Archive for January, 2006

Cable News Network

It was one of those moments when you just knew something big just happened.
Have you ever been with someone as they took a phone call and received some HUGE news? It is so obvious – their whole mannerisms and body language change in a flash. Thus was the case during lunch [...]

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“NO MORE HOT WATER ?!?”

Living in our home with 5 females there are certain necessities that I, as the sole man of the house, must always attend to.
1 – Fully functional bathrooms
2 – A well stocked cabinet of “tissue” paper
3 – Working beauty appliances – hair dryers, curling irons, etc.
4 – Constant, long lasting, hot water
About a week ago, [...]

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To Kill a Giant…

Killing a GIANT.
Sunday school bible stories, for the most part, were soooooo boring to me as a young fella. Oh, I looked forward to the snacks, the games, and even the crafts, but when it came time for the “story” I tuned out. That was until the one morning, Mrs. Briggs our 4th [...]

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iPod Insight

I love my iPod. Being a confessed junky for techno gadgets and having a passionate love of music, my iPod marries the best of both. Just yesterday I purchased my first headphone upgrade. The little ear buds that come standard with the iPod have never impressed me much. So I enlisted [...]

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Suitability

You’ll have to forgive me this morning for the analogy that I am about to attempt.
Some background: I am a marketer by trade. I have spent the last 20 years of my life thinking through processes to most effectively match a product with a need. I consider it a challenge [...]

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Do I Need a Miracle to Believe?

John chapter 2 is what I call a “big boy” chapter. Two defining moments in Jesus’ life occur in this chapter – the wedding miracle where He turns water into wine and the righteous anger scene in the temple. Both deserve our full attention when we read through this chapter, they’ve always had [...]

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Game On…

I’m not sure why little (and big) boys are drawn to battle games, but I nearly lost more than a game some 30 years ago.
The battle lines were drawn, the mud ball fight to define my machismo was about to begin. My uncle Todd, who is only 3 years my elder (long [...]

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