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Another day at work, so no blogging for me…
Thus, it’s all yours today.
You can also watch a recap of this years Justice Conference here.
“Make Your Own Application” went up 100,000 spots in the Amazon rankings…to #63,831. Evidently, I need more humility… 
Don’t fall asleep.
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First!
I have to work today too. But not all day hopefully.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:25 AM
Winding up my trip here in Ca. My mom’s memorial service was last Sat.. It was a beautiful tribute to the transforming power of Christ in a woman’s life. I am missing my hubby, but have been blessed with special time with my children, my brothers and extended family. And I have gotten lots of Nonnie love and laughter from all the grandchildren. I am so thankful for each one of them, but now ready to get home. I am missing my hubby.
I ordered Michaels book and am looking forward to reading it!
***Please pray for The JOY Place this Sunday.
http://www.joyplace.org.uk
Blessings to you all!
by Nonnie on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:11 AM
Some great praise & worship up for the week. Drop by and have a listen.
http://morethancoping.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/praise-worship-march-30th-2012/
by Erunner on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:21 AM
HEY – visited the Amazon listing for Michael’s book – it seriously needs to add “a look inside” – if a shopper can read just *one* anecdote, it will sell the book – IMNSH (natural salesman’s opinion) that will do more to sell the book than any number of reader reviews will
Michael’s viewpoint is so unique that folks who don’t know the Lord or don’t Phoenix Preacher are apt to pass it by as sentimental fluff . . ..folks need the book, the Lord needs it read . . . IMHO
by Em on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Opened blog nonsense:
a hard drive crash without a back up drive and necessitating a new empty hard drive is nothing like redemption . . . now i’m chained to my machine trying to find and recapture my past . . . and, what’s worse, there’s no snark going on here to distract me from it lol
i see Kentucky is playing some basketball today . . .
and why is health care so hard to figure? . . . (just saw a CNN headline “would Jesus approve?) . . . the government’s proposed nightmare makes no sense at all IMNSHO . . . why can’t we have, if necessary, a government backed major medical plan similar to that supplied by the taxpayer to all those on dialysis at present – just let the day in day out well baby check-ups, broken bones and influenza diagnoses, etc go on without a need to bog down in government forms galore, which cost more than the treatment does . . .
back when i was raising children and had private health insurance, an acquaintance had no coverage and no money and she, her husband and her children got the same or better care, courtesy of private charity with proof of need – everything has gotten so contorted . . .
back to searching for and reformatting my past
. . .
by Em on Mar 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Mars Hill OC worship leaders opening for afternoon session of Pure Worship at CCCM. Live streaming now http://calvarychapelcostamesa.com/media/watch-live/. A weakening occurring in the calvinism divide?
by Anne on Mar 31, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Is it just me, or, is there really a marked difference in participation here since Phoenix Preacher got a full-time job?
by Scott on Mar 31, 2012 at 2:49 PM
my copy of “MYOA” arrived this afternoon, so glad to have an excuse to stop for a while . .. . and . . . ahem . . . wouldn’t “The Missing Part” make a wonderful preview on Amazon?
The book is very nicely formatted – on a table of books that cover would stand out, i think and the binding is bettern what i got for my book(s) – that break on the spine makes a big difference IMO
busy-body posting again
p.s. hi to Anne, going to check out your line @ 5
by Em on Mar 31, 2012 at 2:57 PM
Scott, it’s not just you noticing . . . hmmm . . . is this a personality-driven bunch of Christians after all? also, FWIW, it’s mostly the guy regulars not posting (are they afraid to come out when Michael isn’t here to protect them?)
by Em on Mar 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Hey Em! I resemble that remark…
Nah.
I have been psycho busy.
You really have to invest in a external hard drive and “time machine” your Mac regularly. Live and learn.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Reuben, just joshing and thanks – believe it or not i have an external hard drive, but didn’t realize that i could keep it plugged in and recording . . . i think my old hard drive was farther gone than i realized as it wouldn’t transfer files into the external when i began to think, ‘uh-oh’
going to quit and go read thru my new book now . . . maybe, then, the guys will come out and stir things up here again . . .
by Em's parting shot on Mar 31, 2012 at 3:30 PM
I will go ahead and drop the controversy bomb.
It is spineless of Driscoll to not own why this is happening. Further, it is spineless of Driscoll to play off the recent moves as, “everything is fine, we all love each other, life is grand”.
Not so long ago, the holy grail of evidence was presented to the world by a lawyer, and former elder/pastor at Mars Hill. Prior to this, it was Mark’s stated motivation to be “moving up” in involvement around the A29 world, and now he is suddenly scaling back? And this was planned out for months now?
So I stand here like a good PhxP participant and point out the glaringly obvious….
Aside from Mark being a misogynistic dirt bag, my way or the highway, “Its all about Jesus (and my new book)”, slanderer of everyone but his grunge rock UFC crowd, porno-visions, anti-blogger blogger, God left the UK because you are a bunch of girly-men, Jesus Is My Homeboy, he is also a FILTHY SCUM LIAR.
It bothers me that A29 does not make an example out of the “founder”.
It bothers me that there is so much stuff out there pointing to Mark and his leadership as a Napoleon Complex case study, yet PhxP gets hit and runs by “Mark-ites”, people who are taught to reject idolatry from Mr. No Idolatry himself.
People in the chairs at Mars Hill Seattle, they will stand by their man.
A29 will apparently allow him to be free of the chains of scrutiny.
I think this is a good and bad thing that happened last week. It is a good thing because Mark can’t pollute the movement with his macho man mentality anymore, but it is a bad thing because A29 is going to let him continue to do it, just slightly under the radar.
Mark Driscoll read PhxP the other night. So did a few other big names.
What is funny is that not one of them even attempted to contact me and wage protest. One hit and ran the blog. One.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Wow, Reuben…that ought to be an article in and of itself.
Driscoll read the blog???
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:21 PM
Maybe we’ve all gotten busy, Em. I’ve got a baby on the way and Rob and I are still getting the room all fixed up. I’ve been looking at victorian stained-glass window designs recently, trying to get ideas for the weird interior window in that room. :/
by j2theperson on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Brian, I had to delete some things from my comment. I am hot at the moment.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Oh the irony…
Right wing bomber thrower Rush Limbaugh remains fully ensconced behind the golden microphone at the E.I.B. headquarters…
Left wing bomb thrower Keith “Overbite” Olbermann gets thrown out on his arse by Albert Gore and replaced by Elliot Spitzer, huh? Wonder if that story will receive round the clock coverage in the media too? I doubt it
Aren’t there some big fans of Keith here?
by Scott on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:27 PM
There’s so much that could be said about these churches and why people avoid them…and it’s more than people want to sin.
Spiritual abuse, authoritarianism, shepherdship from afar…
IF these guys read PP, and blogs like Wade Burleson’s, or Joyful Exiles, or even Stuff Christian Culture Likes, they should consider why people would leave and not come back, or why people wouldn’t show up in the first place.
That is, if they’re really all about Jesus…and not about their own corporate interests.
Because if the latter is the case and abuse is excused in order to perpetuate the “mission”, then their customer base eventually will dry up, and no more people, no more church. (Then again, they can go down the street and start another
companychurch).by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Brian, “(Then again, they can go down the street and start another company church).”
That is in effect what happened, was it not?
I mean, we just saw Haggard pull this bleep off. He gets nailed for a bit more of a socially unacceptable sin, and just moves the church down the street. Writes a book too!
It will be even better for Mark because he gets to keep his sheep to beat.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:36 PM
It happened with Haggard, it happened more times than anyone can count in Calvary Chapel, and it’s probably happened thousands of times over in every other denomination and movement since the early church itself.
I’m certain one of the things that the Calvary movement got right was the idea that if someone didn’t like what was going on in a church, they should shake the dust off their feet and leave.
Thing is about Mars Hill and other such churches is when you sign that membership covenant, it’s not as simple as shaking off dust if you need to bail.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:40 PM
BrianD
Multi-tasking, I see.
by Another Voice on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Sheep beaters. Only becoming more efficient at beating sheep.
If you vote with your feet, you are obligated to be beat some more.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:44 PM
Actually, AV, yes.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:44 PM
BrianD, Just was able to claim the TV, turned it on to see Louisville dunk, steal, then dunk again.
Maybe I should help you out by letting my girl watch Tangled for a 2nd time.
by Another Voice on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:52 PM
AV, I don’t think that matters much.
Besides, I’m on Driscoll/Acts29 Guy Watch
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:58 PM
thot i was done . . .
. . . no one has posed the hypothetical, what if you and your boss are members of Mars Hill and one of you gets on the “shun list?” God is never this stilted and artificial IMO
at best, they’ve got some humbling coming . . . which is what i’m praying for . . .
by Em on Mar 31, 2012 at 4:59 PM
I trust other people caught this comment Driscoll made in “What’s Next For Me”.
“We even rented the city of Ephesus for a day.”
by WenatcheeTheHatchet on Mar 31, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Hooray for him.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 5:35 PM
LOL!!!
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 5:36 PM
If I rent Seattle, do I get free Mariners tickets as part of the deal?
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Congrats to the Kentucky Wildcats, one win away from their eighth national championship.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 5:59 PM
If I rent Ephesus for a day, I better get free food and lodging.
Tell me where Mark (Driscoll) stayed and I’ll see if that suits me.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Scott, Olbermann has the talent and intelligence to be very good and highly regarded at his craft. By most accounts he seems to be his own worst enemy.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Roobs, maybe we can throw a peace offering out to the Acts29 guys.
A WrestleMania betting pool. (MLD, who do you have your money on tomorrow night? Cena or Rock? Undertaker or Hunter?)
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1122727-wwe-wrestlemania-28-betting-site-lists-favorites-for-wrestlemania-matches
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:10 PM
I don’t even watch wrestling.
I bet Mark Driscoll would last about 3 seconds in a UFC match. Against anybody. Against my wife.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:25 PM
“I don’t even watch wrestling.”
You Un-American, you…waita second, I don’t really watch it either, not since the end of the Attitude era in WWF/WWE. Only got back into it because of coworkers who were into the CM Punk and Rock/Cena things going back to last year.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:29 PM
For any science types on PP…
Happy Bunsen Burner Day!
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/bunsenburnerday.htm
by Lutheran on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:29 PM
From the home office in Medford, Oregon, the top ten things that will get you placed under Double Church Discipline in a Young, Restless, Reformed church:
10. Posting Pastor Mark’s love notes to Grace online
9. Nominating Rachel Held Evans to be your church’s next senior pastor
8. Letting your wife wear a “mommish haircut” and “momjeans” instead of making her dress like
Lisa YoungGrace Driscoll7. Suggesting that Pastor Mark would lose to ANYONE in three seconds in a UFC-sanctioned match, including your wife. Or Brock Lesnar.
6. Proclaiming that soccer is a much better sport than baseball will ever be
5. Posting all of the PDFs from Joyful Exiles to The City
4. Getting caught by an elder listening to K-LOVE in your car
3. Suggesting that NT Wright and Scot McKnight might be more biblical than John Piper and CJ Mahaney
2. Retweeting @fakedriscoll at any time other than once accidentially
1. Watching the Final Four on TV instead of doubling up on your daddy-daughter and husband-wife dates and studying for the pastor’s sermon tomorrow morning
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:41 PM
0. Gifting Mark Driscoll some Star Wars sheets for Christmas.
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:46 PM
From @fakedriscoll
At dinner tonight Grace got carded. I’m thinking daddy-daughter date role play tonight? She’ll go along with it. #biblicalmanhood
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Not one of her better tweets…
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:56 PM
From Slog:
I guess what the old folks always said is still true—the young buck who needs to beat his chest the hardest, who needs to prove that he’s the toughest bulldog in the junkyard, is usually the most frightened and insecure on the inside.
Maybe being tough enough to welcome criticism and stay graceful under fire aren’t qualities of the “real” men at Mars Hill.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/03/15/mars-hill-disinvites-former-card-counting-christian
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:58 PM
BrianD,
That was classic…
by Michael on Mar 31, 2012 at 7:59 PM
I’m still extremely intrigued by CCCM and Mars Hill OC coordinating at today’s Worship Conference. Anyone know more about this surprising show of unity?
by Anne on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:03 PM
“I’m still extremely intrigued by CCCM and Mars Hill OC coordinating at today’s Worship Conference. Anyone know more about this surprising show of unity?”
MARK DRISCOLL IS SUCCEEDING CHUCK SMITH!
MARK DRISCOLL IS SUCCEEDING CHUCK SMITH!
MARK DRISCOLL IS SUCCEEDING CHUCK SMITH!
MARK DRISCOLL IS SUCCEEDING CHUCK SMITH!
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:12 PM
by Anne on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:20 PM
http://www.pureworshipconference.com/worship-leaders.html
It’s not uncommon for worship leaders to network with their peers from different churches. Mars Hill, to their credit and unlike its Reformed peers, doesn’t wall itself off to other Christians.
Bob Kauflin of Sovereign Grace got quoted on the main page.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Brian D
by Reuben on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:31 PM
“0. Gifting Mark Driscoll some Star Wars sheets for Christmas.”
By Spock’s beard!!!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g10/NapoleonDeCheese/Third%20Awards%20Ceremony/spock1.jpg
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Anne,
As you know, this isn’t the first time CCCM has given another part of the Body some time on the platform. Mike Erre spoke there about 2 years ago. I don’t think it is a bad thing, I have had non Calvary people at my church. It is a bit of a mixed message being that this is the church that sets the standards for all things within the movement; one of those being excluding those who embrace reformed theology. But, I won’t worry about what they do at their church, and they don’t need to worry about what I do at my church. Sounds like a win-win to me.
by centorian on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:42 PM
Congrats to Kansas, which squeezed past Ohio State 64-62 tonight.
http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/31/every-dunk-by-kentucky-in-its-final-four-win-over-louisville/
GO CATS.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:48 PM
http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/31/bobby-knight-might-have-fallen-asleep-on-set-during-espns-college-gameday/
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:50 PM
I agree, Centy, it is not a first. The friend that linked me to the info thought it signaled a new wave of unity w/in the body. Hopefully it is a win-win.
by Anne on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Refresh the thread.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Or click my last link.
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 8:57 PM
Hello to our new buddies from Seattle and Dallas!
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:16 PM
I’d say Bob Knight is like a 500-lb. elephant — he can sleep wherever he wants. He’s earned it.
by Lutheran on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:27 PM
http://www.newsweird.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/man-with-half-a-head-from-not-wearing-motor-cycle-safety-helmet.png
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:28 PM
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/tollways-texas-130-texas-45-southeast-to-see-2270699.html
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:28 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/images/08/20/bobby-kn.jpg
by BrianD on Mar 31, 2012 at 9:30 PM
Oh great look Kirk Cameron and Mark Driscoll discussing contemporary politics and women rights and gun control.
http://youtu.be/VkWQeObjkt4
Made you look sorry.
by brian on Mar 31, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Good one, Brian!
Love the 80s hair, especially Marie’s.
by Lutheran on Mar 31, 2012 at 11:33 PM
I still love that bit from the justice conference where he says “give yourself away for the neighborhood…..every time you give yourself away, you get yourself back…enhanced”. Brilliant!
by London on Apr 1, 2012 at 1:24 AM
Just how do you do April Fool’s related stuff on a Sunday???
by BrianD on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Mars Hill Rents City of Ephesus for a Day?
http://wenatcheethehatchet.blogspot.com/2012/03/mars-hill-rents-city-of-ephesus-for-day.html
by StillHurting on Apr 1, 2012 at 9:20 AM
“…it’s mostly the guy regulars not posting (are they afraid to come out when Michael isn’t here to protect them?)”
Can only speak for myself, but I’ve just been so blasted busy lately. I read some, and comment even less.
by Captain Kevin on Apr 1, 2012 at 2:01 PM
agree with CK, frikkin’ busy with taxes & honey-do projects
by ( |o )====::: on Apr 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM
A great message to kick off Holy Week from Pastor Matthew Harrison, President LCMS. I always find it amazing how much Lutherans can say in just 10 min. He goes through the Book of Mark to show that no one except God and the demons know who Jesus is.
When you get a chance – give it a view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27W7-GEuIns&feature=player_embedded#!
by Martin Luther's Disciple on Apr 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM
MLD’s 67
Excellent message!
by Nonnie on Apr 1, 2012 at 5:46 PM
Breaking news:
Driscoll announced earlier today that he was going to encourage Christian men to support MMA instead of “homo” WWE, and also challenged the Undertaker to a “real fight in the octagon”. And banned Mars Hill members from wearing pastel ties on Easter under threat of church discipline. (Source)
See video below for more info…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
by BrianD on Apr 1, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Win!
by Reuben on Apr 1, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Rock pins Cena.
by BrianD on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM
i think Pastor Harrison and i have a common hero . . . maybe, two . . .
by Em on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:10 PM
Thanks, MLD, for the YouTube from Rev. Harrison. How comforting, especially to those suffering. Christ-focused and pastoral.
Of course my fave quote in there was from Luther: “In this life, we often see nothing but the devil’s rear end.”
I kinda feel sorry for nonLutheran pastors. Who from their tradition(s) can they quote, who’s said anything as colorful as Luther?
by Lutheran on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:31 PM
just blew my first Lent. Man, I would make a terrible Lutheran. :/
by Nomans on Apr 1, 2012 at 9:42 PM
Naw, Nomans — Lutherans blow Lent all the time!
At least this one has!
by Lutheran on Apr 1, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Awe… Thank, Lute!
by Nomans on Apr 1, 2012 at 10:22 PM
so you’re sayin’ there’s a chance
by Nomans on Apr 1, 2012 at 10:23 PM
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1993/08/08/dead-end-for-the-mainline.html
by BrianD on Apr 2, 2012 at 2:04 AM
http://youtu.be/n6RGXs02vig
I would hold this is by far the greatest effect on western Christian culture then most other events. It still holds a great claim on the Christian religion in the west.
by brian on Apr 2, 2012 at 2:40 AM
http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Nothing-Everything-ebook/dp/B005UK87EG/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2
4.99
by BrianD on Apr 2, 2012 at 3:46 AM
“I kinda feel sorry for nonLutheran pastors” . . . i kinda feel sorry for Lutherans
sorry, couldn’t resist . . .
today i am mostly touched by and remembering our Lord’s words now:
Mat 21:9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
. . . . .
Mat 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!
such love!
by Em on Apr 2, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Michael
I realize it may be off topic and abit miopic (ok, I went for it), but is there a page here that I can get your story of how you ‘fell out’ with CC and how the phoenix preacher became the phoenix preacher and how this site began?
Also, is there a way I can contact you directly by email to tell you my story?
Thx
In Christ
Michael T.
by michael in chandler on Apr 4, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Been an interesting couple of weeks for me on the job.
My boss told me they were placing a 22 year on my truck for training. 22 was enough to make me cringe a little, 22 year old trainees are a little too young for me, I’ve had 5 kids of my own, 22 year olds know it all
When I found out he was from Somalia, I was even more concerned. I thought to myself, “potential language barrier and a practicing Muslim whose religious practices and convictions could create friction for me.”
Boy, was I ever right on both fronts…
The first day out I loaded at Coors, he informs me that he cannot drive the truck loaded
with beer because Allah forbids him from doing so in the koran.
I was like, huh? A lot of my loads are alcohol of some sort.
He proceeded to tell me he can’t haul, tobacco, pork products, etc. I was thinking, oh no, what if I get a load of those Jewish Yamaks to NY City again? What about Christian bibles, or, a load of Lutheran Sunday School materials?
My first day out with him, I noticed a bulky wrist watch on his wrist. He was watching it intently at one point. He tells me, “I have to stop now and pray!” Turns out, the watch serves as an alarm and a compass showing him which way Mecca is. Did I mention it goes off 5 times a day? I stopped at the next truck stop. He gets out and faces toward Mecca and proceeds with his religious practice. Bowing to the ground several times and kissing it. I was thinking, dude, don’t you realize what some truckers do on the ground at truck stops? Mind you, he does this as conspicuously as possible and heads back to my conscicuously marked truck.
I immediately contacted my boss about what could potentially create a problem for me and the company logistically, etc. To which Human Resources responds as politically correct as possible, they would have to “accommodate” him and that I would essentially need to suck it up and “accommodate” him too. Even if it meant my whole mode of operation was being affected.
I wonder if they’d “accommodate” me trying to proselytize him to Christianity and he objected to it? I doubt it…;-)
One week out and I’ve had two loads of beer, in Milwaukee now heading back to Denver then over to Golden, guess what they produce here and Golden, CO? LOL
Called my boss today and asked them to remove him in Denver, where he lives. Not doing him much good watching me drive the truck.
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 8:38 PM
Scott,
That’s quite a story. I think the guy is probably jobbing you so you do all the work.
by Martin Luther's Disciple on Apr 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM
MLD, it’s definitely not a situation one runs into every day, that’s for sure.
I must confess that I struggled a little in the back of my mind with how the 9/11 guys assimilated into society. I’ve wondered how many times did Mohamed Atta yuck it up with his American flight instructor and would I be interviewed some day by the F.B.I. post terrorist attack done in a large semi truck?
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 9:35 PM
Wow, Scott, what a strange predicament for your company to put you in. I thought after an emoloyer went over what your duties would be, they then ask if there is anything that would prohibit you from doing those duties.
By law, your company has to allow the 5 prayers, if safety permits, but also by law, you are not required to hire someone who can’t do the explicit job you are hiring them for.
I would be ticked at HR….but that’s just me.
Glad he wasn’t a Somali Pirate
by Please Note on Apr 5, 2012 at 9:40 PM
PN, you don’t know how many times I had to refrain from the Pirate reference
Regarding accommodations in the workplace, a good friend suggested I pray with him in front of the truck stop fuel islands with a bible in one hand and cross in the other repeating the “Our Father” ,wearing a shirt the says, “I’M AN AMERICAN…GOD BLESS AMERICA!” LOL
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM
In all seriousness though, my company
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Scott, please finish your last post so we won’t think you just got run over by a Somali truck pirate.
by Captain Kevin on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:12 PM
….didn’t force me to take him. I shared my initial reservations and they asked if I would at least give it a shot. Didn’t work out and they are putting him with a “local” trainer. I hope all ends well in endwell.
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:19 PM
That was funny Captain!
by Scott on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:20 PM
my bet is that this fella will end up with a cushy route up and down I-25 – that ought to worry someone somewhere . . . it seems to me
i’m waiting for out of town company and nothing to do, but pontificate as i read here . . .
by Em on Apr 6, 2012 at 1:07 PM