All that's really important to know is that I love God, my family, writing, speaking, and Chinese food—in that order.
If you want to know more—or have a really bad case of insomnia—click here.
Jim
Friday (09.16) President declares today national day of prayer
"I ask that we pray—as Americans have always prayed in times of trial—with confidence
in His purpose, with hope for a brighter future, and with the humility to ask God to keep us strong
so we can better serve our brothers and sisters in need," President George W. Bush. (Let's pray,
not only for the disaster on the Gulf Coast, but the disaster in the Persian Gulf.)
- Some thoughts on praying in times of trial
- Some thoughts on praying in times of non-trials [humor]
- Some thoughts on hurricane Katrina
Thursday (09.15) Hannah's Americana
I found some new rhymes for Hannah
(sing to the tune of "Copacabana") Let's go see Hannah's Americana
From Marion to Santa Ana
Let's see Hannah's Americana
In a bandana, her clothes in Montana
Yes, it's Hannah . . .
I'm flying to Salt Lake City to speak at an American Christian Writers seminar
Saturday, so hopefully I don't lose my luggage (that would not be Nirvana). - Click for larger four-month pic - The Papoose-Driven Life
Wednesday (09.14 8:00 PM EST) 'under God' under attack—again!
Self-professed atheist, Michael A. Newdow, has once again brought a suit to have "under God" struck from
the Pledge of Allegiance and once again a California judge has agreed, calling the pledge, which is
recited daily in virtually every elementary school in the United States, "unconstitutional."
Deja vu 2002! - Click here for my July 2002 commentary - Click here for readers' comments
Wednesday (09.14) 'put a tiger cat in your tank'
Yep, the old oil company slogan could be updated thanks to German inventor Dr. Christian Koch.
He's got a cat in his tank!
He tells Ananova.com
that dead cats
are heated to 572 degrees to filter out hydrocarbon which is then turned into
diesel fuel by a catalytic converter. Koch claims his feline fuel costs less than a dime
per gallon. His car has been purring along
for 105,000 miles without any problems.
Tuesday (09.13) top ten signs you may be prejudiced
I wish we could permanently discard the "race card." Some are claiming that the government's
response to the hurricane Katrina victims would not have been delayed if the majority had been white.
Often the people who cry "racism" the loudest seem to be themselves the most prejudiced!
Let's face it—we're all prejudiced about all kinds of different things, but the important thing is that we
recognize it and then
deal with it.
- Top ten signs you may be prejudiced
Monday (09.12) 'perplexed, but we don't give up and quit'
I suspect there is little statistical difference between the percentage of Christians and unbelievers killed
or homeless following hurricane Katrina. The difference, however, is in the attitude
and perspective that trusting in God's love and mercy brings. - continued
