Entries from January 2009
January 26, 2009
What would you risk?
One of the things Jesus did frequently was to directly answer his critics by causing them to think radically, to think differently, and to meet the challenge head-on. Perhaps his biggest response to criticism though was his actions, not his words. On one particular occasion, his critics made the bold claim, “Jesus eats with sinners [...]
January 22, 2009
LOST Season 5
NO SPOILERS HERE – The 2 hour premiere was last night and wow, what an information jam-packed event. Already so much has happened and they gave us direction for the upcoming season. So happy this show is back on.
January 20, 2009
President Obama
In an hour or so, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president in our country’s history, and the 1st African American president. This is a good moment for our country’s history. There have been African Americans achieve great success in our history, from Thurgood Marshall, J.C. Watts to Colin Powell, but this [...]
January 16, 2009
President Bush
Last night, President Bush offered his farewell address where he spoke graciously, respectfully, and firmly. Many historians, critics and analysts already say this is the worst president in our nation’s history yet I’m not quite sure how they can judge that when he’s still in office. While I, and many others don’t agree with many [...]
January 8, 2009
That guy….and then point
While looking for a the right picture or video to post about the topic of where not to wear your bluetooth headset, the above video is what I finally settled on…though it doesn’t address the topic or question, it is funny nonetheless.
About where not to wear bluetooth, let me preface [...]
January 7, 2009
5 Presidents
Together in one room today for lunch, I don’t care what party you subscribe to, it would have been amazing to listen to some of the stories shared and q&a that happened. Today, President-Elect Barack Obama had lunch with current President George Bush, former presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Jimmy Carter.
It appears Obama [...]
January 5, 2009
a humbling experience
Centerpoint began weekly meetings last night and let me tell you, it was quite a humbling day and experience. The entire day was sort of like Christmas as a child in that I was excited and even anxious over the next several hours. It’s been amazing to be a part of something that [...]
January 2, 2009
thoughts/questions on forgiveness
there’s a story in the Bible when one of the followers of Jesus essentially asked, “how many times should we forgive our brother?” Jesus basically tells his student as many times as need be but you can never forgive enough. Every time there is an error committed, you forgive.
For us what does forgiveness look like [...]
