SpongeBob: A hit from square one, and still cleaning up - USATODAY.com

SpongeBob: A hit from square one, and still cleaning up - USATODAY.com: "After Steve Hillenburg's idea for a naifish animated sponge and his undersea friends was given the go-ahead by Nickelodeon, the former marine biologist figured it still might sink to the Bikini Bottom of failed TV cartoons.

'It's a show about a sponge — I thought we'd get one season,' says the SpongeBob SquarePants creator, still a bit shocked as the show marks its 10th anniversary with more than 50 hours of weekend programming, including 11 new episodes, starting Friday night at 8 ET/PT. 'We've been lucky.'"

So what does this have to do with Orthodoxy or social ministries or anything else this blog reports? We have repeatedly written how we can make a difference in the lives of our friends and neighbors. Sponge Bob is making a difference in the lives of hundreds of kids in Columbus at Mor Cassian church in the inner city. The bishop makes grreat Sponge Bob meat loaf. Bet you never heard of it before? And I am certain that the creators of the cartoon never have either?

But Spoonge bob meat loaf is one the the favorite meals Mor Cassian fixes for dinner during the week.

If you are in or near Columbus, Ohio, stop by and see how you can make a difference in the lives of your friends and neighbors. And the bishop might migh be able to use an extra hand washing the dish.