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127 Tesla Owners Complain The Cars Accelerate On Their Own - An anonymous reader quotes the Associated Press: The U.S. government's auto safety agency is looking into allegations that all three of Tesla's electric ve...

Tremors turns 30, the most perfect B movie creature feature ever made - The film faltered at the box office but amassed a huge cult following over the years

Mark 10:17-31 - As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why...

20 chef knives for for serious food prep - No chef's arsenal is complete without a good set of knives. In fact, it's the first big sign that you're ready to start cooking meals as opposed to just ...

How to watch the 2020 SAG Awards on TNT or TBS live without cable - The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are happening tonight in Los Angeles. Here’s how you can stream them live without cable. After the Golden Glob...

Better than real - A still life painting was supposed to capture a moment in time, something that we’d photograph if only the camera had been invented. And a sauna was a nord...

Sugar Comparable To An Addictive Drug? “Perhaps So”, Says This New Research - A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports this week has concluded that sugar influences the brain in ways similar to those of addictive dru...

SERMON: Epiphany II (Ephesians 2:1-10) - SERMON: Epiphany II (Ephesians 2:1-10) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the resul...

Going to England 6 - previous post _______________ 23. While Dunn was in Wilmore, Joe Dongell must have sat by him at a meal. Joe has a dry sense of humor, occasionally with a t...

Asian-Pacific anime/manga get it wrong on Christianity - I enjoy watching anime and reading manga, manhua, and manhwa. If one reads the description before one watches and reads, one can avoid inappropriate videos...

Enhance your on-the-go photography with these iPhone accessories - The latest iPhone cameras are undeniably impressive, but they’re still no match for a professional camera when it comes to taking clear, wide-angle shots...

Notes on Richard Land's support for Trump - On the one hand, Richard Land emphasizes that Trump was his last choice in the Republican primary and that he made a joyless choice to choose Trump over Hi...

How to increase Asian Americans’ generosity - Generosity doesn’t make a lot of sense in a world of consumption and people being people. But as I learn more about generosity, through a couple of pivot...

Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over threats to media - Sweden has summoned China's ambassador after he threatening the Swedish media for its coverage of the dissident Bookseller Gui Minhai and other sensitive t...

Kenobi, a Star Wars Fan Film - Although the announced Disney+ series about Obi-Wan Kenobi may shed some light on the matter, we don’t know too much about what “Ben Kenobi” was up to on...

Bernie Throws a Bomb - Bernie Sanders, NYC Rally: * " I want you all to take a look around and find someone you don’t know, maybe somebody who doesn’t look kind of like you, w...

Campus London calling: apply for Women Founders residency - Only nine percent of C-level positions—and six percent of CEOs—at European startups are women. Of all the funds raised by European venture capital-backed...

We can protect voluntary prayer in schools without blessing Christian nationalism -

The shadows and silence of an abandoned Japanese hotel - The light was fading and the building is slowly falling apart, but almost a quarter of a century after closing its doors, this hotel has a silence and atmo...

Sources of Truth - What are the trustworthy sources of Truth (note the big T)? Here are two biggies drawn from 2 Peter 1:16-21. 1. The Bible, rightly understood, is primary....

January 2020 Issue Overview - Welcome to the January issue of Lausanne Global Analysis, which is also available in Portuguese and Spanish, and, for the first time, in French. We look ...

Essay by Debie Thomas: *What Are You Looking For?* for Sunday, January 19, 2020 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

¿Quiénes harán parte de la cohorte 2020 en Colombia? - Hace unos días te compartimos algunos datos de la composición de la cohorte y de lo diversos que fueron los candidatos en nuestro proceso de selección. H...

Near Death Experience—What Happens When You Die? - Near-Death Experience—What Happens When You Die? | Doug Addison with Steve Sjogren [Episode 99] Doug Addison Podcast, Spirit Connection, Spirit Connectio...

Can We Just All Get Along, Part 3: - Part 1: https://howardmerrell.blogspot.com/2019/12/can-we-just-all-get-along-part-1.html Part 2: https://howardmerrell.blogspot.com/2019/12/can-we-just-ge...

How to Prevent Storm Damage to Your Home - No matter the time of year, your home should be the one place on earth where you feel the happiest, comfortable, and safe. Whether you’ve recently moved in...

My Latest - My latest novel is now published and available on Amazon, both in paperback and in ebook format. Those Who Seek is the third in my Rescue Mission series, f...

Gimme that Old Time Religion - I just finished listening to a commercial for songs by Allan Jackson, songs like: What a Friend We Have in Jesus Leaning On the Everlasting Arms Amazing G...

I am a swimmer. - I am a swimmer. Okay. Not really. But I do swim. I enjoy the rhythmic moving. I enjoy the silence under the water. I enjoy the weightlessness. La...

Billionaires do NOT pay an overall tax rate lower than the bottom 50%. - Two months ago, the New York Times uncritically ran an article claiming billionaires pay lower tax rates than the bottom half of American earners. (I see t...

Keeping Advent in the midst of marketplace hysteria - In response to some questions on Twitter, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts. I have been delighted and grateful to see that many people from various trad...

4 big steps to recover from Google Panda downgrade at SES SF with Jim Boykin - On August 16th, Jim Boykin, CEO and Link Building Ninja, of We Build Pages Internet Marketing Services spoke on Advanced Link Building, Panda Solutions, ...

Practicing a Psalm of the Day - In this video, Dallas Willard said (notes by Doug Webster): I recommend studying Chapter 15 in William Law, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life - W...

Aquinas on emotion, pt. 2 (ST 2.23) - In a previous post I began a commentary on Aquinas' understanding of emotion (or "the passions") as it is laid out in the *Summa theologica*. In that refl...

Making our tech spill-proof, crash-proof—thank you, IT - They keep our laptops humming and our work flowing, and they’re often the first people we contact when there’s a problem: I’m talking about tech support....

O método testado e verdadeiro do se tornar um blogueiro| Criar Blog Gratis Pelo Celular - O debate sobre se tornar um blogueiro. Sendo franco inesperada a respeito de se tornar um blogueiro Criar Blog Ganhar Dinheiro. >>$ Um blogueiro deve deter...

For Dr. Thompson - (photo credit, John Thompson) “He’s the toughest grader you will have at Fuller!” These words did not ease my anxious spirit that January as I geared up fo...

Commonly Used Toxic Materials in Matresses - As an intern working with Your Guide to Green, I’ve discovered some shocking information about the mattress you sleep on every night. Did you know that t...

Craig Misrach – Spinning Medical IP out of a University, Raising Money, Building a Business and Selling It - Craig started a company by *licensing medical IP (Intellectual Property) out of a University, raised money to fund it and ultimately sold it*. 01 Dealing w...

Why Your Website Needs to be Secure to Rank Well with Search Engines. - https://www.instagram.com/p/BVVMNcTFVdO/ Search engine optimization is about building your website up to current internet standards and norms. It is the fo...

The Awesome Privilege of Partnership in the Gospel - *By Donn Engebretson, Project Leader of Covenant Kids Congo* “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray w...

Joyce's Faith - In my experience I have never seen someone who lives out biblical faith like Joyce. She can lie down in the midst of a maelstrom of danger and, if there is...

NorthWood Church Planting Spring Cohort - NorthWood Church has started over 200 churches that are embedded with the DNA of Northwood. This DNA changes how we make disciples and how we mobilize...

New Training Resource for Pastors - In partnership with Loving Utah, a church plant network, Ross Anderson is leading a team to create an extensive training curriculum for pastors and church ...

Amazement in Ordinary Time - The day around Bethlehem seemed no different than most: shepherds in the field, people wandering through town, paying taxes! It was just another day of wor...

2019 Standard Mileage Rates - The IRS announced the 2019 Standard Mileage Rates last week. Effective January 1, 2019: - Business: $ .58 (58 cents per mile) - Medical / Moving: ...

Samantha Bee's Christmas Comedy Video Depicts ICE Agents Raiding Nativity Scene - Controversial comedian Samantha Bee who last year described a CPAC attendee as having "Nazi hair" because of the way his head was shave due to stage 4 canc...

Spirit of Justice Park - Something for the "To Do" list for D.C. According to the article: The biggest problem is that rather than sink the parking below grade, the park is rai...

Should Halloween Be Legal In The Church? (Video Podcast) - We decided to do something a little bit different (and a lotta bit weird) and put together this video podcast episode around Halloween and the church’s p...

Why striving to be authentic can be a trap - I suggested to Michaela that when she was delivering the most important parts of her presentation, she stand square to the audience. She pushed back on my ...

Medicine and Religion - I recently sat down with a member of a local parish nursing movement to discuss their work. At the front line of many healthcare issues, they are acutely a...

AfriGadget.com relaunch - We’re back online with our old blog! What started in 2006 by Erik Hersman, founder/co-founder of Ushahidi.com, Brck.com and other ventures, was quickly tur...

Say hello to the new Hire, a smarter, faster way to recruit, by Google - With thelaunch of Hire last year, we simplified the hiring process by integrating it into the tools where recruiters already spend much of their day—Gmai...

LMUSA Mission Team - A mission team from Liebenzell Mission USA will be visiting us to serve in Otavalo and other parts of northern Ecuador from July 14-23. Please keep them ...

Choosing the cheapest cell phone plans - Deciding on the cheapest cell phone plans depend on many variables such as the type of service you want, the type of phone you’re getting and even how many...

- I've moved this blog! You'll now find the Markings blog at The Livelihood Project. If you are a subscriber, you'll continue to receive posts by email; plea...

Willow Creek and Bill Hybels Controversy on Twitter - From TallSkinnyKiwi.com UPDATE (April 11, 2018) The Bill Hybels controversy was trending today on Twitter, along with Paul Ryan and Kevin Spacey. Rev. Hybe...

The Entertainment Industry - In ut quam sem. Fusce ut ultrices orci. Phasellus orci leo, blandit sit amet ultrices eget, ultricies ac justo. Cras iaculis tortor ac leo ornare tincidunt...

Pastor Sivin Kit dan Pemuda CCM Membantah Bakar al-Quran (2010) - Bakar al-Quran Mengapikan Semula Islamofobia Sumber : http://www.harakahdaily.net Pelbagai reaksi diberi rentetan pengisytiharan bakar Al-Quran yang bakal ...

Agoraphobic Traveller, globetrotting from home via Google streetview - Jacqui Kenny is searching for the perfect Google street photo (Wired), as seen on her Instagram feed, Agoraphobic Traveller/ Streetview Portraits. Kenny es...

10 Online Clothing Retailers With Awesome Return Policies - Buying clothes in a store—once the *only* way to shop—now seems almost antiquated. Why limit yourself to merely one designer, or even all the options ava...

Links for 2017-03-31 [del.icio.us] - - Sponsored: 64% off Code Black Drone with HD Camera Our #1 Best-Selling Drone--Meet the Dark Night of the Sky!

Rietumu Banka - FX jest najbardziej płynnym rynku i największy na świecie przy użyciu obroty w wysokości około $ 4 bilionów dolarów. Trades ilość z dnia na dzień przewyższ...

Back to School in India - [image: A]A* is 8 years old, and lives in Wahabpora, India. His father is a daily wage laborer and was not able to pay for his son’s education, so he disc...

Here's How Long You're Contagious When You Have a Cold - Jake Rossen Sooner or later, cold or flu germs are going to take up unsolicited residence in your system. And next to the sneezing and coughing, anxiety o...

transitions - Dear friends, Blessings during this Christmas season. I vividly remember a devotion shared by Dave Kersten at one of our staff retreats. He noted from John...

New Thoughts for a New Year - I have not written a post since 2015. The reflective words stopped finding a place here. My life has changed in some pretty big ways. I am no longer a sitt...

October 13 (day 287 of 365) - Old Testament Jeremiah 29:24-32, Jeremiah 30, Jeremiah 31:1-14 New Testament 2 Thessalonians 2 Psalms & Proverbs Psalm 119:33-40

Evangelical Views of the 2016 Election: Swimming Against the Stream, An Evangelical Vote for Gary Johnson - Women's Ministry Council Co-Founder is a long-time Libertarian. In the history of the United States, when Americans have begun to question or feel as if ...

The Church Then and Now - ABIDING IS THE SECRET OF FRUITFULNESS–John 15:1-8 Whereas most people speak in terms of wanting to be successful, Jesus emphasizes that his servants shou...

Fall trip to Guam and Micronesia - *Speaking in chapel on the Guam campus*In spite of being sick most of the time, I consider my fall trip to Guam and Micronesia to be a major success. I me...

Muslim Dating And How It’s Done - As a single or unattached Muslim you have probably visited several Muslim matrimonial websites with the hope of finding your Muslim match or better half. M...

Apostolic Succession & Me - Several months ago I led a Bible study of 1 Peter 1. It starts out "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter is an encyclical. circulating through the...

In honor of Rosa Parks: Quiet, confident, strong, courageous, prophetic…and a follower of Christ. - Rosa Parks. This woman. Quiet but not timid. Confident but not arrogant. Fierce but not violent. Strong, Courageous, and Prophetic. …and a follower of Chri...

- This year has been different. For months before marriage God spoke to my heart of new things, prepared my soul to cling to His promise, “Behold, I am doing...

"To Rest" is a Verb, or Confessions of a List Maker - I'm a list maker. Not just a grocery list maker--a To-Do List maker. On Sunday evening I make a *To Do* list for the week ahead. It's stream-of-consciousn...

Myers-Briggs is dead long live Myers-Briggs - Some of my students at George Fox have asked me about this article that declares the Myers-Briggs test to be totally meaningless. Then I’ve seen it re-post...

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- I'm heading back to Jerusalem! For another volunteer experience with Bridges for Peace. During my previous times there, I blogged about everything I did an...

New DMin course at South University on world and new religions - I am pleased to recommend a new online DMin course through South University College of Theology on world religions. I was asked to design this 11 week cou...

Intimacy - *“When Covenanters worship, we celebrate God’s story through expressions rooted in our culture. Our worship creates a sense of intimacy with both God and o...

Zero Waste in Real Life: Including Zero Waste Pioneers You Won’t Believe - The Trash Problem The EPA reports that in 2012 Americans disposed of about 251 million tons of solid waste; that’s almost 4.5 pounds per person per day. A ...

Help Needed – With Love - Sometimes it is so obvious that God is moving that it is almost frightening. It is sort of like being invited into an event that is already orchestrated, b...

There once was a blog - Last month Rebecca said "If you're going to keep listing the blog in our church newsletter, you should update it sometime." Which makes perfect sense. It ...

My Friend and Kindred Spirit - Dr. Chris Perez and Dr. Debbie Erickson Let me tell you about my friend, Dr. Debbie. I was immediately drawn to Debbie because she, like me, is a haole (Ca...

On Christmas - I was young when I understood how cruel the world was. I grew up on a sheep and cattle ranch and witnessed life and death in its rawness. A prairie chick...

Common Places: A New Forum for Old Conversations - Michael Allen and Scott Swain, editors of Common Places [We just launched a new version of this blog. We recommend you read Allen and Swain's new post here...

What I Did on My Summer Vacation - I am now back in the office and reflecting on my summer break. This year Kara and I made no big trips as a couple or family. We cleaned the house getting r...

Mengenal Filosofi - *Filosofi* atau *filsafat* adalah ilmu yang membahas tentang fenomena atau gejala yang terjadi di dunia secara mendasar dan kritis. Filosofi merupakan ilmu...

Thailand, last day of visit -

- Our friends from Redwood City are due to arrive this afternoon. The whole team will be with us here in Marseille for a little over a week. But two of th...

Bunk Bed Giveaway! - Epoch Design stocks their furniture in Costco stores, and the company is giving away a McKenzie Twin bunk bed set from the Redding store! We've been plann...

Merry Christmas - Christmas trees come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Guam has its share of such variety. Just imagine this particular tree as ours this year! Thanks....

New Academic Dean for Institute for Worship Studies - Today, the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (where I serve on the board of trustees) announced the appointment of a new academic dean. IWS is...

How are apps making prayer social - Here in San Francisco this weekend for the hackathon event, Code for the Kingdom (presented by Leadership Network, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Carpente...

Steps To Setting Up A Home Based Small Business - The steps we are showcasing here are not just applicable for an online business but for any small business. What’s the difference between a hobby and a bus...

Sack that QUARTERBACK! - This was the first year for tackle football in our home! It was exciting and frightening all at the same time. Luckily for me - the worrying Mother - Cale...

A New Blog - If by some miracle there's anyone who still ventures by these parts, I thought I'd let you know that I started a new blog today. It's called "Clipping In, ...

ReKnew - ReKnew has been launched! I'm excited to share with you my new website and updated blog posts HERE. You'll find a wealth of material on the new site that w...

WE ARE MOVING! - In a spirit of itineracy, the Bishop's blog is moving to a new web page. You can now find Bishop Willimon's blogs, articles, videos, and podcasts at his ow...

A Time To Blog & A Time To Stop - As I type this post I'm thinking of Ecclesiastes 3--if I'm honest, it's actually the Birds singing the song patterned after the text: To everything, turn, ...

UPDATE & NDY GIG - Hello blog peeps. Long time no talk (except I yap everyday on Twitter). I miss this!! I didn’t intent to blog again until the ReKnew site was launched (af...

No words necessary - I came across a picture the other night on Facebook that I promptly shared. It had no explanation, no tag, no link, no credit, no nothing. Just a 4-word ph...

The Emperor's Garden - The Emperor instructed the gardener to set up the new court's garden. "I want you to plant five trees growing the Crataan fruit," the Emperor said, "Becaus...

Lessons from the Journey III - This one is a very simple one. The lesson is *Servanthood*. Simply put, it's been the discovery of the joy that can be found in serving others. This has fo...

Leaving TypePad - This blog has existed on TypePad since its inception. However, as of tonight (overnight in the Western Hemisphere) it will be migrating to a WordPress inst...

Baccalaureate & Graduation 2011: PIU - Sunday, May 8, PIU held it "Graduates' Worship Service" at Onnuri Korean Church in Mangilao, Guam. Here at the left are the ladies that graduated . . . ...

Combined A/G institution would be named Evangel University - This important tidbit of info slipped past my previous reading of a news release from the Assemblies of God about the proposal to consolidate Evangel Unive...

Off and Running - Spring Semester 2011 is off and running and is already in it's fourth week. Pictured here are some of our girls meeting for dorm devotions on the basketbal...

Penguins (Thanks Mick) - Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica – where do they go? Wonder no more ! ! ! It is a known fact that the penguin is...

Merry Christmas - *A **Nativity Scene** was erected in a church yard. * *During the night the folks came across this scene.* [image: cid:62497D5087054ABB9D219A397FA8372E@PREF...

We're moving...in cyberworld, anyway. - It's time. Farewell Blogger...we're moving on to easier places that inspire me to blog, unlike this unfavorable service you provide. They even imported all...

Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit to Britain - Cambridge, England, September 20, 2010 I have spent the last few days watching the coverage of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain. The Pope has show...

Students Lobby for Smart Phones in Class - This falls under the Changing Times category. It also falls under the "I'm feeling older" category. These suggestions may sound strange to people in my gen...

- August 2 It's Flame Tree season on Guam right now. The photo of this tree comes from one of Guam's small public parks. These trees are large and lovely, an...

New Site Design with New RSS Feed - Hey RSS Subscribers, We’ve finally redesigned the Church Marketing Sucks blog, and with the new look comes a new RSS feed. We hope you’ll check out the sit...

Apparently, Video Games Are Good For You... - By John Asante Remember all those times that mother dearest would tell you to "put down the controller, step away from the TV, go outside, and run around,"...

Take a Flying Leap - I'd like to take a moment to write about a misunderstood little rodent who makes his home in the Great White North. I'm speaking of the stout and furry "le...

LONG awaited update! - Dear Family Around the World, Greetings in the Love and Grace of Jesus! I know it has been many months since my last missal; as always, thanks for your p...

All for Now - That's all for now on the NLT Study Bible blog. We very well might renew this blogging effort in the future, but for now I'm focused on other things. I wou...

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SPOTLIGHTS: Back in the Land of Blog - Greetings, I have not blogged for 1 year. But I am thinking that this is a valuable tool that I should be contributing to, so I am going to give it another...

I FIND THIS VERY INTERESTING! - Rare Brown and White Panda Could be the Result of Inbreeding http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/rare-brown-and-white-panda-could-be-the-result-of-inbre...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN ZAMBIA AND UGANDA - *Volunteer OpportunityJusto Mwale Theological University CollegeLusaka, Zambia* *Overview:* JMTUC was founded almost thirty years ago to serve both the R...

Last post - This is my last post on grow-a-brain. Thanks for the nearly 20,000,000 visitors who checked in during the 7 years I blogged here. I can be found at my new,...

I'm Moving! - My blog was moved...click here! Check it out! Check out my photos, too!

BREAKING NEWS: NIV to be updated! - I (Peter Kirk) just received from Zondervan a letter announcing that the NIV Bible is to be updated in 2011. The announcement is at this website. Here are ...

CFBA Tour: Offworld - Check out my post about the current offering from the CFBA tour: Offworld, by Robin Parrish.

Orthodox Benedictine Monastery Receives Favorable Media Coverage - I'm very late in posting this, but I'm thrilled to see Christminster Monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is receiving yet more positive coverage. Repor...

Buyer Beware Nationstar Mortgage, Champion Mortgage - People who know me, know that I'm not a complainer or whiner by nature, but sometimes you just gotta let it out. Watch out for Nationstar Mortgage in Lewisv...

Mark Study #14: Lord of the Sabbath - Step into the study, pour yourself a cup of coffee, get comfortable and let’s enjoy the Gospel of Mark. Our scripture this week is Mark 2:23-28 “One Sabbat...

Oh Those Pesky 'Angels and Demons' - At this point it is hard to believe all the ruckus that was caused by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which, when people calmed down, they realized it was...

Musing......no A at the front, though it might work... - I think teaching English has done something to my sudden fascination with letters...."a" and "e" blogs being too close together..... It's strange to think ...

The Inauguration and the Third Culture President - It’s just the beginning. We are celebrating what many consider a dream fulfilled. Of course, there are still conflicts, racism, prejudice and stereot...

ALL CLEAR: FeedMedic Alert for http://feeds.feedburner.com/FeedbulletinForLandres - Your Source Feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~u/landres, is now working fine. Carry on! We will let you know if anything bad happens in the future.

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