While looking for new and exciting tattoo ideas, I ran across this little tidbit that you may find interesting:
Last week’s article ended with the question in the Barna Survey that stumped the largest number of respondents. "Is the expression 'God helps those who help themselves' in the Bible?" Only 38% of all Christians correctly stated that the phrase cannot be found anywhere in the Scriptures. Forty-two percent thought that this was a Biblical quotation, and 20% had no idea.
Trying to pinpoint the origin of a statement is a difficult task, but one source indicates that the saying originated in Aesop's Fable of Hercules and the Carter. A man was driving a wagon with a heavy load along a very muddy way when the wheels sank halfway into the mire. The more the horses pulled, the deeper the wheels sank. Finally the man threw down his whip, knelt down and prayed to Hercules, a mythical god, “O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress." But Hercules appeared to him, and said: “Man, don't sprawl there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel. The gods help them that help themselves.”
Apparently, it was Benjamin Franklin who coined the term God helps those who help themselves. If your christian friend starts to get irritating, this may be a helpful tidbit of information.
Sunday
So, I've got a little loot saved up and I'm giving serious consideration towards the idea of purchasing a new bicycle.
But.
As Me 'n' Alicia are going to be moving by the end of the month, the prudent thing would be to continue saving money in order to to have the funds available to fix up the house. Paint, wainscoting.. fixing a doggie door for Stinky.
But.
I want a new bike.
Decisions, decisions.
But.
As Me 'n' Alicia are going to be moving by the end of the month, the prudent thing would be to continue saving money in order to to have the funds available to fix up the house. Paint, wainscoting.. fixing a doggie door for Stinky.
But.
I want a new bike.
Decisions, decisions.
Friday
As you may have noticed, the ol' blog-a-roo is currently under construction. It's something I've been putting off for awhile, and now I've had a little time today to venture forth and create. I'm staying home sick from work today in an effort to avoid going further down the path of sickness. I will be damned if my weekend is ruined by the flu.
Anywho, changes abound on the site. I can't decide on anything that looks right, and have been spending all morning hunched over my monitor trying to decipher various coding languages I never learned. Soon, my monitor may be flung out of the window.
Anywho, changes abound on the site. I can't decide on anything that looks right, and have been spending all morning hunched over my monitor trying to decipher various coding languages I never learned. Soon, my monitor may be flung out of the window.
Sunday
In case you're curious, here's a few pictures of the house me 'n' Alicia are buying. It'll give you some idea of just how much redecorating is going to be needed in order to consider the house livable.
Be warned, I spent two seconds making this web page while having an epileptic seizure, so all the pictures are huge and unsorted. If you're reviewing this information on a 14.4 modem, you may want to consider revisiting the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Be warned, I spent two seconds making this web page while having an epileptic seizure, so all the pictures are huge and unsorted. If you're reviewing this information on a 14.4 modem, you may want to consider revisiting the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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