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Archive for September, 2005

The Chiefs Rule

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

I watched the game in Ceaser’s Las Vegas… And won a little bit on it
Pete Rose was sitting right in front of me. He seemed more interested in the horse races than the football games on.
My Chiefs are going to be a force to be reckoned with this year. And after week 1, [...]

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TallSkinnyKiwi: Josh McDowell on Small Groups

Friday, September 9th, 2005

I hope Josh McDowell’s right:
” . . . much of this meeting time is spent with people sharing their subjective ideas. Ideas born out of a post-modern worldview. . . If Christian leaders don’t take hold of the small group phenomenon it will take on a life of its own and redefine the church in [...]

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Bob Denver – ‘Gilligan’ dies at 70

Tuesday, September 6th, 2005

I know the death everyone’s talking about is Chief Justice Rehnquist, and I’ll have thought on that one later…
But for now, I just want to say that I certainly didn’t know Bob Denver, but he really made me laugh. I watched way too many Gilligan’s Island reruns as a kid
Rest in peace, Gilligan.

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Hastert says rebuilding isn’t sensible

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

What if he’s right? What if it’s not sensible to rebuild New Orleans, a city under the sea level which is certainly vulnerable to another hurricane or twelve over the next few decades.
Of course, “sensible” is relative. I think what sensible really means is something more akin to, “Is it profitable? Will we see a [...]

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