Why I Do (and Don’t) Like ‘Glee’

I bet half of you are saying, “really? Would have never expected that from Michael” (the other half is saying they totally expected it, so hey, everybody’s happy!)  ’Glee’ is a show about a high school glee club (show choir) that could have taken place at most any of our high schools.  It comes on [...]

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It’s been a long time…

I’m working on a very simple post, but one that will help me get back to blogging a little.  I can’t blog a lot because of my time constraints and studying, but I do want to do it a little more than I have the last 4 months –  So I hope you stay tuned…

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Death is not Dying – Cancer

This is, without a doubt, one of the most powerful presentations of the Gospel I have seen in awhile.  It is presented not by a powerful Professor of whatever or Senior Pastor of wherever, but by a wife, a mom, a stay at home mom.
http://deathisnotdying.com/eventvideo/
I’ll leave it to you.  Carve out about an hour to [...]

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Kudos to President Obama… really…. well, sort of…

This story is one of the first times that I have been truly proud of an Obama legislative signing (I think in this case, it is an executive order, but nonentheless).  Note: I have been proud of him before, but just not his legislative agenda.
President Obama has signed an executive order that allows federal funding [...]

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The Important 15%

15%… that’s what this election (as well as most in recent history) will come down to.  That’s it.  In fact, the number might be lower, but you don’t really know.  Polls are notoriously wrong.  When the major polls say that Barack Obama leads John McCain by 6-7 points, that is actually more like 2-3 points.  [...]

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God is Good: The Joys of Waiting on Him

About two and a half months ago, I posted an entry entitled “Dealing with Disappointment.” I wrote about the disappointment I felt after being placed on the waiting list at medical school. I want to quote from what I said then:
“I got a letter in the mail this past week letting me know that I [...]

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Barack Obama’s Fiscal Policy

Today will be a short lesson in fiscal policy, followed by what Barack Obama will do as President in the realm of taxes and spending.  I won’t use a whole lot of big words, if any.  In fact, I hope you are struck by the simplicity of the themes and the ideas that are discussed.  [...]

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My friend, Katherine Wolf

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/katherinewolf
I can’t believe that I have not posted this before, so please forgive me. A friend of mine and my wife’s, Katherine Wolf, is currently recovering from a severe brain bleed caused by an atrioventricular malformation, or AVM. From my limited knowledge of AVM’s, they are present long before they actually present themselves [...]

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Signs that the “Sexual Revolution” is alive and well

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/02/just_roommates/?page=1  This is an interesting story… Make sure you read the entire story. You’ll be absolutely horrified.Note that the story says, “at the urging of student activists…” Since when did they become experts on what is best for them. I remember when I was in college, and I didn’t know a thing. OhI [...]

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God’s Purpose for Your Life

One of my other favorite preachers is Greg Pinkner, the Teaching Pastor at my church here in Knoxville (Fellowship Evangelical Free Church, www.fefc.com).  He has said this a couple of times before, but I feel like he made this point especially well in a sermon/talk delivered to college students at Crossroad, the college worship/teaching ministry [...]

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