You Don't Want to Live Here!

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

To ev’ry season, turn, turn, turn – to Peace!

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

Our relationship with you reminds me of the saying that good fences make for good neighbors. There is a kind of barrier that keeps us from intruding onto your territory. We don’t get to see or know you fully because we cannot penetrate your fence just anytime we want.

At the same time, we say we would like for your dominion to reach into the space where we live. We say we would like that to happen, but we obviously have erected some fences to prevent you from entering too far, lest you upset our little fiefdoms. Should we reconsider, leave the way open for you to come in at any time?
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Obviously, this poor man has a bad case of swine flu.”

[Not what He said about the possessed man.]

D. Blog: Rampant Crime – You Do Not Want to Live Here!

• C.W. Webster Jr., 39, of Asheville, charged with obtaining property by false pretense and misdemeanor possession of stolen property. According to arrest warrants, Webster sold a bicycle for $60 knowing it was stolen.
• Ralph Wayne Ascione, 47, of Leicester, charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a mo-ped, according to arrest warrants.
• Robert Paul Haley, 70, Candler, charged with intimidating witness. According to arrest warrants, Haley made threats and menaces toward a woman who is a witness in a criminal case against Haley.
• Samuel David Bradley Jones, 30, of Asheville, charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud/forgery. According to the arrest warrant, Jones attempted to acquire pain medications from Mission Hospital through trickery.
• Derrick Eddings Jr., 27, of East End Place, Asheville, charged with maintaining a vehicle to use/store drugs, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, simple marijuana possession of possession of drug paraphernalia.

[Asheville Citizen-Times arrest report, May 6, 2009]