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Friday, November 17th, 2006Toys for Tots reversed a prior decision by agreeing to accept a donation of 4,000 talking Jesus dolls. Earlier this week, Toys for Tots had rejected the gift claiming the dolls might offend some recipients — somehow overlooking the connection between Christ and Christmas. rachel movies azianifull movie dbzmovies adult indianmovie archives celebrity nudeshowgirls movie [...]
Pastors talk about S-E-X
Friday, November 17th, 2006Mark Driscoll is a young (mid 30s) pastor of America’s “fastest growing” megachurch and founder of the Acts 29 church planting network. He writes extensively and is recognized as an influential young evangelical leader. I know him only through his blog, but we have several mutual friends and acquaintenances. His blog has alternately challenged, surprised, [...]
Pee Wee parents
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006This is why so many kids misbehave: Parents who won’t control themselves produce kids who can’t control themselves. (Video of parents fighting refs at a pee wee football game.)
“If” OJ killed his wife
Wednesday, November 15th, 2006He’s saying how he would have done it. The last time I heard an OJ “if” ring so hollow, his lawyer was chanting something about a glove not fitting and a jury aquitting.
Buy Christmas gifts here; support youth
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006If you’re expecting to buy Christmas gifts this year, your purchases for others can also mean gifts for the children at Generation Xcel. When you shop online at the Away With Words store (an affiliate of Amazon.com), Amazon will send a commission back to the ministry. That’s right. Shop Amazon’s entire inventory of stuff — [...]
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s time to remember God’s hand of protection and provision even in the midst of dire circumstances. Consider the story of Squanto, the almost mythic Indian hero of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving. While historical accounts of Squanto’s life vary, the basics are well recorded. Around 1608, more than a decade [...]
Redefining “Christian”
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006On why being “Christian” is not enough. HT: Shift Conference Blog
Reload Report
Monday, November 13th, 2006Four hundred youth workers gathered at Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn on Saturday for UYWI’s largest Reload stop ever. The turnout, discussion, and energy project an exciting future for youth ministry in New York City. Thanks, Larry, Carla, Fred, Keith, Julie, Jayme, and the rest of the UYWI crew for your friendship and partnership as [...]
Singing in a cesspool
Monday, November 13th, 2006This story gripped me as a teenager in the 80s, but I had forgotten it until recently when someone reminded me of it during a personal struggle. Oh, the perspective it offers! KUNMING, China  “I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses…†sang Pastor Chen as he worked [...]
Curious commentary
Monday, November 13th, 2006Sounds like Elton John needs to meet a different breed of Christian. “From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn’t seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate.” More.
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