THE DAILY: In honor of The Purging Lutheran’s persistent readers, he will dole out sound advice for 2024. [late breaking update – legal revision] 1-1-24

Matthew 5:43-48 Love Your Enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes……

Baked bread is what nostalgia smells like.

What makes you feel nostalgic? Home is the definition of God.Emily Dickinson

Baked bread is what nostalgia smells like.

What makes you feel nostalgic? Home is the definition of God.Emily Dickinson

Chaos and Order combined equal Balance. – Richard Garriott

What relationships have a positive impact on you? Balancing balls atop another is easy. Balancing humans is the real trick.Rue Fontaine

Rummikub deserves a league and helmets.

If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be? The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.Al McGuire Old people like me need large numbers. For those who’ve never played this game, tiles don’t normally fly like those above. . The jokers come in red and black.……

I love my family more than my politics.

How have your political views changed over time? Politics make me sick.William Howard Taft . . . . . . . . What I would rather be doing.

THE DAILY: Are you an awful crab or a prince? 12-29-23

Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit,but a wise man quietly holds it back. . . Goodbye, 2023. And goob bribbance! . . My Sweet Rib and I watched To Catch A Thief starring that handsome fella and the never-fail beauty of Gladys Holland. . . La-la-LA-la la-LA-la. – Timmy . .……

Not only is a cozy cubby needed but also the dreaded defenestration room.

You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? Those who don’t jump will never fly to the ground.Rue Fontaine & The London Dingbats Comfy and coco’ed, the best way to read and write… but if words won’t write to paper, action must be taken. de·fen·es·tra·tion /dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən/ noun 1. FORMAL•HUMOROUS……

THE DAILY: Pay toilet – 10¢. 12-28-23

Matthew 13:47-50 “Or, God’s kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish. When it is full, it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub; those unfit to eat are thrown away. That’s how it will be when the curtain comes……

THE DAILY: Today’s post is a tad unnerving, bathroomingly speaking. 12-27-23

Proverbs 3:24 If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. . . My Sweet Rib or Our Marta? Both enjoy their bankies and beds. . . Local ogres play pick-up-sticks. . . when ideas run thin . . We increased the value of our home……

The Marmon Wasp

What is your all time favorite automobile? the winning car of the first indianapolis 500 mile race

Only I am truly creative. – Rue Fontaine & The London Dingbats

How are you creative? I love being creative. – Ashley Tisdale. I love being creative. – Ashley Tisdale. I love to be creative. – Michael Schenker. When it all comes together, a creative life has the nourishing power we normally associate with food, love and faith. – Twyla Tharp. I love being creative. – Ashley……

THE DAILY: Later this week. 12-26-23

Song of Solomon 2:8 The Bride Adores Her Beloved The voice of my beloved!Behold, he comes,leaping over the mountains,bounding over the hills. . . Please, someone get the sun another cup of coffee. . . . . It’s morning. Time to carpet bomb my medical issues. . . . . I found this in the……

THE DAILY: What is your Christmas? 12-25-23

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. . . Our friend, Clare, is the master of baking peanut butter cookies. She has sworn her life to make me a batch……

When I showed up in 1957, my first memory was of Mamie Eisenhower being an attention whore.

(Share what you know about the year you were born.) Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other.William Wycherley

I scored a 2.57% (factored with the Bowman Constant)

(Are you a good judge of character?) Judgment is a negative frequency.Stephen Richards

THE DAILY: Christmas erps! 12-22-23

Proverbs 19:15 Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry. . . We went out shopping today. My Sweet Rib laid on the horn until the student got nervous and pulled out in front of a school bus. Erps! . . All hail Christmas Erps! This is a handsome decoration at my dentist’s office. . Look……

THE DAILY: Christmas gerfts. 12-20-23

2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. . . . . All hail Christmas Gerfts! These are Christmas décor and gifts in the toy aisle of our local CVS in Florida. It is the perfect place for……

THE DAILY: Christmas berps. 12-19-23

Hebrews 12:12-13 So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it! . . I was so excited when I……

THE DAILY: Christmas derp. 12-18-23

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born,to us a son is given;and the government shall be upon his shoulder,and his name shall be calledWonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. . . . . . . All hail Christmas Derp! . . . Mr. Derp drinking fivesies on a single bed. .……

THE DAILY: God decorates a Christmas tree. 12-15-23

Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; . . The best frenched fries are at the South Clubhouse. . . [Editor’s Note: TPL does not encourage emus to kill humans.] . . . . Tim Tebow was seen last night closing down……

THE DAILY: The pack survives + more Heidi. 12-14-23

John 10:6-10 Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. “I’ll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep rustlers, every one of them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the……

THE DAILY: Please welcome Our Miss Heidi. 12-13-23

Psalm 124 If God hadn’t been for us—all together now, Israel, sing out!—If God hadn’t been for uswhen everyone went against us,We would have been swallowed aliveby their violent anger,Swept away by the flood of rage,drowned in the torrent;We would have lost our livesin the wild, raging water. . . My Sweet Rib’s magnificent, darling,……

THE DAILY: Again, penguins are maligned.

1 Corinthians 10:31-33 So eat your meals heartily, not worrying about what others say about you—you’re eating to God’s glory, after all, not to please them. As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God’s glory. At the same time, don’t be callous in your exercise of freedom, thoughtlessly stepping……

THE DAILY: Is it taffy or raw bacon? 12-11-23

Romans 8:26-28 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than……