The Richest Man in Assisi: To Jesus Through Mary

About Mine Blog

St. Francis resonated with me as someone whose simplicity and passion make him an attractive yet easily misunderstood person. Growing up in the budding early days of today's global capitalist economy, his entrepreneurial father founded a cloth merchanting business and Francis was the natural heir. Like the subject of George Clason's classic finance parable, "The Richest Man in Babylon," Francis could easily have continued his father's hard work and exponentially grown the business as far as he might dream.

In the midst of struggling through his share of daddy issues and several false starts at finding his God's purpose for his life, Francis rejected the obvious plan for his life. He made a fool of himself at the time. Yet considering how the prestige and influence of families like the Medici's lasted but a few hundred years before diminishing into history, it seems Francis made a sound investment in his early brotherhood. Thus, I call him "The Richest Man in Assisi."

Thus, this blog became my outlet some years back to reflect and process my own journey. It's definitely an on-again-off-again hobby. Thanks for stopping by and if anything resonates with you, I hope you'll leave a comment!

24 March 2006

To Jesus Through Mary

I hardly ever read The Onion, but I felt like checking it out this morning (mostly just want to make sure I haven't become one of those easily offended Christian lame-o's) when I found this piece of filth!

Man Just Using Virgin Mary to Get To Jesus

Disgusting!* I'll never read The Onion again, and I encourage everybody who reads this blog to join my in an Onion boycott!** I'd rather chew into a whole onion and eat it than read this Internet scum!***

* Just kidding.
** Yes, all three of you.
*** Just kidding, again.