Just another day: Dumpsters

• THE BIG CHILL. With the tidal wave of evidence that the earth's climate is a cyclical and inconsistent beast, can we finally relegate Al Gore and his barometric paranoia to the trash can of single-issue screes inhabited by Al Sharpton (I have nothing against the name "Al") and Jesse (see?) Jackson? I'm putting on a sweater!


• AMBASSADORS. Two thumbs down to the moron missionary who, mid-flight, wouldn't let a lady take a leak because he was sharing the Gospel with her (here). So foul was this gentleman that they had to divert the plane from its cross-country flight. Sad when Balaam's donkey shows a greater command of the language and the moment than one created in the image of God. Tough to show the love of Christ and the redemptive power of His sacrifice when you're holding someone at gunpoint. Don't think that's what Jesus meant in the Great Commission.


• LOVERS. Vladdy Putin continues to show his affection for his scruffy puppy to the south, blustering that none shall stand against the bark of his yapping mutt. Yes, Russia's defending Iran's nuke acquisition process (here). His tone and tenor are not showing any of those aww-just-kidding signs either. Believing that sanctions against his rabid ally are "a bit premature," the Russian neo-tsar suggested, "We need to look for a compromise. If a compromise is not found, and the discussions end in a fiasco, then we will see." Could he define fiasco, please? Is that Russian for "eradicating Israel?"


• HOW LOW CAN WE GO? This might be it. A memoir from a woman who aborted 15 children in 17 years. Chronicled in a book?!? I'll not even link it. My heart grieves for this lass and it grieves for her lost children. Makes my head swim.


• ON A HIGH NOTE. Let's go out on a much better note. Granted, at this point, clanging a trash can lid would be a better note. A friend shared with me today about a friend of his who came to realize that God could in fact handle the depth of her sin. She trusted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross and has been adopted by God into His family (Galatians 4:5, Ephesians 1:5). The cool thing about adoption? Parents don't unadopt their kids and kids can't unadopt themselves. She is now the daughter of the King! That makes her a princess. Sweet!