The Rock Church Worship Service

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Everlasting God No Other Name We Believe in You (spontaneous worship chorus) How Great is Our God You Never Let Go Came To Your Rescue Financial update – not good Acts 17:16-21 Proverbs 1:20-21 faith a public matter Isaiah 6 – we are redeemed then are sent out John 8 – go tell your story Do you pray for your business? Be redemptive in your context God is jealous – not insecure, but feels fierce, complex feelings for us; wants to protect us from harm 2 Cor 5:17 – we have a new heart God of Justice

Disney Guest Compliments – Saturday, October 11, 2008

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Jennifer – Snow White – 80’s Reduction Apparently Pinocchio’s Daring Journey wasn’t in Disneyland when it opened in 1955. I didn’t know this. But getting into a conversation with Cast Member Jennifer (who was working the exit for Snow White’s Scary Adventure) about the different endings for the ride in Disneyland and WDW’s Magic Kingdom, she revealed this little tidbit: Snow White used to take up the entire west side of Fantasyland. When Fantasyland was remodeled in the 80’s to it’s current European village feel, Snow White’s track was chopped in two and Pinocchio was installed in the same vibe the Imagineers had built Snow White with. *EDIT – 7/5/2010* This is not the truth. Before Pinocchio’s Daring Journey was built in the 80’s, it’s real estate was occupied by the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (similar to the layout of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse had many … Continue reading →

The Rock Church Worship Service

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Paul Danny and Donna Martinez Guest Speaker from South Central L.A. (salsa) Revelation 15:3 Song of Moses, Great and Mighty God Listen To The Cry Of The World – their first worship CD Christian Spanish Heavy Metal Supports a Guatemalan Orphanage South LA – Church of the Redeemer Wanted to plant a church…but not in LA God’s got a sense of humor Multicultural 50% black 20% Latino 30% White/Asian 2 homeless people Wife wanted to invite them Ok…no, now Thought they would scare families away In the front row They testified and they’re still there Revelation 7 ( he’s spelling it wrong) Very safe Slovakia and Guatemala ( f m ) Mark 12:30-31 Wish He had stopped at 12:30 It’s easy to praise God It’s hard to love your neighbor Challenges us to live a life of faith Music Black likes gospel Latino like Shakira Anglo/Asian like what they like … Continue reading →

Days Of Infamy (Pearl Harbor Book 2) – Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

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Just as brilliant as last time, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen continue to draw us in to their active history to analyze great military commanders and the men they commanded. Picking up where Pearl Harbor left off (with General Yamamoto ordering a catastrophic third strike on Pearl Harbor that decimates the dry dock), we see a battle of wits between Admiral Halsey and Yamamoto as they try to find each other andend the war.

How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

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The Devil Wears Prada + US vs. UK + celebrity “journalism” instead of fashion “journalism” + Simon Pegg being an oblivious ass. Absolutely delighful. I would call it a romantic comedy in the same bawdy fashion of Wedding Crashers. I was suspicious of Jeff Bridges character (much in the same way I was suspicious of Mel Brooks character in Robots), but he cleared away my suspicions very well.

McCain vs. Obama…round 2….FIGHT!

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Obama wants to cut spending? HA! McCain encourages bipartisanship, which I believe is the answer. Not bending over backwards for them…but working with them… McCain doesn’t want to prioritize because he believes we can do goo in all 3 areas (health care, social security, and energy) Obama priorities 1 – energy 15 billion a year for 10 years funding…what exactly? Car maintenance? 2 – health care 3 – social security McCain wants to examine all bureaucracies and see what they’re doing. And we shouldn’t prioritize – we should tackle all the problems. Obama wants us to drill…I am very impressed with Obama’s call for expanding the Peace Corps to make us all aware of conservation…just don’t talk about carbon offsets 😉 Obama says only Fortune 500 CEO’s get tax cuts….neglecting to mention the small business owners who get the tax cut that helps them stimulate the economy. YES! Good job … Continue reading →

Veep Debate: Biden Vs. Palin….FIGHT! ;)

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I’m writing my thoughts as they freeflow out of me while watching the debate on youtube. I indicate who was talking when the thought popped out. I’m also paraphrasing some of what is said in order to highlight that I agree with it. Biden – Did McCain want to deregulate because the government regulation was bloated and not doing any good? I’m just genuinely curious…. Biden – If people can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks, maybe we should get off of foreign oil!!!! Biden – Barak didn’t vote to raise taxes? HA! Why are we letting them (the Dems) define the terminology? They say it’s all about deregulation and won’t let us comment on anything else… Biden – Only the middle class is watching the debate? >> Palin – Small business fit into the greater than/equal to 250,000…higher taxes for small business crimps America. Small business is the … Continue reading →

An American Carol – AMC 30 @ The Block, Orange, CA

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A brilliant conservative satire by David Zucker, you would be remiss (or politically biased) to see W. (Oliver Stone’s latest opus that villifies our current President) or Bill Maher’s Religulous (saying that all religion is stupid) and not see this film. Then again, multiple movie theatres are shorting the gross reports for this movie by printing another movie title on the ticket and Bella Terra is so leftist it’s not even playing at their theaters!!! Then again, they could be thinking there are not enough people in their market to support the movie…no, even *I* can’t make that bacon fly. Starring a laundry list of Hollywood conservatives (Kelsey Grammar, Dennis Hopper, Jon Voight, Bill O’Reilly, country star Trace Adkins, and Chris Farley’s little brother Kevin), it’s a twist on Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol where a Michael Moore-esque character tries to abolish the Fourth of July. JFK plays the ghost … Continue reading →

The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury

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I appreciated this book, not just as an exciting historical thriller (akin to Da Vinci Code and it’s many spawn), but for taking the issues of faith and religion a step further in this book. Unlike Da Vinci Code, here we have a character who is a member of the faith the supposed Templar secret could tear asunder. A character who expresses an outrage akin to what I felt when I read Da Vinci Code and it dropped its supposed “truth” on me about Jesus. And I really appreciated that.Or maybe it’s because I’ve already coped with the supposed “truths” that Da Vinci Code claims, or I’ve grown and matured or I’m just crazy. This is a really exciting book and an excellent read.