... greatest “temptations” facing us on a daily basis.] Here is my candidate for the #1 temptation we indulge in most regularly: The temptation to gloat and glory over the fall of others. Our indulgence in this temptation keeps a swarm of paparazzi recording Britney Spears’ every move. Will you ever forget the image of that mile-long caravan that followed her to the hospital? Did you cringe as much as I did? Our indulgence of this temptation splashes the mug shots of celebrity drunk drivers across videos ...
... , Paris Hilton did pretty much nothing except be the heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune. Also on the list are other names ripped from Hollywood’s gossip columns, such as Brandon Davis, Kim Kardashian, Jack and Kelly Osborne (Ozzy’s kids) and Kevin Federline Britney Spears’ ex for those of you don’t keep up with such matters. People who are famous simply for being famous. (1) I suspect that most of us would have mixed feelings about being celebrities. Fred Allen once quipped that a celebrity is one ...
... to be or do can create fear. Of course, everyone is afraid of something. Actor Spencer Tracy had a fear of flying. So did Judy Garland. Modern actresses Jennifer Aniston and Whoopi Goldberg are also said to be afraid of flying. Pop star Britney Spears is said to panic on encountering large lizards . . . which I think is interesting. Madonna is terrified of thunder. Actress Scarlett Johansson is terrified of birds. I hope she never sees the Alfred Hitchcock movie of that name. She’ll never be the same ...
... hell! The truth is none of us would be sitting here if it weren’t for our sexual desires! If we didn’t have a drive to reproduce it would be the end of the human race! We need to remember that sex is God’s idea. It is not Britney Spears’ idea or Madonna’s idea. It is not the culture’s idea or the tabloid’s idea. It is God’s idea. God created sex. Incidentally, if God created something better he probably kept it for himself! In Genesis 2 it says, “A man is united to his wife and ...
