The volume of how loud someone shouts into the phone for a normal conversation is directly proportional to:
Age multiplied by the Degree of Southerness divided by Education plus Panic
V=AS/(E+P)
Observations which are only made apparent after moving to the Midwest.
Have you ever noticed how ppl encroach upon their neighboring birth decade? The folks born in the 00s want to be called 90s kids.. the folks from the 90s act like they understand the 80s and so on.
Even Nanny acts like she knows about the Great Depression.. guh, you born in '44!
As I rushed my wife to get ready, I wait with nothing to do. She announces her readiness, and before getting to the car, I have to rush back in 3 times forgetting things I thought I had.
As we rush the bride to make herself ready, may we not forget something within ourselves.
We preach forgiveness until we get hurt.
Then we preach "Touch not mine anointed" and "God don't like ugly."
May our message remain constant in and out of controversy.
The world will only turn aside and hear the voice of God if the bush burns BUT IS NOT CONSUMED..