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Archive for October, 2009

On January 24, 1848, an event occurred that changed Americans as a people more than all the wars that have ever been fought, more than all the social upheaval that has ever fomented on the streets or campuses of this land, more than all the inventions that have improved our lives, and more than all [...]

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When Tiger Woods arrived on the scene, fist-pumping was raised to new levels.  You see it everywhere, and not just in sports.  When I was young, it was something kids did when they were alongside an 18-wheeler on the highway, trying to get the truck driver to pull a blast on his air-horn.  You would [...]

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Media Personality Norm Crosby is well-known for his routine of misusing words, to comedic effect.  While we can smile at the intentional malapropism, it is often more difficult to pick up on the wrong word in conversation.  We don’t normally run to the dictionary unless a word is unfamiliar.  For the purpose of our study [...]

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Movies never seem to get God right and that is especially true of comedies.  Occasionally, one comes along that is theological baloney but inadvertently offers a profound truth.  Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey, is one of those.  The scene in point is where the Bruce character is given the power of God for a time, [...]

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Children taunt each other all the time, and it is not always innocent.  In an age where events like those at Columbine High School float in the back of every parent’s mind, schoolyard rhymes like, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words (names) can never hurt me,” call for special attention.  As adults, [...]

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