Take a look at the article I found in this morning's paper.
"Undersized Drinking"
BY ELYYAH BEUHR
of the Irish Times
'0THURLES, IRELAND—Mary O’Higgins, part time manager of Mac’s Pub and Grille, was the single witness to an unusual situation last Friday. Arriving at work by ten, O’Higgins unlocked the pub and began her usual preparations for the lunch crowd. As she was wiping off the tap, O’Higgins caught a glimpse of something in the back corner of the pub. “There was a little shimmer, like light reflecting,” the manager related, “so I went over to see what it was.” Leaving the security of the bar, O’Higgins made her way to the back booth. But before she was ten feet away, this stable, hearty woman dropped unconsciously to the floor. This was where twenty-two year old Mandy Cork, the day waitress, found her after arriving at the pub at ten forty-five.
“She was sprawled out on the floor, face down…she came awake when I put the bottle of horseradish under her nose,” Cork said. After awakening her boss, the young server led O’Higgins to a bar stool and brought her a drink. O’Higgins needed only a moment before she began to relate what she had seen. “There were fifteen, no, twenty silvery, little people on the table,” O’Higgins claimed later, “They were sitting in a circle around a bowl of peanuts and a shot glass full of Guinness.” Apparently O’Higgins stumbled upon a batch of merrymaking faeries. Cork saw neither wing nor petal of these tiny pub-goers, but she asserts that the shot glass and peanut shells were on the table.
Before opening the pub at eleven, Cork and O’Higgins called the Thurles police, who took the shot glass away for study. As of now the police have no evidence either confirming or denying the existence of O’Higgins faeries.'
“She was sprawled out on the floor, face down…she came awake when I put the bottle of horseradish under her nose,” Cork said. After awakening her boss, the young server led O’Higgins to a bar stool and brought her a drink. O’Higgins needed only a moment before she began to relate what she had seen. “There were fifteen, no, twenty silvery, little people on the table,” O’Higgins claimed later, “They were sitting in a circle around a bowl of peanuts and a shot glass full of Guinness.” Apparently O’Higgins stumbled upon a batch of merrymaking faeries. Cork saw neither wing nor petal of these tiny pub-goers, but she asserts that the shot glass and peanut shells were on the table.
Before opening the pub at eleven, Cork and O’Higgins called the Thurles police, who took the shot glass away for study. As of now the police have no evidence either confirming or denying the existence of O’Higgins faeries.'
Crazy, huh? Don't quite know if I believe it... Whoever wrote this knows the sort of news I'm interested in. I'd like to meet that oddly-named reporter someday. She obviously understands the value of a good meaty peice of news totally void of gore and politics. Anyways, I found an interesting verse in Acts the other day. Let me share with you all.
"From one man he made every nation of men that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us." Acts 17:26-27
I know God is completely in control of my life, but I just like the wording of this verse. Each one of us has been situated in a time and location where God can reveal Himself to us. I live in New Mexico in the 21st century because God wanted it to be this way (it's not just the terrible fluke I've always assumed it to be. I wanted to live in Scotland in the 19th century...) This is true for everyone in the world who lives and who has lived and who will live. No one can be excused on judgement day because everything was set up perfectly for us and it's our fault if we miss our chance. This verse would be a good argument to tell those who don't believe a merciful God would send people to Hell. God has given everyone a chance (usually much more than one). His desire is that we would reach out for Him. It's our fault if we don't. I just love how God has the whole world so orchestrated. It's not as chaotic as most people think. Does anyone else have anything to comment on this?
Man alive, I must have some of the longest posts on the web. I'll leave you good people in peace now.
1 comment:
Hey Hayley, it's Katie! I love that you're blogging; I hope you're enjoying it and you'll keep up.
Your post hit me because of what you said about chaos-I think about the topic a lot. I'm in the skeptical camp when it comes to theories that impose regularity and structure on life, as if everything can be explained away by one rule. What I find most awe-inspiring to think about, though, is that an entire world of particular details and intricacies can be interconnected to the extent that we get this beautiful universal product. That makes no sense, reading over it...but if you're interested, I suggest reading about the philosophy of Duns Scotus.
I'm excited to see you soon!
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