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the best. again

By Church
I've seen this commercial for Florsheim shoes lately that has caught my eye. The tag line at the end says, "The Best. Again." This made me wonder ... did they experience a period of time when they weren't best and have just now recovered? Are they admitting to putting out sub-par shoes that were less than the best? Did I miss their "Yay, we're not as crappy as those other shoe manufacturers" campaign?Now to be far, I have never purchased a new pair of Florsheims though I did wear a pair of my dad's Florsheim wingtips when I was in high school. I may not be the best judge of whether or not they are the best but I do chuckle at their tag line.For auto manufacturers ... "It Runs. Again."For restaurants ... "A Clean Bill of Health. Again."
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living with change

By Church
People who write bumper stickers must be masters of the obvious. One of my favorites read, “All Generalizations Are False.” Irony is another gift most bumper sticker writers must have.I once saw a bumper sticker that said, “Change Happens.” As I thought about it, I realized that it’s true — change does happen.Life is filled with changes. Children are born and then are walking and before you know it, are graduating from college and getting married. Jobs change, styles change, cable channels change.Entrepreneurs are by nature drawn to change. Sometimes it’s incremental; more often than not, it’s radical change. It’s busting a well-established paradigm in favor of a new one.Spiritual entrepreneurs are no different. As Christ-followers, our world is filled with change. The Bible calls it transformation. We are ever being changed into what God wants us to be.As a new church, one of our core values is to embrace…
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marching ipods

By Church, Family
LifePoint marched in the North Park Toylan Parade as walking iPods. We had fun creating the iPods and walking in the parade. The kids had a blast. Here are a few pictures.
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new sony digital camera

By Church, Family
On Saturday, I purchased a new digital camera -- a Sony Cyber-Shot (for you techies, a DSC-H2). It's a 6 megapixel with 12x optical zoom. Since I consume mass quantities of coffee, it also has an anti-blurr feature :-)Here are a few sample shots. They've been reduced in size and compressed with Photoshop.
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john lennon, yoko ono, and a theological comment

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Yoko Ono is in the news, calling for December 8th to be a day of worldwide healing. December 8th was the day John Lennon was killed while walking in New York. Here's the article from the Washington Post:John Lennon's Widow Calls for HealingThe Associated PressSunday, November 26, 2006; 2:38 AMNEW YORK -- Yoko Ono is calling for the anniversary of the death of her husband, John Lennon, to become a day of worldwide healing.In a full-page advertisement appearing in Sunday editions of The New York Times, Ono urges readers to mark the anniversary by apologizing to those who have suffered because of violence and war."Every year, let's make December 8th the day to ask for forgiveness from those who suffered the insufferable," writes the former Beatle's widow, who signs the letter Yoko Ono Lennon.Ono urges readers to take responsibility for failing to intervene on behalf of victims around the world."Know…
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