Thank you for gum...chewing gum. Hmm.

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Where would I be without the interweb?

Shopping
http://www.etsy.com/
http://www.woot.com/

Laughing
http://www.dooce.com/

Sniffing
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
http://www.nehumanesociety.org/
http://www.love146.org/

Designing
http://www.dafont.com/
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/

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Media Mayhem

Last night I saw an interview on Hannity & Colmes with a guy named John Ziegler. On Election day, John interviewed twelve voters in his words "to learn how the news media impacted their knowledge of what occurred during the campaign."
I'm not a big fan of how this interview was conducted however I found the results of this interview along with a telephone poll with the same questions to be quite interesting.



Although I didn't vote for Obama, my intention is not to slam him in anyway. I won't do that until after he's taken office and made a mistake. :)

So what is this post about? Well, it's twofold. First off, my frustrations with the media. Those who are in this line of work know we have the power to influence a lot of people. It doesn't take a genius to see how one sided media coverage was during the presidential campaigns. It's scary to think of how some people in this country can so easily be persuaded.

Secondly, my frustration with the American people. Remember that old saying "You shouldn't believe everything you read?" Well, that's true you can't believe everything you read, but more importantly, you shouldn't believe everything if you don't read. Catch that?
I admit, I haven't always been a big fan of politics and there's a lot I don't know about, but I'm willing to learn. And if you are too, then that makes two of us. Hey, it's a start.

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Photos, oh so many photos

Tomorrow I start staff photo shoot day 1 of 3. Now I'm not a professional photog and I don't know half of what my camera does, but I'm up for the challenge. Thanks Laurie for being my test subject tonight.

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Something to chew on

One of the earliest records (I'm sure there are others) we have of persecution existing in the church was when Manasseh of Judah was King. This dude "shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end." (2 Kings 21:16) Why? Because godly people opposed his evil practices of building altars to Baal. It was during Manasseh's reign that Isaiah was sawed in two.

Psycho!

Anyway, persecution isn't a topic that is talked about much in the present day church. But it's an issue that is real, that isn't simply "something that happened back in the day." People are being harassed, oppressed and killed for their faith RIGHT NOW.

After reading some of the current reports on http://www.persecution.com/ . I felt compelled to put together a video for our worship service this weekend. What I hope people take away from it, is not only a sense of urgency to pray and educate themselves further, but most of all to be thankful for and not take for granted the freedoms we have in our country.



One last thing, the next time you hear me complaining that I didn't get a good parking spot at church or the pastor's message is too long...please remind me of the woman whose health is deteriorating in a jail cell or the pastor who's being clubbed by religious police.

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