NPR: Religion Survey Finds Many Americans Swap Faiths More of what we discussed yesterday. This piece is an interview with Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. One of my questions that I cannot answer since I have not read the report, and will not […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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Waiting to see the back doc and then mtgs all day. # Woof. Meetings done, a bit of posting and now to a reception. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Talk about misleading. Now, I must first say that the Pew site is having trouble staying up so I cannot review their survey and findings. It is, however grossly misleading, if I am correct in my assumption as latter portions of this article suggest, that Americans are not “switching faiths.” […]
Although we are no longer there in body our thoughts remain with NOLA and Tulane. The success of the universities will play a major role in the recovery of the city. New Orleans Colleges See Surge in Applications Applications have jumped nearly 100 percent at Tulane University compared with this […]
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin. (Heb. 4:15) Those who are reading these devotionals may have noticed their irregularity. I had intended […]
One of the original Jesus rockers has died. Larry Norman entered into joy early Sunday morning. Norman was a sometimes controversial figure in the world of contemporary Christian music. I remember him best for his “Sweet Sweet Song of Salvation.” Below is an acoustic version, but the rock version is […]
The MackMan and I just made butterscoth drop cookies and I am now enjoying one with a cuppa Twinings “Price of Wales” tea. Lovely.
We recently discovered on Sprout, the PBS kids network on Comcast Digital, Fireman Sam. For those who are not familiar with Sam, the Wiki entry begins: Fireman Sam (Welsh: Sam Tân) is a Welsh stop-motion animation children’s television series about a fireman called Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other townspeople […]
Daughter had acting workshop final production. It went well! # @SCMprofessor 4 PM would probably work for me. # @SCMProfesser Great! # Now at a silly play for little kids by a THON team. # Forum 111. Very funny lil plays. # THON goes on! These kids are amazing, those […]
Last night began THON 2008, the annual student dance marathon at Penn State that benefits pediatric cancer research and treatment at the Hershey Medical Center. It is the largest student philanthropy in the world, raising over $5.2M last year alone! Thousands of Penn Staters raise funds all year long and […]