Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Need For Titles

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I was in seeing a cardiologist this morning and as I was putting my shirt back on after having an EKG done I was looking at the poster on th...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Brokenness

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Here is my sermon from Sunday. The text was Romans 7:13-25a : Hi. My name is John and I’m a sinner. (You’ve obviously not spent a lot of ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Say It Aint So Joe - Post 300

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This is my 300 th post on this blog. As the title says, I wanted a space to write "random thoughts on life, religion and sports,...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Roe v. Wade at 39

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Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Courts decision of Roe v. Wade making abortion legal in the United States, a decision who...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Seeking a Better Job

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Recently ESPN football analyst Craig James left his position at ESPN in order to pursue the Senate seat in Texas. Prior to the presidential...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

One Month Warning

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In just one month pitchers and catchers report for spring training. (I know some teams report on the 18th, but we're only concerned abo...

The Tears of Culpability

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The following was written by Rev. Michael Brunk for his church newsletter. I received permission to share it here: When I was ten years old...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Breaking Bread

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Here is my sermon from Sunday. The passage was 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 : One day a four year old girl accompanied her aunt to visit her chur...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Lift Every Voice and Sing

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Last night to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., there was a musical special at the White House, which was very well done. But at the end of th...
Friday, January 13, 2012

First Ladying While Black

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This has been out for a few days now, but apparently Michelle Obama is being portrayed as "an angry black woman" in a new book on ...