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Are you kidding me? I’m offended that they are offended…
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Everywhere I turn, I hear someone talking about global warming. The networks have “experts” to talk about how the earth is getting warmer and unless we change some things drastically (some would argue that means the Bush administration), we might as well start writing our epitaphs.
Apart from the Bush Administration (which in recent weeks has changed its tone), no one really challenges global warming. It has become a scientific fact that the earth is getting warmer (after all, Al Gore reminded us of that in his hit movie). Oh, and that’s not a good thing. Now, I’m not a scientist, but living in the Valley of Los Angeles, I am a living testimony that it’s getting hotter (it was 87 degrees yesterday–in the middle of winter). Even the likes of Pat Robertson have joined this new craze, saying he is convinced of global warming because last summer was a little hot for his liking. Continue reading ‘Global warming, global shwarming’
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I was flipping through the channels today when I saw an interview on TBN with Deion Sanders, former professional baseball and football player. Though I’m not a regular viewer of the station, I was intrigued to hear this interview. At one point during the interview, Sanders told the host that he came to a point a few months ago that he didn’t have any income to tithe, so he asked God for a job. And of course, God honored that prayer by giving him a commentator job with CBS.
Sanders was probably the best cornerback in the league during the 1990s. And the salary that he was getting for his talents on the field matched his mad skills: In 1994, he left the 49ers for the Dallas Cowboys for a 7 year, $35 million contract with a $12.99 million signing bonus. This, of course, is in addition to the contracts with the Ravens, the Redskins and the Falcons. This, of course, is also in addition to the royalties he made off of his rap album, baseball career and the countless endorsements for commercial products.
But because all of those are in the past and are just part of his wealth, (rather than income, after all, he was unemployed), Sanders shared on TBN that he wanted and would enjoy giving, but that he needed income in order to give, which is when CBS called and offered him a job. So now Sanders has a job, and the Church can rest assured that they will receive a cut of that income.
I don’t doubt Sanders’ sincerity in regards to his faith (he became a believer in 1997), but for a man who is worth millions, he has fallen far short of understanding how to be generous with his wealth and finances. Jesus invests time and energy to disciple people about how to use their money. Jesus’ teaching is not normative in our churches and cultures, and Sanders’ theology and financial practice is unfortunately a lot more prevalent than not.
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We made quite a few phone-calls yesterday to talk to freshmen who have shown interest in being a part of our ministry. We got through to many people’s voicemails (which was expected). For a handful of folks, their voicemail greeting wasn’t the typical, “Hi, you’ve reached Olaf, please leave your name and number and I’ll call you back.” The greeting was a top-40 hit. And it wasn’t a fifteen second sample, these voicemail greetings would go on for about a minute and a half. I’m practically listening to an entire song before I hear the beep to leave the message. And there is no name in the greeting to let me know whether I’ve called the correct number–it’s just a song. My question is simple (and I really am sincere when I ask this question): Why?
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Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associate Press Music Writer, was apparently bored by the MTV VMAs. He gives the awards a negative rating, why? Because apparently it was too normal or too clean.
Here’s what he writes:
So let me get this straight: Because MTV keeps its show relatively clean, and doesn’t break any laws, it gets slapped with a negative review?
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