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The ABC’s of a Church Website: D-F is now online. It’s the second part of a multi-part series of tips for church websites. It’s especially helpful if you’re using Wordpress as your CMS.

My review of El Charrito, a local Mexican restaurant, is now online at the Eating Fred, Texas blog. You should read it, if not for the witticisms ever inherent in my writing, then for the movie trailer that I link to towards the end of the piece.

For background, Fred, Texas is an actual place. The proprietor of the Eating Fred blog wrote a trilogy of fictional books using the place as his main setting. He decided to set up a blog about restaurants with a few caveats: you must like the food and the place must not be a chain. I’ll be doing a few more reviews in the coming months.

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took the wife to play golf yesterday (she did great!) to practice for her first full round today. then the tourney got rained out!

Took the dogs to the park on a beautiful day. They both got wet and dirty. Had to give them baths after getting home. We’re all pooped.

sometimes, a day off is just too boring. then again, sometimes work is the same. must find balance.

There are two things I can’t stand. Cute spellings (like Krazy Krishtians) and Christians that give the name a bad rap. As a newly-converted watcher of The Daily Show, I was alerted to this clip last night (not for the faint of language). I found a longer version online, then I found the performer’s website. He’s written fairly extensively, and fairly well, about the whole episode.

In short, about 90 people walked out of Mike Daisey’s one man show because of his language. Although it was a high school group, they were in fact informed beforehand about the content. To make matters worse, one attendee poured water all over the performer’s notes. Even worse, when Mike questioned the group on their mass exodus, someone replied that they were “Christians.”

The followup post is very intriguing, and well worth reading for anyone, right or left, Christian or non, on what should actually be done to bridge an ever-widening cultural divide. I encourage you to read about the event and what Mike did afterwards. He tracked down the water-pourer and had a reasonable discussion with him. Mike’s last remarks are remarkable:

“And then I forgive him. He is very quiet–he is obviously shocked. And I tell him, ‘I want you to remember that a liberal atheist has forgiven you today. I don’t want you to ever forget that, as long as you live, do not forget what happened here. I don’t have God behind me, but I speak for myself, and I forgive you for myself, and for you. Never forget this.’”

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