The Best Read of All

A player named Watership was eliminated from an online poker tournament early Sunday.  That led to this chat, which has been edited a bit:


Me:  Watership down
ronrhoades55:  55 left
kman:  lol
ronrhoades55:  watershop down 
kman:  down know until two left
ronrhoades55:  hmmmm aint that about rabbits or some s****
Me:  Never read it
ronrhoades55:  I did
Dealer:  Vangor wins Main Pot ($1,300)
ronrhoades55:  its about rabbits
Dealer:  Mendocinobud wins Main Pot ($2,800)
ronrhoades55:  if you actually know how to read flop you should read it***....its quite good
ronrhoades55:  like a peter rabbit animal farm kinda thing

Yes, we know how to read books.  And attitudes -- especially when a player such as Ron tries to be an "insult comic."  But we know how to respond to such slaps....

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also.  If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. - Luke 6:29

So instead of writing a verbal slap in response, we stuck to the facts:

Me:  Oh OK.

ronrhoades55:  no sex but still intriguing

Me:  Too busy to read such things.

Dealer:  MoNeYmAkEr77 wins Side Pot 1 ($540) with Two pair, jacks and eights

Dealer:  Pinebro52 wins Main Pot ($11,405) with Three of a kind, eights

ronrhoades55:  well just stick to your porn then

Me:  I don't do that.

Me:  I read the Bible.

If you want to improve your skill at playing poker, you might buy and read a book by a pro.  (We have a couple.)  If you want to improve the life you live, there's one book that's better than any other -- the one God wrote.

All Scripture is God-breathed, and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. - II Timothy 3:16-17

There's no better time than now (even before 2013 begins) to start reading God's Bible.  Read it with an open mind -- and as much as you're able, without the "spin" church groups and preachers try to put on certain verses.  You may be surprised by what you read.  You may be convicted, and see a need to repent to God.  But the training will do you good -- and hopefully will benefit  many people around you.