WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? (4 OF 7)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: Matthew 27:45-48
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Why Have You Forsaken Me? (4 of 7)
Series: Cries from the Cross?
Tony Thomas
Matthew 27:45-46
My eldest grandson has a favorite TV show, and I think you'll be surprised when you hear what it is. Marshall is a typical boy: he likes to golf, play video games, and he has a four-wheeler.
But there's a TV show that he watches w/his mother: ''The Biggest Loser!'' I watched a couple of seasons and I loved it! For some strange reason I connected with the contestants, I loved the before and after trans formations, and I shed actual tears when the winner was announced.
I was so inspired I joined a Biggest Loser contest at the high school and I did three things: I exercised (I walked four-six miles a day), I changed by diet by eliminating soft drinks, and I read labels. One word was used over and over on labels: ''Substitute!''
For example, you don't want to eat anything that includes ''substitute sugar.'' Why? Like diet sodas, there's an aftertaste! Yuck! And you don't want to waste your time or money on substitute chocolate (Carob). I know that women love chocolate (especially with nuts). I'm not a big fan, but if I buy it, I want the real thing, certainly not a substitute!
And there's one more food product that ought to be banned because it's not genuine: Hamburger Helper! That's a substitute for meat. You go to the Beef House for beef, not Hamburger Helper! Remember Clara Peller? ''Where's the beef?''
Substituting the fake for the genuine is normally a huge disappointment. Let's think of one more example: ever have a substitute teacher! Substitute teachers are the Rodney Dangerfield's of the educational world!
If you've ever been one then you know how difficult it can be! You don't know the kids, their routine, or the other teachers. Kids are basically cruel and they thrive on substitutes. At the end of the day you're beat!
But there's one individual at school who loves substitute teachers: the principal! Principals love substitute teachers b ...
Series: Cries from the Cross?
Tony Thomas
Matthew 27:45-46
My eldest grandson has a favorite TV show, and I think you'll be surprised when you hear what it is. Marshall is a typical boy: he likes to golf, play video games, and he has a four-wheeler.
But there's a TV show that he watches w/his mother: ''The Biggest Loser!'' I watched a couple of seasons and I loved it! For some strange reason I connected with the contestants, I loved the before and after trans formations, and I shed actual tears when the winner was announced.
I was so inspired I joined a Biggest Loser contest at the high school and I did three things: I exercised (I walked four-six miles a day), I changed by diet by eliminating soft drinks, and I read labels. One word was used over and over on labels: ''Substitute!''
For example, you don't want to eat anything that includes ''substitute sugar.'' Why? Like diet sodas, there's an aftertaste! Yuck! And you don't want to waste your time or money on substitute chocolate (Carob). I know that women love chocolate (especially with nuts). I'm not a big fan, but if I buy it, I want the real thing, certainly not a substitute!
And there's one more food product that ought to be banned because it's not genuine: Hamburger Helper! That's a substitute for meat. You go to the Beef House for beef, not Hamburger Helper! Remember Clara Peller? ''Where's the beef?''
Substituting the fake for the genuine is normally a huge disappointment. Let's think of one more example: ever have a substitute teacher! Substitute teachers are the Rodney Dangerfield's of the educational world!
If you've ever been one then you know how difficult it can be! You don't know the kids, their routine, or the other teachers. Kids are basically cruel and they thrive on substitutes. At the end of the day you're beat!
But there's one individual at school who loves substitute teachers: the principal! Principals love substitute teachers b ...
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