What do CS Lewis and Alice Cooper have in common? They both have made terrific, true, Christmas quotes. The quotes then. . . 1. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he though doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more! - Dr. Seuss …
Category: Confessions of an Idiot Pastor
My 3 Worst Reviews
Reviews either make you proud or paranoid. When the first Bizarre book was re-released in 2012, all the reviews started over. Three people seem a bit unhappy with their purchase. The book looked like a fun, light-hearted read: wrong. I admit I didn't finish the book and probably won't--which is unusual for me. It was …
Christmas, Christians and Wars
I was asked, "If Jesus came as the Prince of Peace, why has religion been the cause of most of the wars in the world?" Good question. I was surprised when researching an answer. Religion isn't the cause of most of our wars. According to the Encyclopedia of Wars, we have had 1763 recorded wars …
Worst Christmas Timing Ever
After Black Friday, After the shoppers went home and the gifts were hid, After the money was wasted, and the hot cocoa drunk, After the parents went to bed, relieved with yet another year of Christmas shopping behind them, Bizarre Bible Stories 2! left the printers for the bookstores. It's just... me, I think. So …
What You Want for Christmas is Already on Your Cellphone
Your cellphone tells you what you value most. My new shotgun Christmas lights got me thinking of a few of my favorite things - things I had taken pictures of on my cellphone - things I could use more of this Christmas. Leaving people out, what is on your phone? #1 Birthdays: I'm not …
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3 Early Christmas Questions
I’m sneaking Christmas Carols like a teenager does smokes. It's part JoLynn's fault. She bought me shotgun shell Christmas lights for my birthday. What a wife. Playing the carols bring up some interesting questions… 1. Why would God leave gold streets, awesome power, and an angelic army and go… here? Dirt streets, baby power and …
So Many Christians. So Few Lions.
We had a Cooley family reunion at our place last week. My brother and two of my sisters, with their spouses were here early enough to make a run up the Jemez Mountains. We are missionary kids. Pastors kids. We married believers. We don’t like lions. We stopped in Jemez Springs for coffee and a …
UTube The (Insane) Love of God
For those not on Facebook, here is the link for the Haitian ladies singing The Love of God in Creole. My dad used to sing The Love of God beautifully - he sang it at Megan's Child Dedication. Anyhow the Haitian ladies we work with sing it at morning devotions and it brought back good …
One Small House
Megan and I were able to visit one of our Compassion International kids yesterday. We went to the office first where we met Bergard, our sponsored child, and his dad. I had met them once -before the earthquake. Their house collapsed, but they were not home at the time. They were in a tent for …
Cooleys in Haiti
Today is the first day of English Camp. We have 13 here from Cottonwood. Today is the first day of English Camp. It is going super smooth. We have 13 here from Cottonwood, but with all the interpreters, summer staff and support help we have almost 40 workers for the 400 kids who were signed …
Dan Cooley - The Ir-Reverend 