An Open Letter to God

Dear God,

I know we were in a drought. I know that lots of us prayed for rain. Funny how it seems that you've answere all those prayers for rain all at once! It's pouring again and dark outside at 1:20 in the afternoon. It's been this way for days, and it's just getting silly. I need galoshes to walk through my yard and a boat to get to my mailbox.

God, thank you for answering our prayers.
Could you stop now?

Love,
Scott

Me 100 Years Ago

A friend just forwarded me the wikipedia entry for a guy named Walter Rauschenbusch. I'd never heard of him before. He lived 1861-1918, and he and I share very similar views. It was eerie, actually. We disagree on a few things, but we agree on the main thing, which is that the Kingdom of God on earth was the primary aim of Jesus, but has been dropped by Christianity in favor of getting into heaven. This guy reminds me a lot of me, though I do hope I live longer.