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The War & Death Hit Too Close to Home
Christmas 2010 was unusually busy. And memorable. After leading two Christmas Eve Candlelight Services on Friday night and not getting to sleep until after 1:00 a.m., my oldest son thought 6:45 a.m. on Christmas morning was the perfect time to start opening presents! And, because December 25th fell on a Saturday this year, the day after Christmas was Sunday. While some of our church members might have been tempted to miss Sunday services, it would have been a bit strange for their pastor to play hooky. So I didn’t. After watching the abysmal first-half of the Denver Broncos/Houston Texans game, I traveled to the home of one of our church members to officiate at the wedding of her daughter. I came home to watch Tim Tebow lead the Denver Broncos to his first 4th Quarter comeback win in Mile High … Read entire article »
Filed under: Family, Religion, Uncategorized
Tebow Derangement Syndrome Breaks Out
Bush Derangement Syndrome: the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency — nay — the very existence of George W. Bush. This “psychological disorder,” first discovered by Charles Krauthammer, the conservative political analyst, in December 2003, has been used to describe the completely inane babblings of otherwise “intelligent” people whenever they hear George W. Bush’s name even mentioned. You might think that BDS would have gone into remission after the election of the ”One,” Barack Hussein Obama, but two years after that historic event, supposedly sane people continue to mock and ridicule the former President, despite the stubborn facts to the contrary notwithstanding. Derangement Syndromes continue to be popular in the world of politics (see “Palin Derangement Syndrome”), but continue to manifest themselves in other worlds as well. In fact, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christianity, Sports
100 Posts Later: My Blogging Journey
Welcome to From Law to Grace. After much thought about entering the world of blogging, I have finally decided to begin this blog. With my background in political science, law, and religion, this blog will give me an opportunity to comment on issues where law and religion (and to a certain extent, politics) intersect. Not only within our culture at large, but within the Southern Baptist Convention, the intersection of these issues happens on a daily basis. “Welcome to From Law to Grace.” And so began From Law to Grace and my blogging journey on July 1, 2010. At just 187 words, my first post is also my shortest post to date. I would not at all be surprised if that record stands for as long as I blog! Today’s post becomes the 100th published at From … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Uncategorized