Re: Just a bit random please...
Definitions of torture: a two hour Bill Gaither concert; watching the Price Is Right with my senior citizen parents on my vacation; shopping with a woman---wife or daughter; listening to Hillary Clinton make a speech; listening to an Alabama fan say "Roe Tad!"; plucking nostril hair; when the local anesthesia isn't working while the dentist is drilling; watching Jim Harbaugh on the sideline during a game; reading blog posts belittling men with beards accusing them of growing them because of pride---all the while posting blogs FULL of pride; Folger's coffee; Maxwell House coffee; most restaurant coffee; chain restaurants---Applebee's, O'Charley's, Chili's, On The Border, Red Lobster, et al---food tastes like frozen dinners; running a 5K; trying to wear one of those "muscle cut" shirts; being stuck behind people who drive slow in the passing lane; being stuck behind someone in the "15 Items or Less" express lane at the grocery store with a cart load of items; biting into a peach that isn't ripe; acid reflux; cockiness in the pulpit; trying to help your fifth grader do math homework; having to pee while on a road trip with no exits or rest areas within sight; listening to long winded preachers who aren't very good preachers; being accused of being racist because you think our current president is abysmal; being tortured by aliens for more information...
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
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