What President?

Man, this is an awesome metaphor Ray gave on his blog in response to an atheist who was asking why God does not show/prove Himself when we ask/demand Him to...


"How arrogant and conceited would I be to say, "I summoned the President of the United States to come to my house to speak with me, and he didn’t come. I didn’t hear a word from him, therefore he doesn’t exist." If I want an audience with someone of importance, I have to approach him on his terms, not mine. So stop asking for a sign and do what God tells you to do. Repent and trust the Savior, then you will have the ear of God (see John 14:21)." (Ray Comfort, original full blog entry here).

Android vs iPhone vs Pre vs Other

Ok, so unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, the hottest phone around is the iPhone. If you're a techy, you probably know about the Android phone (currently only HTC G1 available). And, if you're a geek who owns/owned one of the original Palm "Pilot" devices and still calls his PDA a "PalmPilot" to this day, then you know about the Palm Pre coming out next week. And late but not least, if you're one of the countless millions of others, you have a "regular ole phone".

I want a new phone! I currently own a Sony Ericsson w580i, the Walkman phone. Boy, I really felt old when my 15 year old daughter asked me the other day, "What's a Walkman?"...ugh! Like, the coolest thing ever in the 80's when *I* grew up! You could play your cassettes and take it WITH you whereever you went, clipped right on your pants!

But I digress... I'm in need of a phone that suites my online lifestyle. I'm a Google junkie and use most every service they have so the Android is looking pretty sweet to me but there's just so few handsets to choose from and they are only on the T-Mobile network. I'm a Cingluar/AT&T guy. I'd hate to switch but I'd jump ship if I can fill my needs with the right handset!

The iPhone is all the rage and I'm sure I'd like one but I just can't pull myself to drink the Kool-Aid for some reason--maybe it's the price. But who am I kidding? All of the fancy handsets are going to cost me! And, of course, I'll have to have the all-you-can-eat surfing plan!

Being a life-long Palm PDA user, I love the platform and they finally announced that the Pre would run old Palm apps so all my favorities will be there! Again, I'll have to switch companies but that's maybe not a biggie.

I don't know what to do! Any advice?

Enter to Win "Comfort Food"! Plus Read About 8 Reasons Why I'd Rather READ "Comfort Food" Than EAT a Hot Fudge Sundae!

Here's another contest from Trish over at FishWithTrish.com.  Check out the site and the contest...

 

I'm giving away my only copy of "Comfort Food--Delectable Devotions To Satisfy the Soul" by Ray Comfort.

Doesn't that ice cream look delicious! The picture that you see on the cover was taken when we went to 13 Countries in 13 Days to film 13 episodes for The Way of the Master Season 4.

Our team decided to a take a quick lunch break at a little quaint cafe directly in front of the Astronomical Clock in Prague, Czech.

I sat across from Carol (the only other lady on our team) and we spotted a desert that sounded delicious. So we placed our regular meal order but I was craving the dessert, so I ordered the hot fudge sundae for Carol and I to split. Our eyes were as big as golf balls when the server gently set the sundae down on our table--I could tell that Ray Comfort and the rest of the film crew wished that they would have ordered one for themselves. Carol snapped a shot of the ice cream and it made it to the cover of Ray's book "Comfort Food".

This book is packed with, easy-to-digest meals of wisdom, joy, love, and comfort that have been prepared in the “kitchen” of well-known “chef” Ray Comfort. These tidbits of truth will delight and satisfy the hungry soul and provide strength and nourishment for every day.

8 Reasons Why I'd Rather READ "Comfort Food" Than EAT a Hot Fudge Sundae!

1. It’s more filling
2. Doesn’t leave you feeling guilty
3. You can be a glutton on it without the bad side effects
4. It has eternal benefits
5. You gain wisdom
6. It's less expensive than a sundae in Prague :-)
7. Won’t gain weight
8. Doesn’t leave you with a bad after taste



***Contest Rules:

1) Comment here and some way for me to contact you if you win--email or blog link is fine (as long as there's an email address attached to the blog link).

2) Get an additional entry for blogging about this contest or putting it on your website, facebook, twitter, or any other networking site you have. Then make sure you tell me where you've posted it.

Note: You do not have to leave a comment to win. Winning isn't based on what you say. One winner will be drawn randomly...so, it's fine to simply leave your name and email.

* No duplicate comments please.

* Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.

* You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

***If you are not able to post a comment, please send your entry to email [at] fishwithtrish.com. Comments will be opened through April 16, 2009 and I will announce the winner on the comment section of this blog on Mother's Day, May 1oth 2009.

Ray's New Book

Hey, I'm cross posting a link to FishWithTrish's blog entry about Ray's new "atheist" book. Check it out!

Win a copy of Ray's New Book!

from Fish With Trish by email@fishwithtrish.com (Fish with Trish)

Ray Comfort's new book You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence but You Can't Make Him Think is written in a question and answer format and is filled with answers to questions from angry skeptics. One atheist said, "In reading your books...seeds of doubt about my atheism have been sown."

Look what Ken Ham, President of Answers in Genesis has to say, "I find it so encouraging that in these challenging times of 'culture wars.' Christian leaders like my friend Ray Comfort are passionately defending the authority of the Bible from its very first verse."

And if you don't win this copy, I encourage you to visit Amazon and pick it up for yourself...you wont' be disappointed.

***Here are the rules for this contest:

1) Comment here and some way for me to contact you if you win--email or blog link is fine (as long as there's an email address attached to the blog link).

2) Get an additional entry for blogging about this contest or putting it on facebook, twitter, your website, or any other networking site you have. Then tell me where you've posted it.

Note: You do not have to leave a comment to win. Winning isn't based on what you say. The winner will be drawn randomly...so, it's fine to simply leave your name and email.

* No duplicate comments.

* Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.

* You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

***If you aren't able to post a comment, please send your entry to email [at] fishwithtrish.com. Comments will be opened through Feb. 28th 2009 and I will announce the winner on the comment section of this blog on March 1st 2009. Open to U.S. residents only.

"I coulda been a contender"

I recently read an article in the New York Times about a behavior called "self-handicapping". My favorite quote from the article is this..."The burn of embarrassment is, in some sense, the pilot light of motivation." Interesting article--you should read it. You can find it here. Do you do this? I think a lot of us do without even realizing it. I think a lot of us do it to make the sting of failure that much more palatable. It's one thing to try very little and fail but when we try our best and fail, it really hurts.

Christmas is over...

Does the sight of Christmas decorations after Christmas is finally over sicken everyone else like it does me? Well, maybe it's the stomach virus talking.

Thank God, I'm just about over a bout with the stomach virus and am finally starting to be able to sit up without wanting to puke or fall over. I hope that everyone had a blessed and Merry Christmas and are looking forward to a joyous and Happy New Year!!

Merry Darmas?

This was just too funny (and depressingly true) to pass up cross-posting. Ray is one of the best guys at putting atheists in their place that I know of!

Merry Darmas! I suppose we know what the atheist Xmas gang is going to fill in their X with!

I just noticed what's on top of the tree! That's too funny!!

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