Title: The Men That Got Christmas Right
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:8-20
Christmas Sermon
I - The Shepherds & Their Reverent Fear (8 - 14)
II - The Shepherds & Their Relevant Faith (15)
III - The Shepherds & Their Right Focus (16)
IV - The Shepherds & Their Regal Fanfare (17 - 19)
V - The Shepherds & Their Reveling Fascination (20)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Friday Phrases: "Half a Bubble Off Center" (Teresa Miles Kephart)
According to my Aunt Elsie, a phrase my grandparents (my dad's folks) used to use is "I believe his bubble is off center." According to the Urban Dictionary, the original phrase is "half a bubble off center," meaning: "Not all there, mentally speaking. A couple of sentences short of a paragraph, a few shards of pottery short of a full anthropological theory, a few wafers short of a communion, one's belt doesn't go through all of the loops, one's driveway doesn't quite make it to the road..."
I think we can all get the picture here, but I love the following old adage, I was not able to find out when, where, or how this expression originated, but it has also been translated "a half-bubble off center" and other words such as plumb and level have been used in place of "center."
In thinking about my husband's level-which he uses to assist in hanging things correctly on walls-I picture the bubble in the middle. It has to be in the precise middle in order to be accurate. Otherwise, one ends up with crooked pictures, cock-eyed shelves, etc. I guess I find myself wondering why it's only half a bubble. Maybe it equates to "half crazy," which sounds more polite, I suppose, than "completely nuts." And we all have those days when we feel a little half crazy. Ever had to ask yourself any of these questions?
- What did I come in here for?
- How did that get in the fridge?
- Has that always been there?'
- Where in the world could I have put it?
I think that many of ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Luke 2:8-20
Christmas Sermon
I - The Shepherds & Their Reverent Fear (8 - 14)
II - The Shepherds & Their Relevant Faith (15)
III - The Shepherds & Their Right Focus (16)
IV - The Shepherds & Their Regal Fanfare (17 - 19)
V - The Shepherds & Their Reveling Fascination (20)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Friday Phrases: "Half a Bubble Off Center" (Teresa Miles Kephart)
According to my Aunt Elsie, a phrase my grandparents (my dad's folks) used to use is "I believe his bubble is off center." According to the Urban Dictionary, the original phrase is "half a bubble off center," meaning: "Not all there, mentally speaking. A couple of sentences short of a paragraph, a few shards of pottery short of a full anthropological theory, a few wafers short of a communion, one's belt doesn't go through all of the loops, one's driveway doesn't quite make it to the road..."
I think we can all get the picture here, but I love the following old adage, I was not able to find out when, where, or how this expression originated, but it has also been translated "a half-bubble off center" and other words such as plumb and level have been used in place of "center."
In thinking about my husband's level-which he uses to assist in hanging things correctly on walls-I picture the bubble in the middle. It has to be in the precise middle in order to be accurate. Otherwise, one ends up with crooked pictures, cock-eyed shelves, etc. I guess I find myself wondering why it's only half a bubble. Maybe it equates to "half crazy," which sounds more polite, I suppose, than "completely nuts." And we all have those days when we feel a little half crazy. Ever had to ask yourself any of these questions?
- What did I come in here for?
- How did that get in the fridge?
- Has that always been there?'
- Where in the world could I have put it?
I think that many of ...
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