Netflix

I’ve always appreciated the business model of Netflix and joined them for a brief period when they first started.  We just didn’t watch enough movies to make it worthwhile.
But my wife and oldest daughter are trying to watch all the “Best Picture” Academy Award movies this year, so we figured it would be a good [...]

I didn’t know hurricanes were so funny

But some leading Democrats sure seem to think so.  See how much of this gets addressed in the mainstream media, then ask yourself how much of it you’d see if the situation were reversed and Republicans had said it.
Former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina [...]

Woo-hoo! Palin is McCain’s VP pick

Lots o’ links about Palin at this post and those that follow it.
Update 8: The ridiculous “cover up” rumors of Palin’s Down Syndrome baby belonging to her daughter have been thoroughly debunked.  Nice, big, black eye for the Kos kids.  Her daughter is pregnant, and is taking responsbility for it along with the father.  Hypocrisy [...]

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Eric Liddle — a Christian for the ages – I always enjoy reading about this great man.
There is a famous line in the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ where Eric’s sister is arguing with him about his going to Paris instead of going instantly to the mission field in China. Eric’s response was memorable, “God has [...]

Care Net Fall Fundraiser

Saving lives now and for eternity
fyi – Care Net Pregnancy Center of Northwest Houston will hold their annual Fall Fundraiser, Dinner and Silent Auction on Thursday, September 18, 6-9 pm at Tin Hall in Cypress, TX.  Guest speaker is LIFE International’s Kurt Dillinger. There is no charge to attend. RSVP at 281-477-8200 by September 11.
(This is [...]

Hate speech / hate crimes

This is a rerun from 2007, with minor updates.
“Truth sounds like hate to those that hate the truth.”
Some guy I heard on the radio.
Hate thought crimes legislation is moving through the House of Representatives.  This is an awful idea on many levels. 
I’m a Christian, so of course I’m against hate.  I am commanded to love (that [...]

Thoughts on tithing: Something to offend everyone!

I have mixed views on the Biblical concept of tithing.  On the one hand, I think 10% is a nice, round number and a great amount for people to give. 
But I don’t see New Testament support to make it a requirement for Christians, and I see many preachers take Old Testament verses that were just [...]

Evangelism experiences 7

As noted in the overview, this is part of a series of experiences I want to share about evangelism.  Please feel free to add your own.
One of the important things to do when discussing spiritual matters is to diagnose where people are.  There is a saying that you don’t want to bruise the fruit.  If [...]

Honduras

My youngest daughter and I just returned from a mission trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  I really appreciated the balance that the Hope for Honduras ministry and everyone on the mission team had in helping people physically and spiritually.  It is hard to hear the Gospel if you have starved to death, so the physical [...]

Honduran home remedy

We were very careful about not drinking the water in Honduras, but you never know who might get an upset stomach on a mission trip.  The local missionaries were adamant that as soon as you felt even a little queasy that you should drink the juice of a whole lime or lemon plus a fair [...]

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So what was the rush to treat little girls like lab rats?  Seems that the HPV vaccine isn’t all it was advertised to be.  Something to remember the next time the gov’t rushes in to trample parental rights.
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I was tagged by 4 Pointer with these questions:
Question 1. If you were to be in ministry 10 [...]

Problems with pro-gay theology

Introduction
Many churches today are being torn apart by false teachings about human sexuality, so we can’t ignore this topic.  In addition, the rapid and radical changes in public schools are a serious issue and hate speech laws and activist judges are a blatant attempt to shut down debate and curtail religious freedoms. 
Many people who hold the orthodox [...]

I’m back. Sort of.

My youngest daughter and I just got back from Honduras on Sunday.  Incredible trip.  God is good.  I’ll post more pictures and a recap next week.  I just discovered the “gallery” feature in WordPress.  Click a picture to see it enlarged.
Best productivity improvement of the week: Go to Google Reader.  Unread blogs: 528.  Click on “Mark [...]

Evangelism experiences 6

As noted in the overview, this is part of a series of experiences I want to share about evangelism. Please feel free to add your own.
I was sharing the Gospel with a Buddhist gentleman and everything was going really well.  We established a rapport and had a nice back and forth conversation.  I was using [...]

Religious pluralism is intellectually bankrupt

This is a rerun from 2007.

There are two main kinds of religious pluralism.  One is good and one is intellectually bankrupt.
Good pluralism: Numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society.
Bad pluralism: All religions are true and equally valid paths to God.
Pluralism can be a good thing if it means [...]

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About those oil companies and their “obscene” profits . . .
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I wish we would have studied this guy in American history – Lysander Spooner
It is especially noticeable that those persons, who are so impatient to protect other men in their rights that they cannot wait until they are requested to do so, have a somewhat [...]