And One More Thing     

   We had posted Sunday's blog about "the presence of God" just two hours earlier when our pastor began his sermon about...the presence of God. 

   Based on the Lord's "triumphal entry" into Jerusalem, the sermon theme was praise. Whatever our circumstance, favorable or worrisome, praise comes before his presence. 

Pearls Before Swine  
   Also Sunday, in the comics, the first block has a little, bald man with a white beard, holding a lantern. 

   Next, he addresses the people: CITIZENS...CITIZENS. CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU? They ask, WHO ARE YOU? 

   TRUTH, he answers. AND I'VE TAKEN A REAL BEATING LATELY. They ask, WHAT HAPPENED?

   TWEETS. SOCIAL MEDIA. TELEVISION. PEOPLE EVERYWHERE ARE LYING MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN EVER BEFORE. The people, now including Mouse (a regular character in this comic) ask, WHAT DO WE DO, MR. TRUTH? 

   QUESTION THINGS. QUESTION SOURCES. PAY FOR JOURNALISM. READ HISTORY. THINK CRITICALLY. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THINGS ARE GONNA GET MUCH MUCH WORSE. 

   Next block. The people all look at each other.

   Last block. Mouse tells Pig, THEN WE YAWNED AND BEAT HIM WITH HIS LANTERN. Pig responds, THE TRUTH HURTS. 

       Jimmy