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Blustering blurted blunders blossoming blatantly into Blagojevichistic blacklisting. Kanye West and Joe Wilson have learned it. Well, maybe. Wilson now has fan pages, donations, and support networks. I had no idea who he was before his infamous, "You lie" outburst. That's with 2/3 of Americans disapproving! Kanye West has never been a part of my…

"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."- Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. presidentabout 2 hours ago from web      BrianTracy via twitter.com

"Some pastors talk like the church is just an enterprise with prayers added.I ask Where's the Holy Spirit?”- PDChurch pg59about 4 hours ago from web      RickWarren Rick Warren via twitter.com

The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. Pr.31:8 It's not about you. (via @RickWarren @jeancase)about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck      SteveCase Steve Case via twitter.com

By DAVID BROOKS Published: September 15, 2009 On Sunday evenings, my local NPR station airs old radio programs. A few weeks ago it broadcast the episode of the show “Command Performance” that aired the day World War II ended. “Command Performance” was a variety show that went out to the troops around the world. David…

holy heteroclite: "Imagine if being a Christian were about life?" http://bit.ly/1A0xWJ2 minutes ago from TypePad      All God's Critters Goty a Place in the Choir http://bit.ly/rk1Fiabout 1 hour ago from TypePad      Noah's Blog | Wittenburg Door http://bit.ly/nbQ5kabout 2 hours ago from TypePad      UrbanChristianMaggot: The Gift of God called Grace http://bit.ly/XopuBabout 2 hours ago…

All God's Critters Got a Place in the Choir Here is a simple theology of creation. Celebrate! via pastortomsims.typepad.com

07/09/2008 Day 1 Rain. Day 2 Rain. Day 3 Rain. Day 4 Rain. Day 5 Rain. Day 6 So I was loading up the last of the animals last week when I walk past my neighbor Roger, the Molech-worshipper. He looks up and says "Hey, looks like rain." READ THE ENTIRE BLOG AT www.wittenburgdoor.com You…

I was sitting, reading and contemplating the life I am allowed to live. There isn't anything I could ask for that would enhance what I all ready have and have experienced. It made me start to think about the incredible gift of God called "grace." It is such an intangible representation of God's character. Yet,…

Biggest U.S. churches 'contemporary, evangelical' – USATODAY.com By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Two new reports on the size and strength of American congregations present contrasting pictures of church life today. The October issue of Outreach magazine is all about growth. It lists the 100 largest U.S. churches, based on attendance statistics gathered by LifeWay…