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40. There is nothing you can do that would make God throw up God’s hands, stomp out of the room and slam the door. God loves you. You can’t do anything to make God love you less. And you can’t do anything to make God love you more. Read more
40. There is nothing you can do that would make God throw up God’s hands, stomp out of the room and slam the door. God loves you. You can’t do anything to make God love you less. And you can’t do anything to make God love you more. Read more
Muuuuuuuuuch better. Phew. We were a little worried… I know it was a tough one, but the second time ’round produced much more impressive participation and results. The Grand Champion is: John Mulholland with a stellar 95 percent! John wins a copy of U2: The Complete Encyclopedia and an authentic backstage pass from U2’s Rose Bowl show from the ’09 NLOTH tour. Congratulations, Mr. Mulholland. Runners up, each with an impressive score of 90 percent are: Ellen Filgo and David... Read more
Wow. I guess it really is a tough quiz. By the time the quiz expired this a.m., only 10 of you had taken it and the score to beat so far is 65 percent. Meh. So…in the interested of fair play and harmony in the community, I’ve extended the quiz until TUESDAY AT 9:30 A.M. PST If you haven’t tried, try again. If you tried and got spanked, try again. I’ll even up the ante: Grand Prize is a copy... Read more
We’re a wee bit late celebrating U2’s 34th birthday (September 25, 1976), but what the hell. It’s never to late for a bit of good Irish craic. Calling all U2 fans: Today’s Swag Bag Grab Quiz is in honor of the boys from Dublin and takes a look at the spiritual content of U2’s oeuvre. TAKE THE QUIZ BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK Are you a fan? A Superfan? See if you can correctly identify the songs and albums with... Read more
What I actually know about God might, on a good day, fit on a quarter of the head of a pin compared to the fullness of God’s true hugeness. That said, there are a couple of things about the Almighty that I’m pretty certain are true. God’s grace is always staggering and often surprising. And God has a tremendous sense of humor. Case in point: Second-hand socks. I happened upon this odd epiphany while reading — inhaling, more accurately —... Read more
[wpvideo C3F1Gmdi] So, President Obama was mid-way through a speech at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women event when his presidential seal fell off the podium. Yeah, so? It happens, right? Shoddy carpentry, not a sign from The Carpenter. Gotta love his sense of humor. Yawn. Must find more coffee… Read more
Tonight DJ Jeff really had a surprise for me. It was…well…me. In between tracks from Cat Stevens and Bob Marley, Jeff picked out an obscure audio file I didn’t even realize I had: A recording of a long interview I did back in September 2008 with John St. Augustine for Oprah Radio. I don’t even know if it ever aired. In the last couple of years before I left Chicago for the Shire of Laguna Beach, I was blessed to... Read more
We’re hard. We have pointy bits and rough edges and sharp scary corners. Sometimes we’re hard on each other. Even the friends who are dearest to us. Even the people we love (and who love us) the most and the best they (and we) can. We crab and fight and harbor hurt feelings and misunderstand and misconstrue and think the worst rather than the best (of each other, of ourselves.) We tally the slights and sit with our pain and... Read more
A small bunch of participants this time around but nevertheless we had a few stellar performances. Congratulations to: John Daly and Greg (aka btrumper of Manitoba) for your top scores of 90 percent! Third place goes to Michael VanHouten (go Horsey go!) with his score of 81 percent! Fellas, shoot me an email with your snail mail addresses and I’ll get your swag in the mail. Thanks for playing, all, and tune in Friday for another new quiz and chance... Read more
[wpvideo jnG1b7xb] So happy-making. Our beloved pastor, Jeff, and his Lila jammin’. Jammin’ in the name of the Lord. Jammin’. Read more
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