December 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in...”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, “The Chance for Peace” speech, April 16, 1953
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My church
I found out today that my church, Ekklesia Church at Raleigh, ranked second among over 75 Wesleyan churches in North Carolina in the amount of money given away. To put this in perspective, the church that edged us out has over 2500 attendees each week. We have 60.
In our nation, church “success” is often measured by the size of the building, the number of people in the seats, and...
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My Official House Drink of Summer 2011
I have a thing for making cocktails. By no stretch of the imagination am I a well-versed mixologist, but I really enjoy mixing booze with juice and affixing that perfect garnish from the opposite side of the color wheel. The garnish is key, as it elevates a concoction from the college dorm “plastic jug vodka + grape soda” level to something even my most chic or hipster friends...
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The Elephant in the Room
As the White House and the House of Representatives play politics and bicker over which social programs to cut or which taxes to raise, perhaps someone should remind them of this (definitely click through for the full effect):
Our economy is crumbling, yet we are fighting three wars. As far as I can tell, a reduction in military spending (which is easily our country’s largest...
Stoplight
Here are a few survivors from a thunderstorm that split a branch from one of my tomato plants.
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Thoughts on Outrage
I recently wrote a brief message about outrage. Needed a few more than 140 characters to get my thoughts out.
Lots of people are outraged these days. Or at least they appear to be based on status updates, tweets, and depictions from cable news streams. I often wonder why people seem so mad? Most of the outrage has some root in politics. You might hear sweeping statements like: Obama is...