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“Unfiltered thoughts”… a good thing?

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

I see where pop culture now considers it a desired virtue to speak your mind in an “unfiltered” manner. I flipped by the TV Channel today and heard people hailing a character from “Lost”, and the lead character on “House” (which I enjoy) because they voice their thoughts - unfiltered.
Not that this is all […]

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Reader beware: Read on an empty stomach… seriously.
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Atheism and Child Murder
By Dinesh D’Souza 5/12/08
Peter Singer is a calm, lucid and able debater, and our debate at Biola University in Los Angeles on April 25 was lively and hard-fought. Not for nothing […]

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Sometimes the grass is… bluer?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

20 plus years as a guitarist & I played my 1st bluegrass gig today. It was fun. We had 2 guitars, an upright bassist, and a banjo player. The bassist played fiddle on one song. We were at church so it was all old bluegrass hymns. I spent most of […]

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“You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”
Planned Parenthood Has ‘Racist Agenda,’ MLK’s Niece Says
By Josiah Ryan
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
April 17, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - The niece of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is among a group of pro-life black leaders calling for an end to federal funding for Planned […]

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Dead? Dead wrong.

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Dead? Dead wrong.
Why do you seek the living one amoung the dead? He is not here, but He has been raised.
(Luke 24:5-6)
This is among my top 3 favorite passages in all of holy scripture.
A man has been raised from the dead to eternal life. The same will happen to all who believe […]

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Competition. Capitalism. Covet. Envy.
These terms have aspects that can be similar - (sadly). The first two can be quite healthy. The last two are never healthy. The first two can drift into the last two if you’re not careful. The last two can never yield anything […]

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America’s glass… 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Yes or no… Do you love America?
I recently listened to people call into a Nashville talk radio show and share what they loved about America. To my surprise, most of the comments where profoundly moving.
Ideas like America liberating Europe and the Pacific during WWII (and our military forces are ALWAYS LIBERATOR’S). […]

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Living Life Sans Malice.

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

(It’s sort of La Vida Loca) - I was speaking with a new friend of ours the other day. He shared with me that he works with mentally challenged children. He made a statement that has altered how I see life… permanently. He said that he truly enjoys his work because all […]

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Family… a miniature circus.

Monday, January 14th, 2008

What is a family? Other than being the God ordained institution designed to be a refuge from the evils of this world, and by which we help our offspring hopefully replicate Godly traits generation after generation… I like to reckon it somewhat to a miniature circus. Semi-controlled chaos. Shoes, clothes, and toys […]

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Bullet dodging, 101.

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Mike Hamilton and I are avid Harley riders, my wife and I had gathered at Michael and Susan’s house one evening for dinner and conversation. Half way through the evening, I realized that Heidi and I had forgotten to give our cat Shadow his shot of insulin. […]

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