Late for Work
I was late for work this morning with a new and unusual excuse. First, let me setup the scenario. It’s a little stressful around the house right now. Last Tuesday we received nearly 10 inches of rain in about 5 hours. I woke up that morning to find an inch of water in the study. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Facing Questions
Fred took us through Acts 15 last week; we’re going to cover from the latter part of Acts 15 through Acts 18 today, Paul’s second missionary journey. In Acts 15, Paul and Barnabas have spread the gospel of Christ among many churches. Now, they want to revisit those same churches and see how the new [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Bits and Pieces
The news isn’t interesting yet again today. Republicans admire the Democrat’s desire to surrender. I don’t disagree that the Iraq war must end eventually, I just don’t think Congress should be dictating it. But I’m alone on that point, I think. Tammy Faye Bakker is preparing to die, but aren’t we all. I don’t spend [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Exercise Confidence
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. Do you recognize those words? The Little Engine That Could, carrying a trainload of toys over the mountain. The load was so heavy and the journey was so long, the Little Engine was ready to give up. Defeated. I can’t do this, the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Inviting the Illegal Aliens
At Sand in the Gears, Tony first opined that enforcing immigration laws is not a Christian thing to do. After taking some heat for that statement, he addressed their comments and challenged Christians to rethink their position on illegal immigration. On his latter post I took the position that although I agreed with his sentiment, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Old Age is a Gift
I stumbled across this is my studies this morning. The author is unknown, or at least I wasn’t able to track him or her down. “The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Blogger Interview
One of the blogs I’ve just started reading is Amy’s Humble Musings, winner of the 2005 Best New Evangelical Blog. I stumbled across it at just the right moment; she’s starting a Interview Game as part of a “Blog-a-thon” at Buried Treasure Books to raise money for an Ethiopian orphan named Azanou who needs eye [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )Belief-O-Matic
I saw this at rachel’s a few weeks ago and just now got around to answering the quiz. All that overtime is making my todo list pileup. Take a short quiz at the Belief-O-Matic, and it will rate your beliefs against all the world’s religions (or lack of religions) and tells you which religions most [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Zell Miller, Patriotic Democrat
Zell Miller gave a rousing patriotic speech last night to explain why he’s switching party lines to vote for George Bush. His heart and mind is his conscience, and he’s proudly stated something that’s important to me. I am not necessarily a Republican. I don’t hold certain ideals because Republicans tell me to; I am [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Happy Bush Country
Ben Stein – of “Win Ben Stein’s Money” – has penned an excellent, upbeat article in “The American Spectator.” Based on his travels in the vast center of this country, he sees an optimistic America that likes the direction America is going. Despite the setbacks in Iraq, despite the long slow pullout from the recession [...]
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