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in tsunami relief







out of my mind 01.16.05

this week: the Brad and Jennifer breakup
- There's hope for Hollywood's poster couple
- What makes a lasting marriage?
- Falling in—and getting back up from—love

also this week: Sanctity of Human Life Week
- Is life valuable from womb to tomb?
- Is it a 'life' or a 'choice'?
- To Hannah and Micah: emailing the unborn
- Putting the 'pro' in pro-life

but wait, there's more this week: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
'Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time—the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression,' Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Top ten signs your church may be predjudiced

last week: tsunami unleashes wave of whys
- Many 'answers' offered [new]
- Where, What, How and Who better questions
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We support World Hope

also last week: seven new comedy/drama sketches now online [new]
Here are some of my favorite monologues and dialogues that require virtually no sets, props or talent. Okay, a bit of talent.

blog: short 'jim shorts' [new]
- Georgia judge rules evolution is fact, not theory?! (01.13)
- 'The Smoking Gun' spills details in Michael Jackson case (01.06)


book excerpts
- The Persuasive Person: Communicating more effectively
- When Life Gives You Lemons . . . Sell 'em on Ebay
- The Why Files: 1,500 teens' questions on sex, death, and the supernatural

cool site: Bob Hostetler
Bob meets all my criteria for a great writer: speaking the truth in love and laughter

health
- The dark chocolate diet: now prevents blood clots!
- Everyone needs a kidney stone once in his/her lifetime
- WWJD? What would Jesus devour?

holidays
Yes, Virginia, there is life after Christmas

humor
- Dave Barry to take year-long break
- Top ten signs you've been watching too much reality TV
- 'When you couldn't care less' e-cards

issues
- 'jim shorts' on issues

- it takes a village to raise an idiot [new]

love and sex
- Baby names (What were these parents smoking?!)
- Lookin' for love in all the right places
- Top ten secrets for staying married thirty years
- Why are some people so bent out of shape by homosexuality?

media and music
- Music and madness: free .mp3 dowloads
- Top 25 Christian websites
- Yo! For a thousand tongues to sing: the worship wars

quote of the week
God has created me to do him some definitive service. He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission. John Henry Newman

spirituality
- Cynical columnist investigates 'spirituality'
- Is there a 'Jesus gene' for Christ-like characterists?! [new]
- How can I know the love of God?

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