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When our sons were younger, my husband used to take them fishing a lot. We have scores of pictures of each with their first fish, and for one we have something more.
I am willing to try new things ... to look like a fool ... a bigtime fool for thinking I'm funny enough to get paid for it ... and it's a freedom like no other!
The Oscars! What a night! Is there any other business that routinely congratulates itself on being itself?
So I sit in a hotel in Seward Alaska minding my own business, when suddenly it dawns on me. … I am making a movie!
When I was young, the TV had rabbit ears, the cool video game was Pong, and we talked on rotary phones. So how's a mother to raise her kids in the Digital Age?
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Miss Beverly Hills - February 26th, 2010 at 10:08am
So, this week, Miss Beverly Hills stated that it’s “pretty black and white” that God thinks gays should be put to death. (Check it out)
Whaaaaat???!!!
Man, just one more of these, and I’ll stop looking to vapid California beauty queens to be my moral arbiters! I cannot even tell you how disappointed I was when Carrie Prejean fell off my “Future Mentors” list. ...
And, yes, there is a “Miss Beverly Hills.” Snicker. Okay, that was was mean, but . . . guffaw! There is a “Miss Beverly Hills!”
Miss BH, Lauren Ashley, was reading Leviticus, she says....
Some last thoughts on Super Bowl XLIV: Saints 31 Colts 17.
The Saints were the better team. They tackled better. They were better in the kicking game. They played with great intensity and emotion. They were more fun to watch and they are a great story. Congratulations.
I’m sure Mr. Manning will chastise himself for the errant pass that sealed the deal for New Orleans. I can hear his thought process: “I can’t believe I’ve been doing this my entire life, and I still make mistakes like that.” Been there, done that (in my own way), Peyton. Hope you get another chance.
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Just so there isn’t a question about where I stand - whether you’re a regular reader of my little dissertations here at New Christian Voices, or on my website, or at one of my personal appearances – I’ve offered up some defenses and some definitions of exactly what I believe. (See Here’s a Thought: I Am not a Christian Comedian.)
I follow Jesus Christ. I have for most of my life, in one form or another, regardless of my actions (often questionable and stupid) and the perception of what I’ve done. I don’t claim to be “born again.” I was born once (no need to repeat...
The staff and head writer at Here’s a Thought want to thank Mike Meehan, Democratic operative (another word for “bully”) and member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) appointed by President Obama, for his actions on the last night.
Clearly Mr. Meehan had read the latest Here’s a Thought column, Bully For You, and wanted to show NCV readers exactly what a bully is, how he works and what he does. Thank you, Mr. Meehan! You acted just like a thug from the political theater in Chicago! Very convincing! You played the part of a bully very well: dumb, arrogant, picking o...
I can no longer differentiate the celebrity from his/her transgressions. The reason I bring this up is because now every movie, athletic contest, TV program and media event is colored by the nefarious actions of the stars.
I’ll start with politics, where things like virtue, honesty, integrity and altruism are little more than political footballs getting tossed around for personal gain. I could choose from hundreds (literally) of corrupt, selfish and dishonest men and women from both parties, but I’ll go with Teddy Kennedy.
I know he passed away last summer. I know he was...
Convenient Science? - January 5th, 2010 at 11:09am
Not a week goes by that I don’t hear some Christians who are friends of mine on Facebook making jokes about climate change and/or quote, global warming, unquote. (They never take either seriously.) Ha. Ha.
I don’t get it.
What’s funny about that? I’m not a scientist, but no matter what little “tricky” e-mails have been discovered of late in science-land, and no matter what kind of conspiracy you think it is, we do have an impact on our planet. And I think we share responsibility to take care of it. To recycle. To use recycled materials. To not eat endangered speci...
“Christianity is founded on the mystery of the cross of Christ.” – Pope Leo the Great
My friend Judith Couchman is a luminary, in so many ways. We met eons ago in Colorado when I was part of the civilian advisory board for a Christian women’s magazine launch. I was impressed then, as I always have been, as I am today. Judith is a delightful person. She is also an award-winning author, who delves deeply into subjects women care about, and she is a scholar who teaches art history. She writes Bible studies and books that I still pull off my shelves and peruse, using them...
Here’s a Thought: Gift Guide 2009 - February 12th, 2010 at 12:52pm
Yes, the crack staff here at NCV has your best interests in mind when it comes to gift-giving 2009. Check out Time Out columnist Patty Elder's Top 10 Novelty Gifts for Christmas. That’s a solid list. (And virtually all of our 2008 Gift Ideas are still available from our NCV Christmas Store!)
For those of you with more time and more questions about what to give, allow us to relieve you of the pain and angst that go hand-in-hand with Christmas shopping in our oh-so-crazy world. Well-researched and personally-tested ideas for this year!
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Escargot McNuggets - October 9th, 2009 at 6:48pm
So, I mentioned in my column this week how I’m a total foodie. And I love to cook, and make up recipes. I like some fast food, other fast food grosses me out. I get fast food. The concept, I mean. It’s fast, it’s food. Yum yum, food task done. On to the to-do list.
As a Southerner, I know the joys of deep-fried EVERYTHING. I’ve had deep-fried dill pickles, deep-fried ice cream, deep-fried broccoli, deep-fried squid . . . deep-fried okra is one of my favorite things of all time. When I was in Scotland, they had deep-fried Mars Bars. Everywhere. I didn’t have one of those. But...
The Gospel of Because I Say So - October 9th, 2009 at 11:55am
Got righteous anger? I do. I know that sounds heady. But I believe I honestly do.
This morning I was reading the post of a conservative blogger who is a friend of mine on Facebook. The headline was “Liberalism is Communism is Atheism.”
I think this is the school of thought which also thinks Nazism, Fascism, and Socialism are interchangeable with each other. Heck, they are ALL interchangeable! Right? Because why bother looking up words when you can sling crap (not the word I wanted to use, I admit, but many of you would stop reading this if I said “s__t” – ruh-roh) at pe...
Just kidding. I’ll leave the Coming Apocalypse to those more involved with fear rants.
I know that a lot of Christians blame the “fall of man” on that ever-present temptation, women. I know that a lot of Christians believe that women should “obey” men, in the strictest sense of the word. But there are a lot of us who don’t believe either of those things.
And many women who would like to see ourselves represented more in Christian venues. As comics, as speakers, as leaders . . . and not just at “women’s events”!
Hey, you can check your burka at the door now!
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Grocery Blog - August 27th, 2009 at 4:12pm
Sometimes, when you are “overweight”, you are self-conscious about everything. Your clothing. Your food choices in public. Your uterine bulge. Your pantylines. (Can I say “pantylines” on a Christian site?!! Is that even one word?)
I say “sometimes”, because I also wrote a popular magnet for a greeting card company which says, “Screw the diet. I like myself!” (Can I say that?) But I admit, that is how I feel most of the time. And so, that outweighs (heh heh, outweighs, get it?!) the motivation to exercise and starve. Sometimes.
I just got back from the grocery store...
PlayActing - August 14th, 2009 at 3:54pm
Matthew 6: 1-4, The Message translation says:
“Be especially careful when you are trying to be good so that you don’t make a performance out of it. It might be good theater, but the God who made you won’t be applauding.
When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself.
You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure – ‘playactors’ I call them – treating prayer meeting and street corner alike as a stage, acting compassionate as long as someone is watching, playing to the crowds. They get applause, true, but that’s all they get. When you help s...
Okay, so this will piss some people off.
But, I just think that there are too freakin' many Christian conferences, camps, seminars, and whatnot. I get so many notices on my FB Newsfeed that I cannot believe it. . . . Even if you are working at these things, it's a bit much. If you spend more than a few weeks a year at Christian conferences, I think you are no longer "in the world" so much as trying to live in one big Christian gated community.
I think "in the world" means something!!
It doesn't make sense to spend that much time isolating yourself from those who ...
The “Mainstream” Culture* - August 1st, 2009 at 9:21am
To "go against the mainstream" is a lost concept in American Cultural Christianity for the most part. It's easy to rail against "the world", while being a part of the business-of-Christianity which is prevalent in American faith circles. I suppose that is why so many people do it - all the while missing that the very people Jesus worked hardest to expose were the religious leaders of the day.
We fit in where we fit in - we have natural affinities to certain types of people and culture – and many people are much more comfortable living a radical faith without all the tr...
Impressionist and entertainer Fred Travalena passed away this week. I remember watching him on TV when I was a kid and being completely blown away by his impressions. He made me laugh and laugh. The news reported this week that he was such a good impressionist that filmmakers used him when they needed to rerecord dialogue in films, rather than calling the actors back in. That's a good impressionist.
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Travalena, and I asked a couple of NCV columnists to share their thoughts about Travalena, who was a Christian. Bananas' host Thor Ramsey also c...
COMMON SAINTS #01 - June 18th, 2009 at 2:05pm
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So, Sarah Palin has accepted David Letterman’s apology, “on behalf of all young women, like my daughters, who hope men who ‘joke’ about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve.” This is her latest handsmacking of the apparently Cro-Magnon comic, Letterman.
Really? She wants Letterman to evolve? She believes in evolution? She is eroding her base, methinks!
It’s all politics. Palin coulda come out against jokes against her fam on any number of occasions over the last year. Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno, and SNL have all ...
Palin Overload - June 12th, 2009 at 11:47am
So, if you haven’t heard about the Letterman/Palin squabble, you are well blessed.
Here’s how it goes: Letterman makes some untoward remarks about the oldest Palin girl. Tasteless, yes. (See video below.) That’s his business. If you are seeing red on behalf of the Palins, let me ask you this: Do you have a clue about his demographic? Do you really want to censor comics? Then move to another country. In this one, we get to make jokes about what we want.
First of all, the Palins are overreacting. Because in this climate, reacting at all was overreacting. Take a hint from the Carte...
I have searched my conscience - August 12th, 2009 at 11:12am
I have searched my conscience
I have found no reason to change our constitution reguarding that all men, and woman, are greated equal.
As far as the men, and woman, serving our military, there shouldn't be any different manner of care of privacy other than male and female, as long as they perform their assaigned duties.
When inappropriate behaviour is present, the ones causing that behaviour should be punished, or discharged from the military, be them gay, or stright.
When there is tax paying, Country serving, God loveing, law abiding gay persons, male, or female bieng dishonered because ...
Emergent Worrying - June 9th, 2009 at 10:28am
I was thinking a lot this weekend about something I have heard various and sundry friends say recently against the “emergent church.”
Now, I know a little about the emergent church, and from what I’ve seen, there is quite a range of beliefs going on there. From not believing the inerrancy of the Bible, to not being sure if there are miracles anymore – or if there ever were – to believing all of those things, but maybe wondering about evolution. . . . It’s all over the map. Frankly, not unlike in the traditional church. What I have discerned in my readings on this over the...
Comedian, Promote Thy Self - June 4th, 2009 at 2:52pm
Just back from the Christian Comedy Association Conference, where we regularly talk about all sorts of issues, including business, road loneliness, performance tips, and what to stay away from at the hotel breakfast bar.
The thing we always seem to come back to, and it’s a great truth, is that it is not about US. Or, to be more specific, it is not about ME. Sometimes I wish it were. I’m a comic, so I admit to an ego. But I’m a follower of Christ, so it’s a bizarre concept to spend time promoting – yourself.
I struggled with this from the beginning. I was always taught the “...
Last night the worship leader from Conway, Arkansas, Kris Allen, pulled off what might be the biggest upset in American Idol history when he beat out the glam rocker from San Diego, Adam Lambert for the title of American Idol.
Allen spent much of the season in the shadow of fellow worship leader Danny Gokey, who was favored to go to the finals with Lambert. Gokey's poignant personal story - his wife passed away just four months before he auditioned for the show - helped propel him to the finals. Lambert was favored to win the competition, even getting the judges' endorsement when Simo...
It's hard to believe, but last night was the final night of performances on season 8 of American Idol. It came down to the aw, shucks worship leader from Conway, Arkansas, Kris Allen, and the glam rocker from Los Angeles, Adam Lambert. Or as Ryan Seacrest said, the guy next door vs. guyliner.
The guys each sang three songs last night: their favorite song from the season, a song chosen by Idol producer Simon Fuller, and the Idol single co-written by judge Kara DioGuardi.
Round one went to Kris Allen, who reprised his paino version of "Ain't No Sunshine." It was even better...
No, I'm not psychic, but I called tonight's American Idol results show - well, part of it, anyway. I knew Kris was going through to the finale, but whether he was going to be joined by Adam or Danny? I wavered, up until this afternoon.
And in the end? It's Adam and Kris in the finale, next week on American Idol! And I'm predicting Kris to win.
For Danny Gokey fans, don't worry. Getting voted off can actually be good for a contestant; he can do his own music without the Idol ball and chain dictating his every move. I'm sure there are several labels waiting to scoop him up.
So...
You Don't Know My Life! - May 14th, 2009 at 1:35pm
I was accused on Facebook last night of supporting the subjugation and murder of “women, Native Americans, gays, blacks, Mexicans, Asians” and anyone else who doesn’t share my faith. I thought it was weird that he thought all those groups automatically don’t share my faith, but thought that was a bunny trail. Weirder still, I AM a woman, and a little bit Cherokee . . . soooooo . . . where does that leave him?
I was blamed for heinous crimes against humanity . . . all on a thread because I called a guy on his prejudice against Christians. I chuckled, but then I thought how sad i...
Last night, the final three American Idol contestants - Danny Gokey, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen - performed two songs each and proved that it's still anyone's game to win. Despite what the judges think.
Each contestant performed a song chosen for him by the judges, and then a personal choice. Clearly, these artists know better what kind of music they want to make; their personal song choices were much better suited to their vocal talents. For the judges' choice:
Adam Lambert sang Simon's choice, "One" by U2
Danny Gokey sang Paula's choice, "Dance Little Sister"...
Okay, that is a belabored title, but it reflects the sitch in today’s world, no? We are very very scared, a lot of us. Finances are unreliable, people are getting laid off. My husband and I are calmer than you would think. Because we are artists (he’s an actor and director), and we have lived most of our adult lives with no guarantee of work month-to-month much less year-to-year.
So, we wondering if, now, a lot of other people know what artists go through every single day of our lives. It takes a lot of guts and perseverance to be an artist in our society, a freelancer, a comic, an a...
On Wednesday's results show, the only female left in the competition, Allison Iraheta, was voted off, leaving Danny Gokey, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert to vie for the title of American Idol.
Daughtry performed their new single live, and No Doubt performed "I'm Just A Girl." Even Paula Abdul got into the act, performing ... or lip synching ... her new single. I found out afterwards that both Paula's and No Doubt's performances were taped on Tuesday, with lots of takes and editing for airing on Wednesday. Yeeesh. I knew she wasn't going to actually perform live.
The...
Can you believe that we're down to the final four on this season of American Idol? Seems like just yesterday we were in Hollywood for the first week of auditions.
Last night, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey sang rocks songs ranging from classic rock to pop rock, proving that Adam and Allison had a leg up with the genre. The guest mentor, Slash from Guns N' Roses fame, offered up advice and some guitar back up while the contestants practiced on the stage at the Roxy club to give them the full rock experience.
During dress rehearsal, there was an accident ...
I am making a plea to you today: Please don’t blame Jesus for all the crappy Christians.
If you are reading this, and you are ready to throw the baby (Jesus) out with the bathwater (stinky, mean Christians), I want to tell you, that we’ve all been there. That Jesus is not that. Even the nice, peacemaking, compassionate Christians get really really tired of the stinky bathwater Christians. I want you to know that.
I want to plead with you to look closely at Christ and forgive Christians for dragging his name through the mud. A big, big, request, I know.
I want you to k...
Hydroxy-blog - May 1st, 2009 at 6:00pm
So, they’ve recalled Hydroxycut. Seems it causes liver damage. Dangit. Just because we want to lose weight, doesn’t mean we want to do it by losing organs. When will the corporations figure that out?
It was my last try before having to resort to something really desperate: diet and exercise. Ha! I hate doing things that I hate.
I do walk a good bit, and I kayak when I can. I haven’t eaten beef in about 18 years, and I eat a lot of fish. No point here, just braggin’ on my good points.
The kind of Hydroxycut I have is the little paper tubes of powder, so you can pour it ...
The remaining Top 5 American Idol contestants performed Rat Pack standards on Tuesday, and one thing was very clear: this is may be the most talented roster of contestants American Idol has had in a very long time.
Kris, Danny, Allison and Matt stuck to the genre, crooining and belting out classy, jazzy hits - Kris sang "The Way You Look Tonight;" Danny sang "Come Rain Or Come Shine;" Allison sang "Someone to Watch Over Me;" and Matt sang "My Funny Valentine." Adam, as usual, added his own touch to "Feeling Good," but while it was a gr...
Prop ATE - April 28th, 2009 at 5:05pm
(Disclaimer: Before you read this, please understand that my weight is the struggle of my life. I’m technically, medically, socially, “overweight.” I like myself, and have a GREAT personality, so don’t cry for me, Argentina, but I just want those of you who are thinness-challenged, that I’m with ya. And that there is no harm meant us by the following blog post. I’m making another point entirely. Hopefully.)
Here goes:
If you are taking away gay marriage rights, because you think it's sin, I think you should also take away buffet rights from all the gluttons.
The buffet...
Call 1-866-I-N-E-R-R-A-N-T or text your vote to 24253, but please wait until the very end of the show.
I was wondering aloud at my pastor’s book group last week, if the Bible can ever be an idol. If we can hold it up goofily like a gold calf on the end of a stick (in Charlton Heston’s absence) and point to it, in all its “inerrant” glory, its perfection, as the be-all end-all, rather than paying attention to its message and purpose. Which is to deliver the history and background of the person of Jesus Christ. The Word made flesh. Know whut I mean?
Like, can we cling so much t...
Greetings, all! I'm away this week in Nashville for Gospel Music Week, so we'll point you to The Huffington Post for a recap of the American Idol Top 6. Or check out my BeliefNet readers who tried to fill me in. We're getting down to the wire! I'll be back with the results on Thursday. See you then!
(Just for the record, I didn't write that post, LOL. At least not all of it. I've never read the Huffington Post Idol recaps, and Beliefnet is one word, with one cap. But thanks to whoever did the update while I was away .... Joanne)
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If I was writing a screenplay about Jesus, (and I’m not saying I AM, and I’m not saying I’m NOT), I would do lots of extra research on Jesus and his character. I do that anyway, as a follower of Christ. It’s always amazing, no? I follow him, get it? That is why I have checked him out. I don’t want to be shuffling along behind some goober who won’t read directions, or never knew them in the first place.
You know what? Jesus defies definition. He’s always beyond us and what we can grasp, but always close enough to affect everything we do. Even if it’s something he wouldn...
“I am optimistic that Jesus will survive American Christian Culture. He’s been through worse.”
Quoting myself of all things, because that is my most recent Facebook Status Update.
I'm talking about the culture which seeks to put and keep Jesus in a box. Which lays out speedbump after speedbump before whatever group they deem unworthy.
And then, using scriptures (usually taken out of context) as a weapon to divide, build a full-on wall in front of Jesus. God’s waiting room, and they are the snotty receptionist. “And you are?” as in the old SNL/David Spade sketc...
Tonight, American Idol made history as the judges used their one and only save to keep Matt Giraud in the competition for one more week.
Anoop, Matt and Lil were in the bottom three tonight, and when it came down to Anoop and Lil, Simon said he'd consider using the save on one contestant and it might surprise them to know which one. Well, we were surprised all right, because after Matt sang Simon told him that he sang better the night before and didn't have a chance of winning the competition.
But amidst the crowds' chants of "Save! Save!" Simon said it was good news, a...
Last night, the Top 7 American Idol contestants performed songs from movies, with guest mentor Quentin Tarantino. I'm not sure what a movie director brings to a music competition, but Tarantino definitely had some good advice for the contestants, if only from a performance perspective.
There was one quirky change to last night's show: since the performances ran long last week, putting the show past its one hour time slot, this week the judges gave feedback in teams of two. So each contestant only heard from either Randy & Kara, or Paula & Simon. Simon says the problem was the wo...
It was the end of the road last night on American Idol for Scott MacIntyre. Joining him in the bottom three were Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds. Ryan said that of the 34 million votes cast, only 30,000 separated Anoop and Scott, which probably doesn't bode well for Anoop next week.
Scott's swan song last night was much, much better than this performance on Wednesday, and the judges actually looked like they were debating about using the save. Simon said two judges wanted to keep him, but as the clock ticked down he had to make a decision, and he sent Scott ome.
I don't think Scott was ...
Last night on American Idol the Top 8 contestants performed songs from the year they were born, and two things were clear: most of the contestants were born the same year as my daughter, which makes me feel really old, and I hate a lot of songs from the 80s.
Danny Gokey kicked off the show with a Mickey Gilley's rendition of "Stand By Me." It was great, great, great.
Kris Allen followed up with a funky version of "All She Wants To Do Is Dance," which I really liked. That's ironic, considering that I actually hate the song, but he version was so different that ...
Pickin' and Choosin' - March 25th, 2009 at 2:14pm
I've been yammerin' about the "issue" of gay marriage for years (and incessantly for the past few weeks). First of all, I put it in quotes because, I take issue with the fact that it's an issue! Second of all, I've had gay friends for forever and Christian friends for forever. So, it comes up.
The same points are brought up each time by anti-gay-marriage Christians, and the same points always end up in us agreeing to disagree. (Except for one really surly and ignorant creep, but I won't go there. To spend time on guys like that just feeds the devil bonbons. The rest of us jus...
Sweet I'm Not - March 16th, 2009 at 7:19pm
Today I was thinking about being sweet, then I thought - naaaaah. I have a friend who is very sweet who admonished a group to pray that God would make them "sweet women." Now, I think that's a fine thing to be, if that is what you are, but it is a leap to say that is God's goal for us, specifically, as women. Nowhere does it say that. The Bible, I mean. It says a lot about how sweet honey is, and more power to it!
I believe we are to be kind, for sure. That's different than "sweet." In fact, I have a bracelet which says "kindness" in 17 languages, just to prove...
Gay Rights Equals - What?! - March 11th, 2009 at 5:34pm
Hey, y'all,
I have been discussing gay rights and women's rights for quite some time. Since I believe in rights. It follows. I am really tired of the same old arguments of equating homosexuality with other sins, i.e., incest. Not the same. Look it up. Good grief.
The thing I cannot get out of my craw is that people who claim that family is the most important thing in the world to them are dead-set against gay families. Because it doesn't fit their definition. Maybe I feel this way because I see the same disenfranchisement of gay people that I see of women in our society. You've ...
Stuff Jesus DID Say - March 9th, 2009 at 4:57pm
With all the talk regarding Proposition 8, it would be nice to hear more emphasis on some stuff Jesus actually talked about, wouldn't it? I have been talking a lot lately with friends (Christian and not) about how obsessed Christian-land is with gay marriage. My response to the bans and to those who are spending so much time fighting gay marriage is, "What's it to ya?" How do you actually think that will affect you? It won't.
If you vote against gay marriage, you are considering rights you have, and making sure they are taken away from other people. WWJD?
Focus on the F...
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Pregnant "man" pregnant again - November 15th, 2008 at 10:31am
Seriously, I'm totally creeped out. I read a press release announcing that the pregnant "man" is pregnant again.
Thomas Beatie was born a woman, but at 34 she ... he ... "underwent multiple medical treatments to biologically, socially and legally re-identify as a man," according to a press release. The only thing he ... she ... didn't change was his ... her ... reproductive organs. He ... she ... wanted to someday have a baby. When Beatie married, his ... the wife, Nancy, was unable to have children, so viola! They took advantage of Beatie's uterus and spawned.
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My Erma conference pal Kelsey Timmerman is getting ready to release his book, Where Am I Wearing? and TIME magazine reviewed it. (Scroll all the way to the bottom.) Way to go, Kelsey!
Here's the book description:
Ninety-seven percent of our clothes are made overseas. Yet globalization makes it difficult to know much about the origin of the products we buy--beyond the standard "Made in" label. So journalist and blogger Kelsey Timmerman decided to visit each of the countries and factories where his five favorite items of clothing were made and meet the workers. He kne...
I confess that I didn't even stay up to watch the election returns last night. While I held out a tiny hope my candidate would pull off a miracle, at heart I knew the race was over.
Did I wake up angry that my candidate lost? Am I in fear of what will happen to my country? Of course not. I live in AMERICA, the land of the free and the home of the brave, where our founding fathers built a republic and forged a Constitution that allowed for checks and balances and the right of the people to elect leaders who best represent their views.
Here in America, we wage a fierce campaign and...
NCV takes on Election 2008 - November 1st, 2008 at 5:30pm
If you thought you knew what Christians had to say about Election 2008, think again. At www.NewChristianVoices.com we've let our columnists and writers sound off on both sides of the red/blue aisle. Here are links to some of the most popular essays:
The Raving Redhead: Dr. Dobson and Mr. Hyde
By Teresa Roberts Logan
I'm a fan of cheesy horror stuff. But Dr. James Dobson’s “Letter From 2012" was too scary, even for me.
http://www.newchristianvoices.com/column/the-raving-redhead-dr-dobson-and-mr-hyde
Obama Reminds Me of a Teenager
By Dan Kulp
I love teenagers, I just d...
There's a video called The Front Fell Off making the rounds, of an Australian politician being interviewed about a tanker accident that spilled 20,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean.
It's hilarious and could be a Saturday Night Live skit - that's because, according to Snopes.com, it is a skit from the 1990s from Australian comedy duo John Clarke and Brian Dawe. The two often did skits based on mock interviews, with Clarke playing the beleagured politician being grilled by interviewer Dawe.
Check out the video at the ChristianHumorWriters.com blog. It's not true, but it's ...
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