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Re: Found ‘em

chris oakes — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:33:24 -0000

Great lyrics. Check these out as well:
http://www.christianlyricsonline.com/artists/ni...

Heard it for the first time (although it's a few years old) on Good Friday.

Re: Your next American Doctor (who’s really British)

chris oakes — Wed, 18 May 2005 10:31:10 -0000

John...Watched "House" Tuesday night also and was well-pleased with the storytelling of the screenwriters and director as well as with the acting. The show has interested me all season, but tonight was an incredible episode.

We'll just have to see if they can top it next week with the finale. I'm not so sure they can.

Re: Injustice

chris oakes — Thu, 26 May 2005 12:50:43 -0000

Suck it up, man. Carrie rocks! (Actually, she countries -- but that doesn't sound quite as powerful.)

Re: It’s me again, Margaret

chris oakes — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:31:11 -0000

Much better header pic!

Re: Next Door to the Orphans: What to do with your extra wife

chris oakes — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:05:29 -0000

I can't believe you ducked on such an intriguing question!

Re: Mea culpa

chris oakes — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:17:04 -0000

Katherine, I think you've come upon a dilemma. I agree that only one Person was able to take on the sins of the world. However, what is one to do when so many others have misrepresented what he or she believes in?

Jesus didn't apologize for the hypocrisy of the teachers of the law, but through his actions he certainly more than made up for their misrepresentation. I think the confession booth Miller and his friends set up was a powerful thing to do, especially in the place and way they did it. That doesn't mean everybody should start buying wood to build their own booths. We can, however, find some way, with or without apologetic words, to make amends for those who have screwed things up.

I suppose it's kind of like apologizing to the elderly couple sitting beside you in a restaurant for something rude your kid did . You didn't do it, and your kid may not have even realized what he or she was doing was rude. But the reason you apologize is because you don't want that to be the way the couple remembers your family.

They will know you by your love.

Re: A bolt from the blue

chris oakes — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:36:32 -0000

Awesome!

Re: Sun-Drop

chris oakes — Thu, 18 May 2006 09:24:42 -0000

The article does list Shelbyville, so you're in!

Re: Do you suppose ….

chris oakes — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:54:48 -0000

Vinton Cerf? You mean Al Gore!

Re: Third Day

chris oakes — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:11:10 -0000

Personal favorite: Mountain of God.

Re: His and Hernia; or, Navel Reconnaissance

chris oakes — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:23:42 -0000

13 pounds in 8 weeks? That's great! You're the man!

Re: Zero to 955 in four days

chris oakes — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:20:55 -0000

Way to go! Lord willing, this will be the best trip yet.

Re: The proof is in the proof

chris oakes — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:14:24 -0000

What an historic day...America's first African-American President and John Carney's first published novel. Congratulations!

Re: 2.5 plus JC

chris oakes — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 07:23:37 -0000

Don't forget John Carney, writer and director of the 2006 surprise movie hit "Once".

Re: Putting Rev. Wright’s Preaching in Perspective (by Diana Butler Bass)

chris oakes — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:53:00 -0000

Ms. Bass...While I'm often interested in your opinion, I take great exception to your comments concerning Jeremiah Wright. In many of the sermons mentioned recently by news media, he is not preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is preaching anti-America slander, gossip, and ignorance. To defend his statements by comparing his style to that of Douglas is reprehensible. I think you would be hard-pressed to find a historian/scholar who would put Douglas on the same level as Wright.
Perhaps to put it in perspective, imagine if Ann Coulter were an ordained minister, and spoke her venomous words against Democrats from pulpits across the nation. No one would stand for that, because those words would violate the trust in her position/title. Wright has a right to his opinion, but don't try to cover his opinion under the umbrella of the gospel of Jesus Christ. C'mon!

Re: Another Look at The New Yorker’s Obama Cartoon (by Melvin Bray)

chris oakes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:44:27 -0000

Finally! A writer on the God's Politics website thinks with a level head about something directed at (or at least about) Barack Obama. I had begun to wonder if I'd ever see such a thing from this site. Thanks so much, Melvin!