Making God Look Good (NOT)

I find it very hard to blame an earthquake on a "pact with the devil" that supposedly happened many years ago. Robertson was referring to an event that, it is said, took place on August 22, 1791 in which a Voodoo Priest, during a ceremony, gave slaves instructions to revolt. Spiritual battle takes place and there is evil in the world. I won't argue that. My issue with Pat Robertson is how he approaches this situation. He has described this situation in a way that makes him look good and the organization he is a part of look good. He is trying to make himself look right and those that are suffering look wrong. I think we see here an example of one major problem with the church, its tendency to condemn with its tone. When we create an us versus them mentality then we begin the conversation with tension and judgment. I don't believe that is how I want to begin any conversation. Using something ugly that happened 220 years ago to begin a conversation is not spurring someone on to love and good deeds. Not cool Pat.

2:30am

Last night I woke up at 2:30am to my 2 year old walking into our bedroom wearing a cowboy hat and offering me one. Recently she has found that it is very simple to get out of her crib, this new found independence has given her a temptation that is hard to resist. Normally I would have found this incredibly cute and endearing but for some reason between the hours of 11pm and 5am 2 year olds are not very cute. This is an interesting phenomena that is hard to explain, maybe it is the sleep crusties is my eyes, but most likely it was that it was dark out and only 3 digits were showing on my clock. Fortunately she was cute again this morning and I recanted on my vow to sell her on Craigslist. I love having kids because it tests you in every way. I thought I was pretty good at being patient before kids but now I realize that there is a whole new level of patience that I need to aspire to. It goes to show that every day there is something to learn and sometimes that lesson happens at 2:30 in the morning.