I’m just shy of gnashing my teeth these days.
Bags. I’m beginning to see why so many spiritual leaders have their own modes of air transportation. Private jets and Jesus are not really scripturally based in my mind, but I guess it’s subject to interpretation. The only reason I’m even mentioning this is because my ministry via air travel is taking a hit now that the Lord’s own cattle car, Southwest Airlines, is doing away with a decades-long tradition of not charging to check luggage. Sure, the airline behemoths have been picking our pockets in this manner for some time now, but the good people at Southwest have kept things on the cheap. New owners of Southwest Airlines are making changes that challenge my faith. My stash of Bibles is simply too heavy for a carry-on, so I’ll be forced to fork over funds for freight in myriad ways. They already took away my beloved peanuts due to some issue about allergies, and pretzels are just too heavily associated with alcohol for my tastes. Alas, I’ll have to be grateful for the spiritual strides made in the past, like when Southwest decided to put clothes on the stewardesses. Those hot pants were a SIN!
Begging. As a graduate of an esteemed university here in Texas, I know the importance of higher education. Fortunately, my degree from Baylor University came with a healthy dose of scripture and morality. Still, some schools’ reputations reign above most others. I’m thinking in particular of the great Ivy League institution of Harvard. So many educated scholars have been produced by this school, in spite of Harvard’s exorbitant tuitions. Therefore, I’m mystified why our current President seems hell-bent on punishing Harvard by mandating that all federal contracts with the University be cancelled. Sounds to me like higher education is a threat to some who are sorely lacking in any wisdom or training. Verily I say unto you all, if #45/47 were truly smart, we’d have cabinet members who actually know something about the agencies they’re running. I guess I’m expecting too much. I will be soon taking up an offering for the souls at Harvard lest they be reduced to begging for funds. There may be a lot of Unitarians and liberals up there, but I’ll do anything to counteract the idiocy of our current government!
Big. To further underscore the elementary wisdom in The White House, POSOTUS, can’t even properly propose legislation. Making its way through the halls of power is a bill containing all manner of danger and stupidity. Yet it is simply called the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Somewhere, foreign leaders are snickering. While I haven’t read the entire proposed bill, I am praying that our representatives have scoured it for hidden agendas. I know enough to be concerned about certain provisions that would take from the poor and give to the rich. Jesus Himself spoke about such leaders in His day and they basically made Him VOMIT! But back to the ridiculous “title.” I can only imagine that it is so named because DJT needed something that he could say was “big and beautiful” as opposed to “small and shriveled.” Amen?
