{"id":3299,"date":"2013-10-21T07:15:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T11:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2013-10-21T07:15:36","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T11:15:36","slug":"3299-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/freelancechristianity\/3299-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Persons wearing dark blue corduroy jackets should not eat powdered donuts.\"white-powdered-sugar-doughnuts-tracie-kaska[1]\"<\/p>\n

If I could ask God one question, I would ask \u201cWhat\u2019s up with praying mantises?\u201d\"Praying%20Mantis2[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If I was in charge, I would change the name of maple trees whose leaves turn red in autumn\u00a0from \u00a0\u201cRed Maples\u201d to\u00a0\u201cYellow Maples,\u201d just to mess people up.\"maple_trees_large[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

If there is a thought in the House of Representatives, but no mind to entertain that thought, does the thought exist?\"house_floor[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Artistic depictions of Jesus that make him look like he\u2019s from Sweden or Norway should be prohibited.\"jesus71[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Any coffee named \u201cDouble Black Diamond\u201d is too frightening to consider drinking.\"zqb-18893_1z[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"3353036-0803453902-32539[1]\"<\/a>\"soa_atomeblog[1]\"<\/a>Walt from \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d should join the cast of \u201cSons of Anarchy.\u201d That show really needs a chemistry teacher with cancer who makes the best meth ever, just to make things interesting.<\/p>\n

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When Jesus said \u201cwhere two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them,\u201d he meant it. More than three is too many. Jesus was an introvert. \"Jesus_alone[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"06[1]\"<\/a>A group of larks is an \u201cexaltation,\u201d and a bunch of sheep is a \u201cflock.\u201d Numerous penguins are a \u201ccolony,\u201d and a gathering of cows is a \u201cherd.\u201d A group of philosophers should be called a \u201cconfusion,\u201d and a gathering of theologians should not be allowed.<\/p>\n

I know that it rains on the just and the unjust, but wouldn\u2019t it be nice if it rained just a little<\/b> more on the House of Representatives?<\/p>\n

When Moses asks the burning bush \u201cWho shall I say sent me?\u201d, the bush should have said \u201cBruce Springsteen.\u201d That would have been less confusing than \u201cI am that I am.\u201d\"Bruce-Springsteen-singer-Boss[1]\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Three-legged dogs should not lift their leg when they pee. They will fall over if they do.\"June<\/a><\/p>\n

If Jesus were on the Olympic gymnastics team, his specialty would be the still rings.\"Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Persons wearing dark blue corduroy jackets should not eat powdered donuts. If I could ask God one question, I would ask \u201cWhat\u2019s up with praying mantises?\u201d If I was in charge, I would change the name of maple trees whose leaves turn red in autumn\u00a0from \u00a0\u201cRed Maples\u201d to\u00a0\u201cYellow Maples,\u201d just to mess people up. 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