's really insulting. You are implying they are a clown and not even one of the better-known clowns. There's actually someone out there who thinks we had a President Rushmore and he had four heads. Two things you will learn at the children's museum: lightning bugs are actually beetles and children can be very annoying. Me: What movie do you think we should watch? Wife: Do you plan on staying awake past the opening credits? One guy mentioned he had heard one of the symptoms of the virus was having no taste. The other fellow looked at his shoes and told him maybe he should get tested immediately. The wife still tells the kids to just wait until your father gets home. Hey, I've been here for the past three weeks! You do have to wonder what other issues Yankee Doodle has, after all, he did stick a feather in his cap and for some unknown reason, he called it macaroni. Why would any parent tell their kid when asked for a bite that the cheesecake has way too much pepper in it?

Most of the stuff above was adapted/reworked from items found out on the internet. It did take quite a long time because much of the stuff people call funny is not really very funny, (to me), and much of what is found is so vulgar it can't be used at all. Speaking of vulgar, many folks, including God-fearing people, post stuff these days and they preview it with these words, "I apologize for the language but the information is pretty good." Really? I'll not even begin to share what some of the language used consists of because I do try to keep my blogs clean. I know the culture has become very coarse and what was once considered to be totally unacceptable words are now used in common ordinary conversations. Here's a good rule to follow. If you would not say that word or phrase because of its coarseness then maybe it shouldn't be forwarded to others in text form. It used to be thought that someone who had to use profanity to tell their story or make their point must have a very limited vocabulary, however, in today's world it does appear that many, especially anything having to do with entertainment, must have profanity to get it on the air. Okay. We are better than that. Or, we should be. Have a great rest of the day and pray for God's provision for those hurting as a result of this pandemic. Amen. .....More later.