The Great Seduction by Debt

My people are more important than yours...

Green Vehicles

What's up with Facebook?

I know that Twitter has taken responsibility for the problem in updating the Facebook status, but my...

“It is hard to remember a time when more shifts in the global...”
— Thomas FriedmanImbalances of...

The Personalized Faith

I have generally responded negatively to much contemporary worship music for its individualistic...

This is something I definitely need!  » Pic of the Day Dept....

“So the fact that 4,000 men and women serving in the U.S....”
— Eugene Robinson - 4,000 Dead...

“But there is something essentially countercultural about...”
— Michael Gerson - Faith Without...

30 Day Sex Challenge

YBOR CITY, Fla. - A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members this past...

Message from Lafayette UMC

I have been in contact with some of the persons responsible for the disaster response here in...

Speaking Gigs This Weekend...

SaturdayWorkshop leader for Warmth in Winter at the Nashville Convention Center SundayPreaching at...

“We’ve elected two boomers in a row, and it would be...”
— David Ignatius - Choosing...

“[Obama] talks about erasing old categories like red and blue...”
— The Two Earthquakes - New York...

“In all of this, we may be tempted to cynicism, because...”
— Brian McLaren

“On his most recent visit, he said, a waitress gave him and...”
— ‘Hearty eater’...

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Now that the IPhone is the hot product released, do you think it might be possible actually get some...

Prayers for Dixon

Our friend, Dixon Kinser, just learned of the death of his brother, Edward. Please keep Dixon and...

Well this works when nothing else...

My hosting company has pretty well crashed, so it’s nice to be able to come here and bitch...

“(PARIS) — Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for...”
— I had no idea that Brian...

Festival of Homiletics Info

Many folks at the Festival of Homiletics gathering yesterday wanted more information on the songs...

It's a travesty, but we can still buy...

[Melinda] Doolittle will participate in the Idol tour that will run July 6 through Sept. 22....

Talking to Myself

Me: I really need to stay up an work on my sermon.
Myself: Yeah, but you are too tired and your back hurts.
Me: That's no excuse when it comes to preparing the Word of God.
Myself: I think God doesn't mind when he knows that the Word will be garbage if you don't sleep.
Me: Okay, snooze time it is.

“Lord, I cannot help but wonder what disrupted this young...”
— Safiyah Fosua via GBOD |...

 Why is it that God created something that tastes so good...

'American Idol' says sayonara to Sanjaya -...

Joost™

Spring Fling

It’s Saturday and the church is having our second annual Spring Fling. I’ve been pushing...

Seven a.m. --

…and I am up. The girls aren’t. They are lying in a pile on mattresses in the Fellowship...

“Yes, most of us can imagine a singular situation in which we...”
— Knight of the Living Dead -...

12:45 and Still Up

Da girls just started watching a movie. I think that I may be able to get some sleep, but who knows...

Gonzales Is Gone

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved plans to fire several U.S. attorneys in a...

“Wholeness for us, as people of God, is moving ever toward...”
—  - Beth A. Richardson in...

“President John F. Kennedy once said, ‘‘Those who make...”
— Rep. John Lewis via...

“When shall we have the courage to outgrow the charity...”
— God’s Politics - Jim...

“Yahoo is launching the 4.0 version of their desktop widget...”
— Get Vista-Like Widget...

The Episcopalian Dilemma

What really agitated the American bishops was the primates’ insistence that the Episcopal Church...

Buddi - Personal budget software for the rest...

That's Life . . . a word on heaven

“$2.26  Individual donations and foundation funds given...”
— Go Figure | Christianity Today...

My cuz takes some mighty fine pictures. via...

I'm working today...

…and trying to move as little as possible.

Jay Voorhees: Back hurts. Girls yelling. Oy vay! (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Our house, is a very, very, very fine house. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: The Sunday morning rush begins. Anna won’t take her medicine, and I think I need...

Jay Voorhees: Home from the wedding. Now on to the sermon. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: I may have to return to quicken (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: I can’t get Microsoft Money to have my register show correctly (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: Long rehearsal (I wasn’t in charge). Off to get the girls from grammy’s...

Jay Voorhees: At church for a wedding rehearsal. Kay’s at a prayer meeting and the girls are...

Jay Voorhees: Talking with Kay and John. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Just had lunch with the new dean at Candler, Jan Love. It was a good meeting. (via...

Jay Voorhees: Hanging at Panera until an appointment. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Strange prayer meeting today. I may have to blog about it later. (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Taking care of business (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: I’m at the office for the first time since Sunday. Yay! (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Listening to Windows Weekly and doing a little writing. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Kay’s at work. I’m with the girls. I need a stiff drink. (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: Anna won’t take her medicine. She says it makes her barf. (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Twitters back. Trying to get a blog theme that will work. (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Why does twitter seem to be offline? (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Anna sick. Kay thinks she’s getting it. Grace thinks so too. I get to play...

Jay Voorhees: Sitting in the office trying not to obsess over our summer schedule. (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: The girls are watching TV downstairs. I’m updating the blog. (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Anna’s got the flu. Really. Like officially diagnosed by a doc. (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: At the doc with Anna (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: Anna and I are heading to the doc. She has a fever of 102 (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Good morning world. I’m taking Anna to the doc in a bit. Right now I’m...

Jay Voorhees: Enough already. It’s time for bed. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: The girls are in bed so I can play for a bit. It’s been a day. (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: Mid Afternoon. Anna’s pretty sick (throwing up, fever, etc.) so I’m just...

“Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday. Be sure to turn...”
— Another View 2: Dayliight...

Jay Voorhees: Heading back to South Nashville (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: 8:30 a.m. — Panera Bread on 21st trying to get some writing done. (via Twitter /...

Jay Voorhees: 4:00 a.m. I’m awake. Why? You tell me. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

Jay Voorhees: 7:30 p.m. I’ve been at the church for 12 hours, and had another two or three in...

Jay Voorhees: Done … until the class at 2:30, the meeting at 4, the meeting at 5, and the...

Jay Voorhees: Made it through early worship and making sure all is set for the rest of the day....

Jay Voorhees: Here at church. Already unlocked the doors, made coffee, and put out communion for...

Jay Voorhees: Thank God for the Holy Spirit. I’m done and I think it actually is not too bad...

Jay Voorhees: Yeah I’m up. It’s just another Sunday morning. (via Twitter / Jay...

Jay Voorhees: Nothings coming, so I’m going to bed for a while. (via Twitter / Jay Voorhees)

“Light waves are a little more complicated, and they do not...”
— Howstuffworks “How Light...

“All waves are traveling energy, and they are usually moving...”
— Howstuffworks “How Light...

“Some people change their ways when they see the light,...”
— Sermon Illustrations

“Making decisions in the dark can lead to some regrettable...”
— Sermon Illustrations

“…here Jesus is declaring himself to be the true...”
— Gail O’Day in The New...

Jay Voorhees: Okay, I know that I picked John 8 for a reason. But for the life of me, I can’t...

Jay Voorhees: Pizza’s on the way for the family. I need to be working on my sermon. I...

Jay Voorhees: The wind is cranking here in Nashville today. It’s a beautiful day, as long as...

Jay Voorhees: Watched this past week’s American Chopper. Somebody tell me why I like that show...

I don't know...

I don’t know what I’m going to do with this, but it seems kinda fun.

Jay Voorhees: Made apple cinnamon pancakes for the girls. I stuck with a ham and cheese bagel (via...