I still remember sharing the gospel with a man who responded, “I don’t believe in hell.” In his mind, that settled the issue. Unfortunately, secular people are easily deceived into thinking it can. John Milton observed, “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” That is true in a sense, but the mind cannot change the actual eternal realities of heaven or hell. Here’s where my gratitude ends, however: the successful results of human ingenuity tempt us to depend more fully on human ingenuity than we should. I would not have thought of nearly every invention that has improved our lives. I would never have thought of combining mustard and donuts, living full time on a cruise ship, or eating in a hot-air balloon. Here’s what these stories have in common: they illustrate the entrepreneurial spirit that drives so much innovation and progress in human society. When I get on an airplane, I try for an aisle seat where I can read the entire time while pretending we’re still on the ground. ![]() I’m sure the food is terrific and the views are amazing, but I am not a fan of heights. This, however, does not: a company has created the world’s only hot-air balloon restaurant. They explained that they have a small condominium in Florida “so when we get too old to cruise we have somewhere to live.” In the meantime, they are spending as much time as possible sailing around the world.Īs a longtime fan of cruises (Alaska is my favorite), this seems like a terrific idea. I’m sorry, but none of that is remotely appealing to me.īut this is: when a couple in Virginia retired, they sold their house and most of their belongings and are now living on cruise ships. But none of them are being celebrated with mustard donuts.įrench’s, the mustard company, has unveiled what yahoo!finance describes as “a reimagined classic glazed donut with a sweet and savory yellow mustard coating that’s topped with a mustard cake crumble.” As it turns out, August 6 is also National Fresh Breath Day, National Root Beer Float Day, and National Wiggle Your Toes Day. He wanted to do something, they just picked him up and carried him and put him on a bus or put him in a van or put him in something and carried him out to the beach and, you know, I think the first part of his life, I think he was a little bit intimidated by that, but as time went on he said, ‘You know what, if they’re game to pick me up and take me because I don’t want to miss anything.’Ĭlayton could strike up a conversation with nearly anyone who walked into the donut shop and he always recommended a hot, cinnamon donut to customers.I had no idea that August 6 is National Mustard Day. “He did anything and everything with them. “He had great friends that he met here,” said Kay Matthews, the co-owner of Peace, Love and Little Donuts. He called everyone sweetie, was a big supporter of Coastal Carolina baseball and was friends with nearly everyone in the Market Common community. The community is remembering Matthews for the positive person he was. ![]() ![]() (WMBF) - Market Common’s Peace, Love and Little Donuts is closing its doors after the passing of the beloved owner, Clayton Matthews.
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