At least it isn't yellow snow
My favorite commercial has got to be the beer commercial that touts the, "Real men of genius." If you've been in a cave and don't know what I'm talking about, I'll give you a sample one that I'm sure I'll butcher. "Here's to you Mr. Shout the obvious, yelling insightful words to the running back like...RUN!" Okay, maybe it isn't the same without the jingle, but I've been busy coming up my own jingles to what I'm going to call, "Wives words of Wisdom." I added a new one today when I was going to take my dog with me while I drove around town running errands. As I was leaving my wife left me with this little tidbit, "Don't let him jump out the window." Ummm...thanks Hon!
As much as I'd like to say I haven't blogged in two months because I've been busy plagiarizing a beer commercial, that's not it. I'll take this time to say, "You're welcome" for the free BlogbyFatTom vacation. With our recent move to Colorado, I've been trying to get settled and trying to figure things out. Colorado has this weird white stuff fall from the sky. I know some of you folks in California aren't going to believe it, but it is true. Actually, I knew about the snow, before I got out here. What continues to amaze me isn't necessarily how the snow falls from the sky, but how it melts on the ground.
The first time I noticed it, I didn't understand it. I was driving down a street in my neighborhood and one side of the street had driveways and front yards covered with about 3 inches of snow while the other side of the street looked like they didn't even get any snowfall. It wasn't one house either, it was the entire street! Being the rocket scientist that I am not, I eventually figured it out. It is all about the sun. Depending on where the house sits in relation to how the sun hits it, the snow and ice remain, or everything completely melts away.
My first thought was, "Wow, that stinks for all of those houses without any snow." How boring! At first glance, it appeared that the houses with all of the snow would be so much more fun. When I tried walking up to the door of one of the snow houses though, it wasn't quite as fun as I thought. As I slipped and slid all over the ice, I quickly discovered it was downright dangerous. It left me with some fatherly words of wisdom that I now pass along to my kids, "Don't slip on that ice!" Ummm...thanks Dad!
These crazy Colorado streets are like our lives. Sin, like the snow, hits everyone on both sides of the street. Some of us it hits and it melts away forever. Others it hits, and piles up on what was already there. It looks fun on the outside but under the outer layer, it is cold and icy. Come to think of it, it could be fatal if it isn't dealt with. Like I said earlier, It is all about the Son!
Those of us that have Jesus in our lives, still sin. Although we may get a little pretentious and think we are more righteous than our neighbors that aren't Christians, the truth is we are all big fat sinners! The Bible puts it a little nicer without the name calling but Romans 3:23 reminds us, "for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." So before we turn up our noses and throw our mightier than thou snowballs, maybe we can try to help others find the grace and redemption that comes only through Jesus. In fact maybe WE Christians need a reminder from the creator of wisdom, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I (Jesus) have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Hmmm...even this real man of genius can't add anything to that!
As much as I'd like to say I haven't blogged in two months because I've been busy plagiarizing a beer commercial, that's not it. I'll take this time to say, "You're welcome" for the free BlogbyFatTom vacation. With our recent move to Colorado, I've been trying to get settled and trying to figure things out. Colorado has this weird white stuff fall from the sky. I know some of you folks in California aren't going to believe it, but it is true. Actually, I knew about the snow, before I got out here. What continues to amaze me isn't necessarily how the snow falls from the sky, but how it melts on the ground.
The first time I noticed it, I didn't understand it. I was driving down a street in my neighborhood and one side of the street had driveways and front yards covered with about 3 inches of snow while the other side of the street looked like they didn't even get any snowfall. It wasn't one house either, it was the entire street! Being the rocket scientist that I am not, I eventually figured it out. It is all about the sun. Depending on where the house sits in relation to how the sun hits it, the snow and ice remain, or everything completely melts away.
My first thought was, "Wow, that stinks for all of those houses without any snow." How boring! At first glance, it appeared that the houses with all of the snow would be so much more fun. When I tried walking up to the door of one of the snow houses though, it wasn't quite as fun as I thought. As I slipped and slid all over the ice, I quickly discovered it was downright dangerous. It left me with some fatherly words of wisdom that I now pass along to my kids, "Don't slip on that ice!" Ummm...thanks Dad!
These crazy Colorado streets are like our lives. Sin, like the snow, hits everyone on both sides of the street. Some of us it hits and it melts away forever. Others it hits, and piles up on what was already there. It looks fun on the outside but under the outer layer, it is cold and icy. Come to think of it, it could be fatal if it isn't dealt with. Like I said earlier, It is all about the Son!
Those of us that have Jesus in our lives, still sin. Although we may get a little pretentious and think we are more righteous than our neighbors that aren't Christians, the truth is we are all big fat sinners! The Bible puts it a little nicer without the name calling but Romans 3:23 reminds us, "for ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." So before we turn up our noses and throw our mightier than thou snowballs, maybe we can try to help others find the grace and redemption that comes only through Jesus. In fact maybe WE Christians need a reminder from the creator of wisdom, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I (Jesus) have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." Hmmm...even this real man of genius can't add anything to that!
Posted by Fat Tom at 1/30/2010 8:59 PM 
Categories: Colorado,Luke 5 31,Real Men of Genius,Romans 3 23
Categories: Colorado,Luke 5 31,Real Men of Genius,Romans 3 23
LOVED this!!! I'm passing it on to the gals in my bible study as we're going over Wide Angle:Framing Your World View. Fits right in. Thanks!!!
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