Fireproof is a movie.
A DVD of this movie had been sitting on my television for about a month. Being attached to a church, I have been under a little bit of pressure to see it. Not in a direct way, but folks have been talking about it and would keep asking if I had seen [...]
Yeah, I know I’m a day late.
A couple of months ago I read a biography of St. Patrick called (appropriately) St. Patrick of Ireland written by professor Phillip Freeman, Professor of Classics at Luther College in Iowa. I actually picked it up on a lark when I was at the public library. What a blessing!
If you [...]
As I have noted here before, benediction means good words.
We usually encounter ceremonial good words that we call Benedictions at the end of religious services, marriages, funerals, and such. These benedictions are the closing good words spoken at a significant event.
I also believe in the gift of other types of benedictions. For folks who are Christ-followers [...]
Well, I stepped up to the plate and joined, thanks to Connie. You?
http://www.presidentialprayerteam.org
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My pastor did something yesterday in church that has come to make me furious. Now, he didn’t do anything wrong. In fact, what he did was supremely right, and I am very proud of him as a leader of Christ-followers.
Almost 1200 folks attended church yesterday in our heavily Republican district. This is an average day [...]
Merry Christmas
Happy Chanukah – Shalom Aleichem
Oddly enough, one of my favoride days is December 22. This is the day after winter solstice — days now start getting longer. The Gordo sometimes deals with winter lethargy and loves all the sunlight he can get.
We’ve opened presents, kids are smiling and playing with toys, watching new movies, [...]
Maybe I’m a little silly on this, but the following article hit me with a little envy.
Baghdad celebrates first public Christmas amid hope, memories
All Iraqis are Christian today!
This quote above in the article hit me deeply. Here it is in context (the whole article is worth it):
Even before I can ask Interior Ministry spokesman Major-General [...]
They figured us out. Thousands of years of pulling a fast one on millions and millions of people, and a couple of high-minded psychologists have pulled the rug our from under the whole gig.
Science has figured it out: Guilt, Not Religion, Makes People Do Good
::sigh::
You really need to read the whole article, but here’s the [...]
Hello, folks. I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the potential before it’s written into reality.
I want everyone to carefully and prayerfully vote their conscience.
I know full well this means that good, believing Americans of faith will cast votes for opposing candidates. Do not be ashamed if you don’t understand how a person [...]
I have the sniffles.
Actually, I caught the annual third-week illness.
I have a theory which generally has displayed anecdotal evidence to support it: a lot of high school folks get sick the third week of school. When fall comes and we’re all back to school, we jump into the Petri dish of collective education and swap all [...]