Birdbrains by Thom Bluemel for September 10, 2010

Just a little hell? If it is heaven, we should be able to raise a lot o’ hell……!

one persons heaven another persons hell

Well, it could be more fun, that’s for sure!

Good Morning, Thom, ML & Everyone

TGIF!!

I can’t remember what group sang that lyric “If you want to get to Heaven you got to raise a little hell.”

“I know there ain’t no heaven, but I pray there ain’t no hell…”

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

I’ve seen ‘em.

Bingo, you’re right, Thebird55!

JP Steve, I know that one too. BS&T–And When I Die. Another good tune!

OMD - almost forgot about them! Used to listen to them as a teen.

That song has some awsome Harmonica playing in it.

You mean Heaven may be insubstantial women (angels) in long shapeless robes selling me endless Watchtowers while some Scott plays the bagpipes eternally? Knew I should have done more than the Cliff Notes Bible.

Oh well, there will be and endless supply of faces to count.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Immortal, yet bored to death, if you follow me.

Really, does that sound like the following to you?

(Revelation 5:8 RSV) And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and with golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints;

(Revelation 5:9 RSV) and they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy art thou to take the scroll and to open its seals, for thou wast slain and by thy blood didst ransom men for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

(Revelation 5:10 RSV) and hast made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on earth.”

I leave it as an exercise for the student to discover what that reign really entails… no boredom therein!

Hey – halo serves as a reading light. If only there were a Good Book for them to read.

for those of you who haven’t heard the song yet….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei7DySnoKTQ&p=1377764BA831DCEC&playnext=1&index=24…. it’s as good an explanation of things as I’ve heard so far.

How about playing some HALO?

Doc, I certainly have been doing my part.

Hi Doc! Amen to that.

I can vouch for that Cleo! :-)

Hi Thom! This one is heavenly!

If your in heaven and want to raise a little HELL. Your in the wrong place to begin with,.

Hmmm–not so many faces today. but there may be some cheeky images in the clouds…

And the lie is that evil is so much more fun and satisfying than good, or being saintly. Just ask a well-married couple if they ever missed adultery, or if rather they enjoyed being in committed love, learning how to better express that love, seeing what they could do for each other over the days and years.

Or ask a sculptor how satisfying it was to create a thing of beauty and meaning, and then ask the vandal how much they got out of destroying it.

Evil, raising hell, may be fun for a moment or two, but it leaves us emptier than before. Good satisfies, and makes us better able to do good things in the future. And holds out the possibility of eternal life (heaven) as well.

[shoves soap box back into hiding]

Thanks, bmonk! I’m enjoying life much more now than I did when I was raising “hell”.

Don’t “myth” the boat when Heaven’s gate approaches.

Bmonk, you couldn’t have told me that before I had to learn it for myself? Repeatedly, okay still learning. Oh, and It wasn’t me!!!