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LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD: HALLOWEEN AND CONVICTION - Thursday, November 2nd 2006 6:32 PM
Halloween can be a challenge for the true, born again, Bible-believing Christian. It is unabashedly, lock, stock and barrel, the single-most un-godly night of the year. I have...
STATISTICAL THANKS - Wednesday, November 1st 2006 11:55 AM
Yes, it's me breaking my rule of not posting on Sundays or Wednesdays again, but for what I think is a good reason, and I hope you agree. I've decided to revive -- at least try...
GAME FOUR - Friday, October 27th 2006 10:41 AM
Here's an email I sent to a friend of mine, a preacher in West Virginia who I think grew up in Michigan and so is a big fan of the Detroit Tigers. A previous email I sent him --...
A Fox out on a Limbaugh - Thursday, October 26th 2006 12:29 AM
AN OPEN LETTER TO RUSH LIMBAUGH __________________________________________________ From: Timothy E Shumer To: Rush@EIBnet.comDate: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 Subject: A Fox out on a...
"PASTOR FOR THE DAY" FOR OCTOBER, 2006 - Monday, October 23rd 2006 12:33 PM
Today is the fourth Monday of the month, the day each month I am privileged to be the "Pastor for the Day" on the Mars Hill (Radio) Network. This means the network airs a brief...
"K-K-K-K-K-KATIE..." - Thursday, October 19th 2006 1:50 PM
K-K-K-Katie, beautiful Katie,You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore.When the m-m-m-moon shines over the cowshed,I'll be waitin' at the k-k-k-kitchen door... I got to thinking...
PRAY FOR BUFFALO - Wednesday, October 18th 2006 2:02 PM
I don't normally make any entries on Wed. or Sun. unless it's something special or urgent. I feel this prayer request fits the urgent category. While we sometimes joke about...
A MOMENT IN TIME - Tuesday, October 17th 2006 10:13 PM
The "comparison / contrast" heuristic is a wonderfully rich and useful rhetorical device, and we find at every turn. Most professions employ it -- writers, teachers, lawyers,...
MONDAY MORNING MUSINGS - Monday, October 16th 2006 4:00 PM
Here's a few thoughts with a thin veneer of commonality -- they all just happened to be in my brain this mornin... Most weekends are pretty exhausting for me. Too much to have...
CORY LIDLE - Thursday, October 12th 2006 12:19 AM
It is to be hoped that the talking heads of the various sports media will be value to this story. Speaking of value, no death is valueless if it causes introspection to those...
HAPPY LEIF ERIKSON DAY! - Monday, October 9th 2006 12:30 PM
Oh, I know, the government and banks and such are going to say they are commemorating Columbus Day, but that doesn't have to stop you and me from celebrating Leif's life and...
IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME - Friday, October 6th 2006 11:12 PM
Every day brings us a fresh story of some offense against Islam or it's Prophet or it's Diety. Their confrontational fearlessness seems to grow more bold and brash with each...
SHELLY - Monday, October 2nd 2006 6:22 PM
Wow! It was a busy September here in my online journal compared to some of the months previous, and I think some of you loyal readers might have wondered if I have become loose...
WHAT ARE WE TO THINK? - Thursday, September 28th 2006 11:40 PM
The news has been interesting to read in the last few weeks, hasn't it? One AP story from 9-22 detailed how Palestinian Muslims were demonstrating against the Pope because of...
"STILL WAITING" - Tuesday, September 26th 2006 2:18 PM
I participate in various online outlets, including an email list of like-minded pastors. One of the men on the list is a pastor and missionary serving on a foreign field, among...
"PASTOR FOR THE DAY" FOR SEPTEMBER, 2006 - Monday, September 25th 2006 10:20 AM
Today the fourth Monday of the month, the day each month I am privileged to be the "Pastor for the Day" on the Mars Hill (Radio) Network. This means the network airs a brief...
GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ - Saturday, September 23rd 2006 11:44 AM
The American mainstream media seems so duplicitous in so many respects to the various agents of evil which surround us in our world today. Sometimes they seem to be blind to...
MEET CAIR, AND THEN ASK THE QUESTION: CAN A GOOD MUSLIM BE A GOOD AMERICAN? - Friday, September 22nd 2006 6:15 AM
In yesterday's journal entry, I referred to CAIR, an Islamic organization, as being one of several deceptive voices who have mounted an ingenious disinformation campaign to play...
DO MUSLIMS LOVE HARD QUESTIONS? - Thursday, September 21st 2006 8:01 PM
I had thought to post a few more Presidential addresses from this year to help continue really remembering the fifth anniversary of "9-11," especially posting some of what Mr....
DO YOU REALLY AND TRULY REMEMBER THE TIMES OF OUR LIVES? - Wednesday, September 20th 2006 6:30 AM
I don't usually post anything on my blog on a Sunday or a Wednesday. Too many other things to do in connection with being a pastor on those two days in particular. But in...
OFFENSENSIBILITY - Monday, September 18th 2006 9:50 AM
Do you remember when Salmon Rushdie wrote a book that offened Muslims? Muslims threatened to kill him. Do you remember when a newspaper published an op-ed cartoon which...
ROSIE THE RIVETER - Saturday, September 16th 2006 6:22 AM
Back on Sep. 16, 2001, the main "statement" the White House had available for the President were his remarks when he arrived back at the Residence, along with a brief Q & A...
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES - Friday, September 15th 2006 3:33 AM
As we continue remembering the moments of this week, five years ago, and doing so primarily through the framework provided by our President, it seems good to go back to that...
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE - Thursday, September 14th 2006 10:40 AM
Well, the fifth anniversary of the worst terrorist act on American soil has come and gone, but if we truly want to remember and re-capture some of the most dramatic, comforting...
Ronco Media - Tuesday, September 12th 2006 1:05 PM
Didn't you just used to love all those "Ronco" products? Certainly Ron Popeil came up with some handy gadgets and was a pretty good marketer to boot. The Veg-O-Matic, the Popeil...