STUFF: Idol. Pregnant Kids, Blow Hards, & Old Folks
BIG SURPRISE...NOT!
Every person in the world knew Taylor Hicks was going to win American Idol. I only watch the show sporadically, although my wife is a big fan, and it just seemed obvious to me that he was the top talent. I was reading in the AJC that he came to Atlanta about a year ago to do a concert, and about 30 people showed up, half of them being family and friends. I wonder how many will show up next time?
PREGNANT KIDS AGAIN
Talked with a young couple tonight who are upset because she is pregnant. I think such is a good sign- they should take this matter quite seriously. Should they marry? Not because of the pregnancy, but only if they love one another so much that they want to be together the rest of their lives. Is her pregnancy wrong, she asked. Pregnancy is a biological process, not good and not bad. Sex before marriage is wrong I think. Doing so without protection is....unwise, inexcusable. But pregnancy is an amazing and wonderful event. They both want to have the baby. I think it is courageous, and I will be their biggest fan through the process.
A MINISTERIAL BLOW-HARD
A young man will come to lead our music for the next month, as we seek a new music director. He is a quality person. A couple of months ago he was on staff at a large First Church in the metro area. A new pastor came onboard and immediately fired all the staff so he could hire his own people. The ego of some of these guys really amazes me. Just who does he think he is to so summarily ruin the careers and upset the families of these staff members? Isn't a pastor supposed to be a servant, with the heart of Christ- not a CEO? I wish the fleas of a thousand camels to infest his armpits!
WHAT SENIOR ADULTS DO FOR FUN
Tomorrow I'll be taking our Senior Adults on an outing. Guess where they want to go? We will be touring a cemetery. That's right! It's a pretty and historical place in downtown Atlanta. And it is the last place I would want to go if I were at the point of age and health of some of these guys! Of course, if one decides to take a "dirt nap", then it's a convenient place. Anybody want to come along?
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surrogate (
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05.24.06 (6:24 pm)
camels have fleas?
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Misguided (
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05.24.06 (6:54 pm)
yeah taylor won...but i really wanted chris 2 win...hmm i think he got the wrong end of the deal lol...
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05.24.06 (7:46 pm)
*ROLLS ON FLOOR LAUGHING* That bit about the camel is hilarious and the old to people in the cemetary; who could ask for better irony?
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05.24.06 (11:58 pm)
GO TAYLOR! SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL!
LOL.
Katherine is pretty but I simply LOVE taylor's weirdness.
I would love to go along!
Take care!
+MinZ+
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05.24.06 (11:58 pm)
GO TAYLOR! SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL!
LOL.
Katherine is pretty but I simply LOVE taylor's weirdness.
I would love to go along!
Take care!
+MinZ+
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05.24.06 (11:59 pm)
GO TAYLOR! SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL SOUL PATROL!
LOL.
Katherine is pretty but I simply LOVE taylor's weirdness.
I would love to go along!
Take care!
+MinZ+
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05.25.06 (12:05 am)
Ooops! Sorry!
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mimi (
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05.25.06 (1:43 am)
lucky you???
xoxo
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05.25.06 (10:43 am)
MSN had an article today that covered the 12 best prison locations for convicted CEOs (think Ken Lay...). Maybe you should send him a copy?
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05.25.06 (10:46 am)
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Trip is over. We took a walking tour of the historic Oakwood cemetary of Atlanta, located on the very hill where Sherman watched the battle of Atlanta. There is one part of the cemetary, a grassy field about an acre in size, called "Potter's Field" in which 18,000 civil war soldiers are buried in a mass grave. Interesting. And then, as part of the lunch, I got to partake of "pot liquor". I'll bet Mimi has no idea what that is!
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05.25.06 (10:47 am)
Reply to: idiotbubble
Now, would you really love to go along?
I have not seen the voting numbers, but I'll bet Taylor won by a margin of 3:1.
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05.25.06 (10:49 am)
Reply to: babe4jesus55
The camel statement comes from someone you probably know very little about, the great comic and late-night television host Johnny Carson. He was so much better than Jay Leno or David Letterman. These guys are nastier, but Carson funnier.
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05.25.06 (10:51 am)
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Let's see- Chris was the bald-headed guy who sang with a hard edge? Actually, the guy who looked like Chicken Little was my favorite.
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PastorDave (
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05.25.06 (10:52 am)
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My camels in Egypt and Sudan had fleas, large ones. But these domesticated camels of mine, kept for my supply of camel milk, are bread to be flealess.
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05.25.06 (10:54 am)
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What?
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mimi (
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05.25.06 (11:49 am)
Reply to: PastorDave
pot licker! of course I know what that is...in fact I have one at home...her name is Freckles and she licks pots, bowls, ice cream cartons, anything that I have had, she will lick it clean! oh, i forgot, my feet and legs when i step out of the shower, too : )
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05.25.06 (12:46 pm)
So, if I understand you right Taylor Hicks is going to be the next music director at your church?
:-}
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PastorDave (
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05.25.06 (12:47 pm)
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Now that is a great idea! And my good friend Reuben Studdard just may know how to get in touch with him.
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rheeb (
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05.25.06 (1:24 pm)
A cemetary? Wow. That is something... :)
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Misguided (
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05.25.06 (6:32 pm)
Reply to: PastorDave..yep chris was the bald headed guy lol..chicken little hahaha..
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05.26.06 (6:16 am)
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If you were closer in proximity, I am sure you would love to have gone. I saw the gravesights of many of the former mayors of Atlanta & governors of Georgia. I saw the Jewish section, which is very ornate and unusual in architecture. I heard ghost stories. it was interesting, but it will not be an annual trek.
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Dorcas (
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05.27.06 (8:42 pm)
The best part I like is reading the comments and your reply's, hehehe. But I do like the Flea's joke part ROTF.
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05.28.06 (8:43 am)
i think \s great that you don't preach at people who come to you for advice or just to talk. No one likes getting told what they've done wrong. I'm talking of the two teens that came to talk to you about being pregnant. What good would it do to tell them they've sinned?
I finding it a breath of fresh air that you are willing and able to remember that God and Jesus FORGIVES sin and no matter what They still love those kids and their future kid. you do good work, you do God's work the way it should be done.
blessings my friend,
FM
