Discover Yourself
Posted by: forthrightmag <forthrightmag@...>
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Going straight to the Cross
A great new site tells you things about yourself
you never knew.
Discover Yourself
by J. Randal Matheny
Want to discover things about yourself you never
knew? Type your name in at http://www.googlism.com
and -- surprise! See what things you've been up to
lately. Discover who you really are.
This site is not connected directly to Google but
uses the search feature to scoop up text about
people. It probably uses the phrase, "John Doe is
..." to come up with information.
In this search, of course, anybody with that name
shows up. Here was mine:
"Randal Matheny is the missionary." That was all.
Nothing else. Seems to be missing something, but
okay, close enough.
I put a friend's name in (sorry, Richard), and
here are a few of the many discoveries I turned
up.
richard hill is the manager of the city of
capitola
richard hill is the silent assassin of the
england team
richard hill is no stranger to tough music
richard hill is in heaven where we can all meet
him and his partings will never come again
richard hill is buried in serre road no 3
cemetery
richard hill is taking a well deserved test along
with scott murray
richard hill is their sole survivor but a major
one at that
richard hill is fit
richard hill is a member of the tuscarora tribe
and is employed as a research assistant at the
buffalo and erie county historical society
richard hill is suffering from concussion and
will miss the final test
richard hill is bearhugged from behind by a
monster
richard hill is preparing to roll back the
frontiers eastwards
richard hill is a sell out and i would encourage
home fans to support him
richard hill is cleaning out his basement and has
4 cases of empty beer bottles
richard hill is going to get away with murder
richard hill is no longer with inner circle
richard hill is the vicar of st barnabas
richard hill is the new spa director
richard hill is listed as missing in action
Well, you get the idea. Try your hand at the site.
It was probably set up just to stick a banner ad
in your face, so ignore the casino or whatever
vice it's selling.
I hope you weren't disappointed. I promised you a
site where you could "discover yourself," didn't
I? Well, there's another one.
This site will not do a web search, but a soul
search. It will look into your inner being and
plumb the depths of your true self. In doing so,
it has a purpose: to gauge the degree of your
depravity, scoop it out, and do a complete remake.
This takes some doing, as you can imagine. You
have seen hints of perversity bubble up from down
deep, only to hide them quickly. We can only
imagine the extent of our evil hearts. It's a
scary and sometimes painful process. But worth it
in the end.
It is one of the most visited sites of all, this
soul search, but most people don't stay there
long. There are browsers who hop in for an
occasional superficial dose (some even daily),
skimmers who take what's useful for the moment,
flamers who dip in to grab a handful of ammunition
for their next invective.
To really discover yourself, though, you've got to
do some serious engagement at this site with the
Webmaster and his writers. Only then will you
manage the changeover you've always wanted.
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper
than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it
judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's
sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare
before the eyes of him to whom we must give
account" (Hebrews 4:12 NIV).
"... you have purified yourselves by obeying the
truth ... you have been born again ... through the
living and enduring word of God" (1 Peter 1:22-
23).
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