American Idol - Final (Elite) 8 Live Analysis

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It’s gameday again. Being as sports-minded as I am, I always look forward to the actual game. Practice is the necessary evil that [...]

$500 Ideas

OK…this should be fun.  Thanks to some of you faithful readers, I made it into the next round of the blogging tournament This week, the subject for the contest goes in a very different direction that I want to invite you to participate in.  Here’s the challenge:
Blog about the best marketing and/or outreach idea for [...]

American Idol - Final Eight Power Rankings

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BREAKING NEWS! Malubay Ken is happy that Malubay Barbie is now coming home. According to Ken, “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone!” [...]

Sunday Night Lights

What a day!  Sundays provide both the highest satisfaction for me each week as well as the most stress.  Sunday is “game day” for me…it’s when everything I’ve worked for and planned for during the week reaches its fruition.  It’s also the time when EVERYTHING matters.  But week after week, it provides deep satisfaction.  Here [...]

March Madness - Final Four

 The Final Four is here and the final standings in all brackets are up for grabs. 
Here at the Coach’s Corner, my offspring and I still have positions 1,2,3.  But that will all shift depending on the winners in these next three games. 
In my Blogging Church Planter’s Bracket, I’m stuck in the 30s, but can still rise [...]

Does the Presidential Election Matter?

I NEED YOUR VOTE!
The blogging world continues to expand in very cool directions for me.  I am learning, I am meeting new people, I am being challenged, and I am loving it.  One of the latest stretches for me is a blogging tournament run by the guys over at Planting Space.  It’s a blog geared toward [...]

Manhood (Part 13) - Man and His Family (Authority)

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In our last installment on this topic, we established how critically important the family is for every man. That in the end, [...]

Signs of Life

I went over to the church this afternoon, and as I pulled back into the neighborhood, for the first time this year, I saw the unmistakable signs of life.  Trees and shrubs everywhere with those ever so small red tips.  There is life there.  It’s coming.  What has been dormant is now springing back. 
I feel [...]

American Idol - Final Nine Elimination

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I’m on a slight tape delay tonight since I just wrapped up an evening of band rehearsal myself. But, [...]

Manhood (Part 12) - Man and His Family (Authority)

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Yesterday we presented a clear and compelling case for the authority of a man in relation to his wife. Maybe one of [...]