http://howieluvzus.com "Kicking Against The Pricks" Acts 9:5 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:09:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seems the LPGA is just as bigoted as the Terrebonne Parish School Board! The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English. The LPGA will require players to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been LPGA ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/28/lpga-will-require-players-to-speak-english-starting-in-2009/ Joel Rainey's blog is always very interesting. I wish I had his gentle and caring spirit. Today, a guest blogger, Dr. Jack Allen, a missions professor at NOBTS (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) laid down this challenge for Gustav: So, I have a counterintuitive plan. I am challenging Gustav to finish ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/28/nobts-professor-challenges-gustav/ Tuesday afternoon I tried to calm the lovely wife a bit by explaining that I would see where Gustav was the next morning, check on it at noon, check on it when I got home and not get obsessed over it. As I reflect on that conversation a bit (One ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/28/gustav-katrina-and-life/ More here. http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/27/its-going-to-be-a-long-weekend/ http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/26/jimmy-carter-on-katrina/ Sorry fans. I didn't hear Michelle Obama's speech. My guess is that it was good. My guess is that it was inspiring. After one (Why did I waste my time with CBS?) knucklehead "reporter" said that she needed to be less Jackee and more Jackie O, I turned it off ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/26/michelle-obamas-speech/ I can't believe it's been 24 years! Of course, it's actually been a lot more. Words can't express how much love and joy you've brought to my life. I love you! http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/26/happy-24th/ I thought having to do without my computer for 6 days was bad! I can't imagine what a blow it must be for someone to be called a failure by someone from the Bush administration! OUCH! Douglas O'Dell, federal recovery coordinator said the following about Mayor Ray Nagin's recovery director, Ed ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/25/bush-aide-odell-says-new-orleans-city-hall-failing-at-recovery/ Looks like Dr. Samuel Krouse, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Colusa, CA has been caught plagiarizing from Al Mohler. Here's the story. Daniel Florien highlights the most ironic plagiarized quote: Then, as now, the task is to articulate, communicate, and defend the Christian faith with intellectual integrity and evangelistic urgency. Two ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/19/baptist-pastor-caught-plagiarizing/ Each year at this time, the Beloit College Mindset List is available to help college professors better understand the incoming freshmen. Since my middle kid is heading off to LSU Thursday, the list isn't quite as helpful to me as it might be to others. Here are a few highlights ... http://howieluvzus.com/2008/08/19/my-incoming-freshmen/