Archive for May, 2007
What I learned at the zoo last week
Posted: May 31st, 2007 under Random.
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Go Mississippi!!!
In case you did not know, by Mississippi’s own state standards, it ranks first (among all fifty states) in an important education benchmark—how well its fourth-graders read. By its own count, the state boasts that nearly 90 percent of it’s fourth-graders score as proficient or better in reading. They score a hair better than the [...]
Posted: May 30th, 2007 under In The News.
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Summer Reading List
In the past couple of summers, I had a list of books that I wanted to read but I never got around to doing them. By publishing my booklist, perhaps it will give me some level of accountability to get through my readings. My goal is to have the following books read by August 23 [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2007 under General.
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Seven lessons I have learned in ministry this year
Prayer works. This year, I saw first-hand the power of [tag]prayer[/tag]. God answered specific prayers that I recorded in my prayer journal, which include our desire for 100 names of people who are interested in our ministry at the beginning of the year, my staff partner’s funding, and the growth of our community to 25 [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2007 under Ministry, Reflections.
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My conversion
I converted to the Mac. I barely know how to use it, but conversions are never meant to be a one-step we’re experts type of things. I thought I could reflect on my conversion using some of the conversion tools I am learning in my “Conversion and the Process of Change” at Fuller Seminary. Context: [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2007 under General.
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The whole family is now part of the comics
A friend of mine from college has been drawing a computer-generated comic series for years. Rhoda and I are actually characters that make appearances here and there in Cow Chip & Lance. In the latest installment, Layla made her debut. I know it’s not Hollywood, but we all get our start somewhere. So hop on [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2007 under Daughter Love, General.
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The story of your phone
As you read this, you probably have your cell phone next to you and it probably has a camera. Check out the history of the inventor designed this strangely addicting marriage. (Basic story, he created the program and soldered a camera to a phone in the maternity ward as his wife is delivering their baby, [...]
Posted: May 19th, 2007 under Nerdy.
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And yet another way to read this and other blogs
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Posted: May 19th, 2007 under General.
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Posted: May 17th, 2007 under General.
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Adult Entertainment Industry Pays My Wife’s Salary
[If your search for pornography led you to this site, read the post and then check out how God offers you the better life] For the rest of you: Do I have your attention? (By the way, Rhoda okayed this post and title) The Adult Entertainment industry (much of it in the form of [tag]pornography[/tag]) [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under Culture.
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