Common Folk Collective » godless http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog Common Folk Doing Uncommon Things Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 Office Doors, Giving Thanks and DIY http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/05/office-doors-giving-thanks-and-diy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-doors-giving-thanks-and-diy http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/05/office-doors-giving-thanks-and-diy/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:21 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=3928 I’ve been saying this for years but I probably wasn’t heard over the din of office noise.

A well put article on people who are thanking God after disasters.

Jaded Dan thinks imagine if this ingenuity was applied to less destructive efforts. Technology Dan thinks imagine if these guys had 3D printers.

Some screws, some wood and some Jameson.

Some screws, some wood and some Jameson.

Share

]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/05/office-doors-giving-thanks-and-diy/feed/ 0 Light Houses Over Churches http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/03/light-houses-over-churches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=light-houses-over-churches http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/03/light-houses-over-churches/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:19:21 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=3343 On a voyage to England in 1757, Ben Franklin narrowly escaped shipwreck.

Afterward, he wrote to his wife, “The bell ringing for church, we went thither immediately, and with hearts full of gratitude, returned sincere thanks to God for the mercies we had received.

Were I a Roman Catholic, perhaps I should on this occasion vow to build a chapel to some saint, but as I am not, if I were to vow at all, it should be to build a light-house.

Ben Franklin

From Futility Closet

Share

]]> http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/03/light-houses-over-churches/feed/ 0