Father, if possible, pass this cup before me. I like it strong. Lots of cream and sugar.

There is a church down the street from me that is trying, I think, to update its image and draw new members and attendees. In order to do this they have hung giant banners all along the building in bright colors with abstacts on them and words presumeably advertising what they have to offer (Faith, Joy, etc.). This isn't anything new. Churches do a lot of different things to reach out to the community so they can make more money. What's important, though, is that this church has a giant 25 foot brass backlit cross on the outside of the largest wall. Most churches that have this feature also have an identical cross on the inside right behind the altar. It's an important image as it expresses the very core of the the Christian ideal, with which I have no enmity. This church looked at that huge wall with the cross on it and saw, not a symbol of Christ's sacrifice, but an underutilized advertising space. Unfortunately the Christian ideal and the modern execution of Christianity are two completely different things, as evidenced by the fact that this church down the street has completely covered up the giant cross on the outside of the building with a huge pastel banner advertisement. Assholes. Anyway, as I was preparing to bitch about this I used Google Images, once again, to search for relevant material. The following are interesting pictures that came up when I used Google Images to search for "Jesus Christ."