sunday morning held sunday school. wonder how they came up with that one. our teacher was the youth director. odd... i speculated on what happened to our usual teacher. maybe he severely sunburned his tragically exposed scalp after leaving his hat at the lake last weekend. possibly... anyway, i walked in a bit late as always and was greeted by one of my sister's friends (my sister, thankfully, was in another younger class at the time) and i joked for a second about not knowing nor caring where she was at the time. younger sisters... arg. by unfortunate circumstance i was the oldest student in the room (of six or so people) by about three years. so, as history dictates, i went and sat down and didnt say anything for a very long time. in this time bible verses were read, mostly about god's forgiveness and subsequent unforgiveness (of certain types) and what we should do to assure ourselves a seat on the good flight to heaven... come the day. then our makeshift teacher read a little bit from a little teaching lesson manual she had about how god can forgive us for sins we dont realize we commit... like white lies, failing to stop at lights etc. actually not stopping at stoplights was the only one i remember. this shook something in me. despite my silent treatment of the room i couldnt help myself. i blessed her with a question. i asked, "so, in god's eyes... is not stopping at a stoplight worse than not stopping at a stop sign?" because, you know, theres a difference. failing to stop at a stoplight is one thing but if you are out at a stopsign and nobodys coming id just as soon go. so in response she giggled, as did a good bit of the class (though i managed to keep a straight face), and after consulting her inner god, concluded that... perhaps... stop signs inflected more of a 'yield'. yeah, thats what i thought.

bible verse of the day: Matthew 12:29
"Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house."

so remember, if you want to rob somebody, make sure to tie them up first to prevent complications later. the bible says so. goodnight.