Rededicating Lives
Read. Study. Mourn. Celebrate. Repent. Promise. The bible is full of interesting, life-changing information. For instance, we know that Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Adam gave Eve a rib; Eve gave Adam an apple, then made a wonderful marinated BBQ ribs out of apple sauce. This is found in the book [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Slow Return
It turns out blogging is hard when you don’t have access to a computer. Oh sure, there’s the carrier pigeon, but that can be messy. I skipped many, many days. I was away for much of the last two months. Since July, I’ve been to France, Italy, Poland, France, Germany, Poland, France, Germany, France, San [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Holiday Culture Wars
Beliefnet has setup a “Holiday Culture Wars Blog” that makes for some interesting reading. From a Christian perspective, they’ve highlighted television shows with sexually-explicit lyrics set to Christmas music, obscene art that is “rife with Christmas-themed debauchery,” and how Christmas has become so secularized to the point where atheists “unhesitatingly wish everyone a Merry Christmas.” [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hand of God
I have some good news for me this week; I’m done traveling for a while, I hope. There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home. I had some difficulty on this trip; there were last minute changes to the agenda by the client who scheduled me for 8:00am meetings that he couldn’t make, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Seizing New Opportunities
I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we completed our study of the book of Hebrews and we’ll be moving on to new scripture to study. The bad news is that we completed our study of the book of Hebrews. There was a lot of good information in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Mechanical Investing for December 2006
This was a good month again for Mechanical Investing; I’m catching up to the market, though still lagging behind. Let’s check the numbers – Last 4 weeks: +4.3% Last 3 months: +3.2% Year to date: +1.0% (Dow is +14.7% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:+0.9% Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months Return [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Christ is Missing
A manger scene without baby Jesus? ST. ALBANS, W.Va. – Christ is missing from Christmas in this small town. The community’s holiday display has a manger with shepherds, a guiding star, camels and a palm tree, but no baby Jesus, Mary or Joseph. The parks superintendent said Jesus was left out because of concerns about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Boycotting "Winter Holiday" Again
I’m boycotting “Winter Holiday” again. If you want to celebrate some sort of pagan winter thingy, you just go right ahead. But if a retailer can’t acknowledge that I’m celebrating Christmas, then I’m not going to shop there. I did this last year, too. Some changes from last year, though – Wal-Mart firmly has the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Pay Attention
For the rest of this year, our bible class will be deep into the Book of Hebrews. Most scholars believe the Book of Hebrews was written by Paul to the early Christians who had converted from Judaism, and we’ll find excellent instruction these next few months on what Christian living is all about. So, let’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Do You Ever Shower?
If you ever shower, expect to be sued. Many people find the sound of running water soothing and peaceful. Not Marvin and Goldie Smith, who have sued their neighbor over her 5 a.m. baths. The couple, 83 and 78 respectively, live on the eighth floor of the Polo Club Condominiums near the Cherry Creek Shopping [...]
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