February 2008
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Carolyn’s Half-Birthday
Today is a very special day: It’s Carolyn’s half-birthday, and that only rolls around once every four years. She only has one half-birthday for every presidential term and Olympic Games. Happy half-birthday, Carolyn! Continue reading
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Great Quote About Capital Punishment
From the current issue of Christianity Today: “It’s anti-evangelical to kill people. Christianity is redemptive. But you can’t redeem people by extinguishing them.” – John Whitehead, president of the Rutherford Institute This seems obvious, yet so many people miss it. As a white evangelical, it’s embarrassing that white evangelicals are the strongest supporters of the… Continue reading
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Hollywood God, the Closing Credits
This Sunday is the last week in our Hollywood God series at CrossWay. It’s been a lot of fun, but it’ll be kind of nice to catch my breath because the preparation each week has taken a ton of time. The following Sunday, March 9, we’re beginning a two-week series on family. Pastor John Coleman… Continue reading
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A Heartwarming Amazon Review the Whole Family Can Enjoy
Never thought I’d post a link to an Amazon review of a chef’s hat. But this is cool. Click here and scroll down until you get to the Customer Reviews. Continue reading
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Kickin’ Some Knowledge Wikipedia-Style
Even though Wikipedia is not the most reliable source, you sure can find out some interesting stuff there. Today I found out that Talia Shire, who played Adrian Balboa in the Rocky movies, is the sister of Francis Ford Coppola. Continue reading
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First Paintings
Here’s a picture of Carolyn’s first completed painting. She painted it based on a photograph we took last summer at Cataloochee, Tennessee. The painting is actually a lot brighter than this photo shows, but I don’t know how to capture a painting on camera. Anyway, here it is: And in fairness to my deal with… Continue reading
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Hollywood God: Rocky Balboa–Podcast
Just so ya know, the podcast for “Hollywood God: Rocky Balboa” is now available. To download it, click on either “CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast” or “CrossWay Podcast on iTunes” on the right side of this page, under “Links to Check Out.” Continue reading
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Stuff from the Past Few Days
Haven’t blogged much lately. Here’s what’s been going on: Carolyn was away last week for three days and two nights. She attended a conference in Towson with the other kindergarten teachers, and really enjoyed it. She said the conference was informative, interesting, and beneficial, but what she talked about most was the food. They ate… Continue reading
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Mark His Word
This morning I began a journey through the Book of Daniel in the Bible. I pulled out a copy of the Bible that I read a couple years ago to see the notes I’d made in Daniel. There was so much there! As I read through this Bible, I turned it into my own personal… Continue reading
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Hollywood God: Ratatouille (the podcast)
There was a minor glitch in uploading the podcast for Sunday’s installment of Hollywood God: Ratatouille. Sorry for the delay. But now it’s up and running, and you can access it using one of the links on the right side of this page. Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 