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Category Archives: Scattershooting
Originally posted on Musings of an Aspie:
In honor of the annual airing of Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer this coming Tuesday. —– When I was in elementary school, I was fascinated by the Island of Misfit Toys. If you have…
Originally posted on InsideTimsHead:
As the election drew near, many political and stats junkies (like me) became fans of Nate Silver, aka @fivethirtyeight, the shrewd political number-cruncher and blogger for the New York Times. His way of aggregating the most…
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Bond, Baptism, and Beginning Again
After seeing the newest James Bond film, “Skyfall,” I thought about the nature of rebooting. Celebrating 50 years of Bond, the newest edition continues the reboot of the series that began two films ago with the casting of Daniel Craig … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Scattershooting
Tagged "skyfall" review, baptism, Body of Christ, Bond, charles wesley, congregations, faith, faith and film, film reboots, film review, forgiveness, god, grace, James Bond, James Bond in film, Kingdom of God, new life, power of sin, sacrament of baptism, sin, Skyfall, The Church
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Rebirth
A touching post of determination, grace, love, survival, and rebirth from a cancer fighter whose new life comes through a bone marrow transplant. I invite you to read and remember on nn/16th. Rebirth.
Posted in Scattershooting
Tagged bone marrow transplant, cancer, cancer recovery, hope, rebirth, surviving
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In Case You Missed It Film Review “United 93”
In Case You Missed It Film Review “United 93”In Case You Missed It Film Review “United 93”I wrote this review for my local church paper for the release of “United 93” in 2006. United We Stand The highest achievement in … Continue reading
9/11 Reflection
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, I join all Americans in reflecting upon the events of 9/11/01. That day, as I was preparing for a worship service that night I wrote my “I Reckon” for the First UMC Farmersville newsletter. … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, faith, fear, god, response, shock, terror, World trade center
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The Perils of Pride
Continued from “Humble Pie” posted earlier this month My experience of community bravado is not limited to my home state. I am a member of a local service organization and, as with most such organizations, we pledge our allegiance to … Continue reading
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Tagged going on a humble hunt, humility, Imitation of Christ, Philippians, pride
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Penn State Sanctions: Shamefully Not Enough
In the spirit of full disclosure I graduated from SMU with 2 undergraduate and 1 graduate degree. I have been a lifelong fan of SMU and have always thought that they were the victim of not only their own actions … Continue reading
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Tagged NCAA, NCAA death penalty, NCAA Sanctions, Penn State Scandal
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Going on a Humble Hunt
What the world needs now? Yes, love sweet love, but it also needs a good dose of humility, because as another song reminds us, “oh Lord it’s hard to be humble.” I have often wondered what humble pie tastes like but I … Continue reading
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Tagged clergy ego, ego, humble, humility, ministers, pride, Texas pride
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