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The small things

Something like this happens nearly every day of my life, but rarely do I step back and really thank God for the small wonders He bestows upon me. Since I’m a bit too thick to remember the proverbial small things, He takes some of them and just expands them in front of my eyes so [...]


Posted at: Sunday, November 30th, 2008 - 1:58 am - Number of Comments » 0
Magritte, la greatness de

Not a day of my life goes by where I don’t run at least one Google Search; today is no different. On the 21st, Google ran a dedication of sorts to the artist Rene Magritte and, by doing so, Google have incited a fire for art that I never knew dwelled within me. This is [...]


Posted at: Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 - 4:44 am - Number of Comments » 0
The people have spoken! Why is no one listening?

I must put in my two cents on this matter. I must. Proposition 8 in California. Proposition 8 in California does not forwardly affect me in any way. My state put this down somewhere around 60/30 back in 2004; Ohio may fall blue every once in a while, but we are not that “progressive.” Regardless [...]


Posted at: Thursday, November 13th, 2008 - 10:47 pm - Number of Comments » 1
The bailout who helped no one

I’m not going to spend hours writing about how much the government bailout irks me in way I never thought possible; that’s for others to do and, believe me, they have done so well. I just want to take a minute to examine a specific issue that comes in the wake of the bailouts. Every [...]


Posted at: Thursday, November 13th, 2008 - 9:33 pm - Number of Comments » 1
Too stressed for Jesus?

I realized something fascinating this week… Throughout most of October, I had made a strong effort to ensure that I read at least one chapter of the Bible every day. I started with Luke, then the Gospel of John, then read Mark. I am currently reading Matthew, but there have been large gaps in my [...]


Posted at: Sunday, November 9th, 2008 - 8:07 am - Number of Comments » 0
Wow…

*Please note: Barack Hussein Obama is half Kenyan and half white and as such does not fit my definition of Black American, but I will use the term “black President” without this bias…for the time being. I’ll say this first just to get it out of the way and make this clear: I did not [...]


Posted at: Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 - 12:08 am - Number of Comments » 0