The count begins......4!

So.........yesterday I get home from work and there is a flyer stuck to my door from guess who............those cool JW's from watchtower....again.....

And today, I was sitting in the computer room at the front of our house and I see a car stop in front of our mailbox, a person gets out, opens said mailbox and puts something in.

A few minutes later, I walk out to retrieve this curious item......Nope, not the JW's this time. But a new church here in my town.............for what it's worth (not much) it's one of those "cool" churches...........

we're up to 4!

Stop Knocking on My Door!!

Sooooo.........It's 6:45pm on a chilly Monday evening. I just finished putting dinner in the oven and had come upstairs to fuck around on the internet for a while. My wife is sick--a viral infection--really bad cold basically. Coughing and sneezing up a storm. She is laid out on the couch watching a movie with a box of tissue on one side and my daughter and two dogs on the other............aaaaahhhh, a nice relaxing Monday evening. (aside from the sick part)

Then the doorbell rings.........

"Good evening Ma'am. Im (name here) and this is (name here). We are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, do you have a few minutes to talk about our Lord Jesus Christ?"

"No, I'm sorry, I'm pretty sick right now." was her response.

"Sorry to hear that, have a good evening then."


They were gone before I could get to the door............

You ever go through a phase?

Do you ever go through a phase where everything you think about, read about or talk about is about one thing? It just seems to be everywhere........at work, at the grocery store, on the news......or just on tv in general.

Well, that is what is going on with me right now. My "phase" is religion right now. I guess "phase" isn't really the right word, it's more than a phase, but it just seems to be what's on my mind now.

Maybe I should have posted this blog first for some background on all the other blogs, but didn't......

I was "brought up" Christian. Though no particular denomination. My mom's family are Methodist and my dad's family are Southern Baptist. Though I gave up going to Church at an early age, we would go with the grandparents when we visited. I never understood church or religion. It just never made sense to me. All these questions I had that no one could answer....something just didn't add up. And on top of that, to be threatened with Hell for any one of the numerous "sins" seemed petty to me. But as the years passed I just never really gave it much more thought. Sure, I believed in God.......but thought "I don't need to go to church to "prove" myself to God, he knows I believe, and he certainly knows if I'm a "good" person.....that's all that matters.......that was the beginning of my "journey".

Stay tuned for more................

Atheist Creed

This is not "mine" but liked it enough to post it.

I believe in time,
matter, and energy,
which make up the whole of the world.

I believe in reason, evidence and the human mind,
the only tools we have;
they are the product of natural forces
in a majestic but impersonal universe,
grander and richer than we can imagine,
a source of endless opportunities for discovery.

I believe in the power of doubt;
I do not seek out reassurances,
but embrace the question,
and strive to challenge my own beliefs.

I accept human mortality.

We have but one life,
brief and full of struggle,
leavened with love and community,
learning and exploration,
beauty and the creation of
new life, new art, and new ideas.

I rejoice in this life that I have,
and in the grandeur of a world that preceded me,
and an earth that will abide without me.