Monthly Archives: November 2009

lunes linkage – 11/30/2009

Data from Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys shows that 15.0% of Democrats in the workforce are currently unemployed and looking for a job. Among adults not affiliated with either major party, that number is 15.6% while just 9.9% of Republicans … Continue reading

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Playing the Pharisee Card

Playing the Pharisee Card Posted using ShareThis (I’ve cut and pasted the article under the fold – because I think that they’ll rotate the article off the page eventually and I want to keep this one around… Why?  I love … Continue reading

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Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus By: William C. Dix, 1837-98 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; His the scepter, His the throne; Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone. Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood: “Jesus out … Continue reading

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A New Blog I’m Reading

Talitha Piper – “Godward“. Found via an interview with her on “Nobody416″ My two favorite questions: Olivia: Your mom talks about how you always have known that you were adopted and they’ve been very open with you. How has that … Continue reading

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and to think I was worried…

I was a little concerned that the dog would get over protective with Tom around for the first time since Toby came to live with me. WRONG! The dog seems to like Tom better than he likes me…he follows him … Continue reading

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Update on my mom

Earlier this week my mom dislocated her artificial hip (again).  This time they did surgery (her second major surgery in 6 months) and they ended up not having to replace the whole joint, just the socket. ~~~ I just got … Continue reading

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Listening to: (11/26/09)

Issues, Etc. The Manhattan Declaration The Catholic Church and Government Social Issues White Horse Inn Is Living Like Jesus Enough?

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Give Thanks

I don’t generally “do” Thanksgiving Day.  This year I’m really not. Tom and I are at home, we got take-out rib tips and we’re getting ready for a movie marathon (Transformer 2 and the new Star Trek movie) But I … Continue reading

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Side by Side Health Care Plans

Here is a link to the Kaiser Family Foundation that has a variety of ways that you can look at the different plans on the table.

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Prayer Requests

my mom dislocated her artifical hip. She will be transfered tonight to a specialty hospital and the hip will be replaced tomorrow. She is mid-recovery after a difficult back surgery, so time spent way from physical therapy will be a … Continue reading

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OH. DEAR.

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“All Creatures of Our God and King”

This morning we were in the church service (which almost always is started with prayer).  This morning Jeremiah (the worship leader) just jumped right into the music (and he is the best “pray-er” I have heard at this church). He … Continue reading

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Photo Hunt – birds

A pair of bald eagles have a nest about twenty minutes away from my house

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heh…

HT: Gay Patriot

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I missed 2.

quiz is here.

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(almost) Wordless Wednesday

Alger Falls are so close to the road…the square shadow is my car.

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Joke (since this is “gender day”)

A study conducted by UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is In her menstrual cycle. For example: If she is ovulating, she … Continue reading

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“The Parables of Jesus”

The Parables of Jesus: Entering, Growing, Living, and Finishing in God’s Kingdom by Terry Johnson If you ask, “Why did Jesus teach in parables?” most people will answer:  “to make it easier to understand.” When the disciples asked Jesus why … Continue reading

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lunes linkage – 11/16/2009

From Tom McMahon tags: beatles, flow chart ~~~ More Americans are “pro-life” than “pro-choice” – ~~~ A great blog I discovered by a military wife Found through “Obama doesn’t “get” the military he commands” – a great post. tags:  military, … Continue reading

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What is a Parable?

From “The Parables of Jesus: Entering, Growing, Living, and Finishing in God’s Kingdom” by Terry Johnson. We know that Jesus taught with parables (not the only way He taught, but (Johnson says) that whenever it is recorded that Jesus taught, … Continue reading

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