It is almost upon us, the last Saturday in September….
It sure does not feel like it weather wise.

This Saturday the BIL (Brother in Laws) will be gathering at the Edwards house for our customary day of drinking, meat snacks, chips and cheering for the underdog.

This year I think the Saints will be our preference. It is a rare game where we will all be going for the same team. While one BIL has seen the light, the other is still stuck cheering for the West Coast Criminals.

We will have silly bets on who will kick the first goal, who will win the Norm Smith medal…and drag up as many silly cliches as we can for the game. The most favourite being, “the next goal will decide it’.

I don’t know what it feels like to have a team in the GF, the closest I got was the Dockers preliminary final in 2006. Our time will come, and when it does, I wont be watching it on TV….thats for sure!

This is really good.

They are a funny old day for a pastor.
Many people don’t realise the emotional and spiritual toll that Sunday can take on Pastors.
That is not a whinge, plenty of people have demanding jobs.

But Mondays for me, lately at least, have become a real ‘blah’ day.
Normally they are my wife and my date day….which is just superb. Two kids at school, most people at work, some precious time together. But Melinda’s schedhule with assignments and womens conference has meant that has not happened, so I am left with the day to myself.

I don’t really like that on Mondays, cause part of me wants to go to work, and another part tells me I should take the day off.
I either go to work, or I stay at home or whatever, and end up doing some work at home….

Quite frankly, this is one of the best articles I have ever read.

“Conservative evangelical Christians have long been known for shunning all sorts of behavior considered by others to be morally neutral or enjoyable. Whether it’s drinking alcoholic beverages,¹ smoking tobacco products,² playing cards,³ going to movie theatres,⁴ dancing,⁵ or even drinking coffee,⁶ “fundamentalist”⁷ Christians are often viewed by outsiders as having a God who is not only a white-clad, frowning prude, but also a “Cosmic Killjoy.”

“Although many liberal scholars and non-Christians believe the Bible is full of crap,¹⁶ there’s actually only one place where the word occurs, though it is often scooped up or covered over by modern English translations.”

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H/t Finkelde

And here is the poster I have done to prove it!

Don’t be alarmed regular Markedly readers.

This title is one of the key search terms readers have used to find my blog.
If you are looking for reasons for the above title, look elswhere, there is nothing to see here!

I get lots of emails from different people….stuff I have subscribed for.
Here are two examples from the last couple of days which I think is dumb advertising.

1. A Christian Multi-Media company sends out a mass email, ‘Free Loops’. Cool I think, they sometimes do give away free stuff. A company like ‘Sermonspice’ give a free one away a month, and of course ‘Muddy River Media’ give away all their stuff for free.
Only problem is that this company (no names no pack drill) is not giving anything away. If you purchase a mpeg pack, for about $45 US (rip off for stuff I could make myself) then you get a loop. That is not free…..that is bad PR

2. 1-Day send out a mass email advertising Nintendo Wi cheap price. Only problem is, I logged on before it was even for sale…waited till it came up, and they were sold out, already. How could that happen? It looks to me like they one for sale, and some lucky joker got that one, and the rest of us missed out. Its just trying to get people to their website…but its dumb advertising because all they do is upset and dissapoint a whole heap of their customers.