Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Dec 1st, 2005
Vatican paper on gays reveals split – insider.washingtontimes.com About 30 percent to 50 percent of the Catholic priesthood is estimated to be homosexual. The document calls homosexuality a “disordered” state, adding that no one with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” might be ordained. I do not know where they got this information but I bet this scares [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Nov 10th, 2005
Zenit News Agency – The World Seen From Rome I was pondering the debate over evolution and intelligent design over the last couple of days. I am not sure why I was doing it. Last night my wife and I got into a discussion on evolution and the Big Bang Theory. Whew, that was scary! [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity, Legacy Farm Ltd. on Nov 6th, 2005
Patience, calmness, and kindness go a long way to handling horses safely. These are probably the most important lessons I can teach my son about horses. These same qualities work wonders on human beings, too.
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Sep 12th, 2005
My son put up quite a fuss about going to church yesterday. He is fourteen and he tried to convince me that if I allowed him to stay home he would complete his homework. I am about 99% confident that if I allowed him to stay home he would have spent the entire time either [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Sep 2nd, 2005
I lived in Houston for eighteen years so I think I understand the psychology that goes through a person’s head when a hurricane approaches. I rode out quite a few hurricanes. A lot of people view hurricanes as inconvenient until they think they are going lose everything they own or to die by one. You [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Aug 12th, 2005
Here is a zinger from United Methodist Bishop James Swanson. He notes that today many people simply ditch a computer hopelessly infected with virii, trojan horses or other malicious code, then buy a new replacement. It is my opinion that it is not in purchasing new equipment or better technology that is our challenge. It [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Jul 28th, 2005
I am a little tardy linking to this – I didn’t want to lump it into a “round-up” because it is a thoughtful bit of writing that needs to be read and pondered, from Sigmund, Carl and Alfred. Inasmuch as belief in a deity is now fodder for a journalistic inquisition into the beliefs of [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity, Movie Reviews on Jul 26th, 2005
I ended up watching this movie twice. It was cute, funny, and somewhat unpredictable. Tyler Perry is a blast as he plays Madea, Uncle Joe, and Brian. The director did a great job balancing the crazy antics of Madea with the more serious side of the movie, a rich portrayal of forgivenesss overcoming the desire [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Jul 10th, 2005
OpinionJournal – Extra Once the justices depart, as most of them have, from the original understanding of the principles of the Constitution, they lack any guidance other than their own attempts at moral philosophy, a task for which they have not even minimal skills. Yet when it rules in the name of the Constitution, whether [...]
Posted in Cowboy Christianity on Jul 7th, 2005
Last night we were told the 5th and 6th ministry was going to be split up. The 5th graders were going to remain in Children’s ministry and probably be combined with the 4th graders for their own service. The 6th graders were going to be added to the Junior High ministry. For those of us [...]
On this day, the Virginia Tech community reflects on the vibrant lives of the 32 students and faculty who were tragically taken from us a year ago. Through light, art, and music we pay tribute to each and every person we lost. We gather to honor our friends, colleagues, and family members. We will never forget.