This morning I was reading about John Corapi, and his use of sex, drugs, money, etc. It triggered a lot of sadness in me. I had always loved his forthright style of preaching. His comment that our "mother wears army boots" resonates within me today. I remember him saying that a woman came up to him and complained about his comments on women, and he told her that she is in a state of mortal sin, due to something involving sexual sin, and that's why she didn't like what he had to say. It really saddens me to learn that he was living in sin with a woman at that time. I also think back on how adamant he was that we needed to buy his tapes directly from him, that none would be sold as part of the package for the weekend. At the time his emphatic and repetitive comments on this struck me as odd, now I suspect that he used the money from his tapes for his own purposes. Poor man! I hope that he is able to find his way back to God and to obedience to his religious superiors. If not, I hope that he is able to straighten out his life and come back to accord with the Church, and with God. I'll add him to my prayer lists.
On a happier note, I found out that my favorite entertainment blogger, Boomama, aka Sophie Hudson, has written a book, which I am looking forward to reading. With a title like A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon how can I not like the book? I'll wait until I can get it on paperbackswap, but I'm looking forward to reading her stories.
Well, I'm off to the library to pick up a copy of Silas Marner. I watched a modernized version of it (starring Steve Martin! but he did a great job) the other night and enjoyed it so much that I thought I would give the book a try. I don't know if it's an effect of my bipolar medications, or an effect of aging, but I'm finding that I enjoy a lot of movies, television shows, and books that I had previously disliked. Since my only contact with this book was high school English, I'm hoping that I will find out that I like George Eliot. My friend, Sandie, says that I will really enjoy reading Eliot's books. Stay tuned for surprising results! :->
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