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Posted in Videos | 3 Comments »I just watched Ted Haggard on Oprah. I was expecting him to say things that annoyed me but he didn’t.
I liked him better in this than anything else I’ve ever seen of him. He seemed relaxed and like he was being himself and being honest. He didn’t want to go into specifics about his past but I’m ok with that.
He made bad choices for sure; but I felt sorry for him because I know what it’s like to be dealing with something your church community doesn’t respond well to. Or at least, a significant enough part of your church community that it’s difficult for you. I know what it’s like to have to leave when the last thing you want to do is lose your support network.
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From an article in the Christian Post:
Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard’s former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.
Brady Boyd, who succeeded Haggard as senior pastor of the 10,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs, told The Associated Press that the man came forward to church officials in late 2006 shortly after a Denver male prostitute claimed to have had a three-year cash-for-sex relationship with Haggard.
Boyd said an “overwhelming pool of evidence” pointed to an “inappropriate, consensual sexual relationship” that “went on for a long period of time … it wasn’t a one-time act.” Boyd said the man was in his early 20s at the time. He said he was certain the man was of legal age when it began.
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The more Gov Blagojevich says the more amazed I am at his apparent level of denial. He’s comparing himself with Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Gandhi? I wasn’t surprised to hear his lead defense attorney resigned from his case.
Here’s a short interview from yesterday and an update
An even more recent CNN article
I think my symptoms have been a little better the last 1-2 weeks, which makes me feel a little more hopeful. My doctor increased my medication a couple of weeks ago – I posted more details on my personal blog.
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Posted in Videos | 9 Comments »This was the first inauguration I’ve watched. I enjoyed it. I needed to be in the kitchen when it was on and our TV is in the basement, so I set up my computer in there and watched it on CNN Live.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Rick Warren. I was impressed by his prayer. Aretha Franklin was great and I liked the quartet after her – I was glad to see string players included even though I was afraid their fingers must have been freezing and I hope their instruments weren’t damaged by the cold.
Barack’s speech was awesome which didn’t surprise me at all. I liked that he said “We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers.” – finally, we have a president who realizes some Americans are nonbelievers!
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I voted for Barack Obama and I’m happy to see this day.
Mike Clawson has a good list of reasons why he has hope about Barack Obama’s Presidency. If you like to pray you can read or post prayers for the new President on Scot McKnight’s blog.
Here’s the text of Bishop Gene Robinson’s prayer for us and for the new President from the opening Inaugural Event on Sunday (and here’s the video – h/t Cathleen Falsani). I don’t pray but I really like this prayer nevertheless because (in my opinion) he’s asking for good things.
Posted in General Conversation | Comments OffA guest author sent me these thoughts and questions about God.
When something dreadful happens we think “How could a good and loving God let that happen?” But I’ve been thinking, how could he not let it happen? If we truly have free will and a choice then how can we expect God to selectively and biasedly interfere so that this life meets our expectations of him? Some people have to die; should God only save some but not others? To know happy experiences you need to have a comparative standard of sadness. Where do we draw the line? Should God ensure that we avoid all painful experiences, bad moods, illnesses, anything upsetting at all? Then it’s not really our life to live.
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