Yesterday was a Strange Day

Yesterday was a very strange day. I received a call from a radio host from WLTH radio in Indiana that he needed a guest for that evening and was wondering if I was still promoting my book. I did the interview and it went well (almost an hour). The host was not Catholic nor was his audience. There were many calls from individuals that seemed to be members of the Nation of Islam. It was interesting to say the least. If you are curious, the Nation of Islam callers were supporters of Mother Teresa. They believed, mistakenly, that her interest in starting her community was to help humanity for humanity’s sake. The life of Mother Teresa can teach us many lessons. In this case, I am thinking of how we are perceived by other people. Mother Teresa did not want to be thought of as a social worker but that is how she is perceived. It was because of her unclear message that most people see her differently than the way in which she wanted to be perceived. Many people see the Lord Jesus as someone who he is not but that can easily be attributed to their ignorance of the Scriptures. I find that most professed “Christians” cannot stand the biblical Jesus. Mother Teresa’s mistakes should not be lost on us. We can examine ourselves and ask, “When others see and hear me do they see and hear Jesus imaged in my deeds and words?”

Just before the call from WLTH, I received a letter from my publisher explaining that because of the economic crisis they are forced to shut their doors. My book will be for sale by Cold Tree Press until the 23rd of this month (Our Lady Queen of Apostles). I have not decided what to do with the book. I just want to let you all know that if you ever had interest in reading the book get a copy now.

Bulldog and the Rude Show, My Interview on WOCM-FM 98.1 in Ocean City, MD

On Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, I was invited to be on the Bulldog and The Rude Awakening Show at 9:40am for a 10 minute interview. I when on at 9:43am and was off by 9:47am. What happened!? It seems that David Rothner (Bulldog) did not the subject of my book. I can image that many radio hosts have on guests who present subjects that are not their cup of tea. Still, those hosts hear the guest out as a matter of professional courtesy unless the guest is behaving in an unprofessional manner. Nowhere in the four minutes and seventeen seconds that I was on the air did I give cause to be cut off. It was Mr. Rothner’s responsibility to look over the guests the producer booked and any information associated with those guests. This he obviously did not do. That Mr. Rothner could not endure a polite guest explaining basic Christian doctrine for 10 minutes demonstrates an intolerance and an unprofessionalism that astounds me. I was trying to move on to points relating to psychology and sociology when Mr. Rothner ended the interview.

Judge for yourself if I did anything wrong.