Posts Tagged ‘ the gift giving guide for the perplexed ’

time to repent

December 10, 2009
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time to repent

The many blessings of the Lord=the opportunity to repent! This holiday give the gift of Jesus. Bless all of those around you, make them feel the love of the Lord. Open your loving arms and show these folks the way to redemption. Teach them to repent for all of their sins. Let them know how much Jesus loves them, and how Jesus doesn’t judge them but will punish them if they don’t repent. What better gift to give! “Oh, Jesus, please forgive me for the things I’m about to say I killed you in my mind today I cut you up, I watched you bleed I killed you in my heart today For everything you did to me I murdered you a hundred times I shot you dead and never cried I killed you in my mind today I laughed and watched you die Screaming at me all on fire Liar, liar, liar I buried you with my desire Liar, liar, liar I buried you so far below Liar, liar, liar I hate to see you go Oh, Jesus, please forgive me Oh, Jesus, please forgive me On my knees beside my bed Liar, liar, liar I’m sorry for the

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gift giving (and receiving) guide for the perplexed

December 8, 2009
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gift giving (and receiving) guide for the perplexed

It’s family time.  And they’re crazy? Look no further than this coffee table book to let them know… ____________________________________________________________________________ Look for closeout prices on all of your favorite medium(s). ____________________________________________________________________________ Always bring joy and spirit, this family is sure to brighten your own dark holidays… _______________________________________________________________________ ARMY FOOD for empathy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Tis the Season to Go Green!  Give a vintage computer!

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nawaz’s tale

December 8, 2009
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nawaz’s tale

A gift that keeps on giving can sometimes be won with a baseball bat and a sense of desperation powerful enough to drive a family man to commit crime. This was the moral recently reported in a story seen on CNN.com...

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the gift giving guide for the perplexed

December 7, 2009
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the gift giving guide for the perplexed

The act of giving itself assumes very solemn forms: the thing received is disclaimed and mistrusted; it is only taken up for a moment after it has been cast at one’s feet. The giver affects an exagerrated modesty: having solemnly brought on his present, to the sound of a seashell, he excuses himself for giving only the last of what remains to him, and throws down the object to be given at the feet of his rival and partner. However, the seashell and the herald proclaim the sole nature of this act of transfer. The aim of all this is to display generosity, freedom, autonomous action, as well as greatness. Yet, all in all, it is mechanisms of obligation, and even of obligation through things, that are called into play. -Marcel Mauss, The Gift Photo Credits: Tactile Symbols

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