Archive for the ‘Social Conscience’ Category
Friday, April 4th, 2008
(Note: I am a huge Dolly Parton fan and acknowledge that she is one of the finest song-writers that the world of country music has ever known. In light of her appearance this past week on American Idol I thought I would repost this blog entry from back in ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
I never intended to be on the front lines of evangelicals and the environmental movement. When the ECI was first released back in February of 2006 there were 86 Christian signatories to the document.
I was the 87th.
I sent an email to the coordinators of the document expecting ...
Posted in Evangelical Cllimate Initiative, Global Climate Initiative, Loving People, Social Conscience | 12 Comments »
Sunday, September 9th, 2007
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Now playing: Carly Smithson - Here You Come Again (American Idol Studio Version)
via FoxyTunes (Note: I am a huge Dolly Parton fan and acknowledge that she is one of the finest song-writers that the world of country music has ever known. In light of her appearance ...
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
I'm working at home today because my middle daughter has been sick. When I work at home while keeping the girls they watch TV.
Way too much TV. Our girls are in the habit of saying "I want to get that" whenever a commercial comes on for some toy ...
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Monday, September 11th, 2006
I wish that I had a better video of this song as the words are staggering. I've wrestled with whether or not to blog about 9/11 today. I know that where I am at regarding that day and the aftermath may not meet the most receptive of ears ...
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Friday, September 1st, 2006
I talk a lot about social justice and caring for the poor and marginalized in our society. Jimmy Dorrell does more than just talk. He is making a difference in the Waco community.
14 years ago, this month, he began meeting with homeless people underneath a bridge along I-35 in Waco. Before ...
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Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
I love music and hope to pass that love on to my children. Tracy and I don't share musical tastes at all, so I try to cram as much in when I'm alone with the girls.
I've been fairly vocal that I'm not a big fan of much Contemporary Christian Music. ...
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Further assistance in getting a leg up in the world will ultimately be denied to the working poor, I'm afraid.
In a blatant election year move, Republican members of the House tacked on an estate tax rider to a bill that would increase the minumum wage from 5.15 to 7.25 over the next ...
Posted in Loving People, Politics, Scandal, Social Conscience | 8 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
One of the usually trotted out arguments for refusing to have a greater heart for the poor is that so many are there by choice or laziness.
That if they really wanted to get ahead in this free country where "all your dreams can come true," then they could.
These types of ...
Posted in Loving People, Scandal, Social Conscience | 23 Comments »
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006
Earlier this year I read Taylor Branch's masterful trilogy on the civil rights movement during the time of Martin Luther King.
For over 2500 pages I was engrossed in the tale of how America began to shed a large part of its dark history of racial hatred. I found myself rooting ...
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