Predictions, anyone?
Anyone care to call the presidential race? Here are my predictions:1.) All of the polls will be wrong (more on this below).2.) There will several lawsuits, regardless of who wins.3.) Bush wins: Bush -...
View ArticleThree reasons to vote against Bush...
that no one but me will probably care about.1.) Bush appointees to the Federal Communications Commission (including Michael Powell, son of Colin Powell) are extremely unfriendly to local governments....
View ArticleConferencing...
I've been at a conference all week. Heard one "inspirational" speaker. He made a good point though. He said that people who survive (based on a book by a Holocaust survivor) and thrive have two...
View ArticleDefending Orthodoxy
Recent discussions on this blog have basically come down to what is orthodox? How far is too far? When is an idea too crazy? I think when we have these discussions what we run into is the desire to...
View ArticleSometimes it stinks to be right
So last week I predicted Bush would win 52% - 47%, with Nader coming in with 1%. Actual results so far show a Bush win, 51% - 48%. Pretty darn close, if I do say so myself. I have to say I'm pleasantly...
View ArticleIt's going to be a long four years...
"I'll reach out to everyone who shares our goals,"said Bush.In other words, you're either with him or against him. Sigh.
View ArticleRead this
This is from a column by Robert X. Cringely. Read the whole column here....Back to the election. If the experts are correct, the 2004 election results mean we now live in a country where morality is...
View ArticleShame on me!
I'd like to be able to say that I haven't been blogging because of my new job. Unfortunately that's not true. In truth, I've been in a bit of a religious funk. It's hard to say what's caused it, but...
View ArticleThe world can be a pretty crappy place...
I now work for a police agency and so I get to hear all sorts of wild stories. Some of them are pretty interesting, but one today was very sad. Our detectives are on the verge of breaking up a large,...
View ArticleSharing Christ's Love?
I'm taking a bit of a blogging sabbatical this Advent season. But I'll be here now and then.As I've mentioned before, I work for a law enforcement agency. We have a program where we have several...
View ArticleInsanity?
I've been silent for a long while now. There are a lot of reasons, most of themnot very interesting. I have a lot going on in my life, particularly myprofessional life. But I've also been thinking...
View ArticleTurmoil
My church is in turmoil as we deal with the impact of a pastoral change. In the United Methodist Church, our ministers are itinerant. They work for the conference and are assigned to local...
View ArticleCountry Vacation
We spent the last five days traveling to and visiting my wife's grandparents in NE Washington. It is always wonderful to be up there, out in the country, and experiencing a completely different way of...
View ArticleIt's tough being a Christian sometimes...
I'm tempted to blog about Falwell's keen observation about the homosexual indoctrination in Spongebob Squarepants, but that's just too easy (and has been done better by others). One of our local radio...
View ArticleSafety
I mentioned our small group event in my last post. During the event we had an interesting discussion on what it means for church to be a "safe space." Our congregation (prior to my family's arrival at...
View ArticleEthics
Being a public employee, I hear a lot about ethics. We have a long "ethics" policy that delves into details like can we eat the cookies appreciative citizens drop off (yes), can we go on vendor...
View ArticleThe truth about social security!
As a United Methodist and being part of an aging congregation and denomination, Social Security is a huge issue. I'm sick of all of the misinformation floating around. The debate makes me think of a...
View ArticleBlogging Hiatus
So, I ended up taking most of the month of February off. I didn't mean to, it just happened. I've still been reading some blogs here and there, but my mind has been occupied elsewhere. There's a long...
View ArticleCommunity
I've had some ideas bouncing around in my head for a couple of days that are finally ready to put down in some semblance of order. At a church meeting a couple of weeks ago we were talking about...
View ArticleCommunity & Outreach
David made some good points about my discussion of community. He pointed out that our connection to community goes beyond just church growth, but also includes social outreach. I totally agree, but I...
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