Story is King

Friday, 4 March 2011, 11:12 | Category : Culture/Society, Family, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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Remember that scene from the first fight in “Lord of the Rings”? Sure you do.  If not that one, I’m sure you remember the physiological and psychological effects of the well-crafted, well-told epic.
One of the crucial elements of communication includes the ability to transmit a message in a way that the audience can receive it. [...]

‘Self-esteem’ vs. ‘worth’

Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:40 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church, Family
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Good post this morning in the Wash Times:
HAGELIN: Created in the image of God – Washington Times.

What does a Father want for his sons? A Man in World and Wilderness

Monday, 9 November 2009, 23:52 | Category : Bible & Theology, Family
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My oldest son, Joel, and I returned late last night from his long-anticipated Mantrip.  From their earliest memories, each of my sons have been promised a long weekend, anywhere in the US, dv, with no plans but the Father and son laying down some tracks at a very important time of his life.
The goal? Memories [...]

Framed for child pornography by a PC virus?

Monday, 9 November 2009, 12:10 | Category : Bible & Theology, Culture/Society, Family
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I read this Associated Press article,saw it on Albert Mohler’s link list, and Denny Burk posted on the same this morning:
“Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
“Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses [...]

Running: The Human Body Is Built for Distance

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 5:41 | Category : Culture/Society, Family
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For those who have asked about distance running and the biomechanic philosophy behind Newton, Nike Free, and Vibram Five-Fingers, here’s a good article in today’s NYT:
The Human Body Is Built for Distance
What are you doing? Get out there and run. You were created to do it.

Read’em ‘n’ Eat: America’s Favorite Regional Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and Pizza

Saturday, 19 September 2009, 7:26 | Category : Culture/Society, Family
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I hope you’ve eaten. Serious Eats, a great food blog, has several recommended resources on the regional variations of America’s favorite foods:
Guide to the Hamburger and Cheeseburger
Guide to the Hot Dog
Guide to the Pizza
Enjoy God’s gift of food and those who apply their gifts of creativity to the table.

Botched Abortion exposes dark world of abortion agenda

Friday, 6 February 2009, 5:15 | Category : Bible & Theology, Culture/Society, Family
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In this horrific story (proceed with caution), an 18 year-old went to an abortion clinic, and after receiving her medications for dilation, which precedes the procedure that causes the death of the child, the woman delivered her baby.  That’s when things went wrong.  The mother watched the staff cut (not clamp, which allows for bleeding [...]

Where do your peeps live?

Thursday, 5 February 2009, 19:58 | Category : Family
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I like this tool to find out where folks with your last name (surname) live.
@import url(“http://www.dynastree.com/maps/images/en-us/wp_mappreview.css”);

Distribution of the surname Overstreet
Where does your name come from?

Check it out.

Happy Christmas Promise

Thursday, 25 December 2008, 12:54 | Category : Bible & Theology, Family
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One of the joys of my life is spending time with family and friends reflecting on the Lord’s grace in our lives. On this year’s card, we remember God’s promise to his people:
Isa 40:10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
11He [...]

Texas State Fair serves up some serious Fried Food

Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 9:06 | Category : Culture/Society, Family
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Below you will find the Texas State Fair special menu items for this year’s chuck wagon.  If you’ve never been to the largest state fair in the world, then you should think about it.  This year’s menu includes crispy fried cantaloupe pie, fried jelly bellies, fried s’mores, and more…

Chicken Fried Bacon – Thick and [...]