Thursday, August 26, 2004

Hotter than....August A repairman and I went into our attic the other day to check some wiring. “It's hotter than hades up here,” Stron Johnson, the large African American man, said.   “You can go ahead and say hell, though I’d say hell’dbe worse," I said.   “Makes you wanna be good,” Stron said.    “Problem is,” I replied as I crawled on the itchy fiberglass insulation, “none of us is good enough—only way any of us can be good is through the Lord Jesus Christ.”   “You got that right,” Stron said.   We wiped sweat from our brows, itched, and checked the wiring. 1:20:22 PM    comment []

Peace talks in Nigeria for Sudan Though the prospect of these talks having any real impact on the dire circumstances of nearly a million refugees in Sudan, please pray for the talks and continued international and Sudanese government support for giving the refugees relief. Straw demands action in Darfur. The UK foreign secretary touring a refugee camp urges Sudan to do more to make the Darfur region safe. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 12:40:04 PM    comment []