To All My Democratic Friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2010, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wish.

 To My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 2010.

Hat tip:  Barry Kolb

I’m an old scool NFL fan.  I don’t like the new rules that say you mustn’t touch the QB.  I don’t like how long it takes for “further review” on a fumble.  And I really don’t like this talk about possibly changing the rules on overtime.

Professional football is a multi-faceted game.  You’ve got offense, defense, and special-teams.  The team that executes its plan better than their opponent will win the game.  By the time we get to overtime in a NFL game, your team has had 60 minutes to prove their worth on offense, defense, and special-teams.  Now the game is tied.  And the team that scores first wins.  A coin is flipped to see who will have their opportunity on offense first.  This isn’t unfair!  If you lose the coin toss, then you better play your butt off on special-teams and defense or else you’re going to lose the game!  Have the rules changed or isn’t it possible to score on special-teams and defense?  Get it?

I can’t stand the thought of my beloved NFL taking a step back by incorporating the overtime rules of the college game.

My two cents.  What’s your take?

Dear friends-

I have some wonderful Christian brothers who find themselves in an urgent financial crisis.  Les, Chris, and Brent Snyder comprise a singing group called Sons of The Father.  They are as good as it gets when it comes to Southern Gospel music.  I’ve known them for nearly as long as they’ve been singing together.  And that’s closing in on 20 years.  I can tell you that they are men of integrity…the same on stage as off of it.

They travel the country week in and week out sharing the gospel through music. While travelling in Missouri this past week, the engine on their motor home went completely out and needs to be replaced.  The replacement cost is $13,000.  Would you please consider a generous gift to help them defray these costs?  You can click here and it will take you to a place where you can give online.  Your gifts to this ministry are tax-deductible.

Sons of the Father ministries is “good ground” in which you can sow and do so with confidence. Thanks in advance for your kind consideration.

If you are on Facebook and enjoy the great outdoors, please become a “fan” of Gander Mountain.

They are advertising that if they get 25,000 Facebook fans by Nov. 30th, they will give all of those fans a $25 coupon on a minimum $50 purchase.  I’m no math whiz, but that’s like half…or something.

Check it out.  At last count, they only needed about 2,000 people to become fans.

Today’s post by Mike Adams over at Townhall.com

This is the kind of wisdom and logic with which our generation needs to grapple.

We are literally a generation or less away from losing what makes America great; the very pillars upon which our great country was founded.  I’m talking about personal responsibility and accountability to something greater than ourselves.

God help us. Come, Lord Jesus.

I’d like a supporter of Obama-care to give me ONE example of something over which the government has had control and it was deemed successful…..or it broke even.

I’m telling you, this is a going to be a disaster.

And don’t come back with, “Well, what idea did the Republicans have?” or “We had to do something”.

Another entry from “The Big Book of ‘Duh’”.

Anyone with half a brain could see what Obama and the left were doing during the campaign.

This isn’t news. It’s history. Story here.

I’m not sure why, but The Obama won the Nobel prize for peace. I thought you had to actually do something to earn one of these. I guess not. Maybe talk isn’t as cheap as we thought.

Pardon me….this just in……

President Obama spent the better part of last Saturday watching college football and old movies. Sources close to the White House have confirmed that the president will now be awarded the 2010 Heisman Trophy and an Academy Award.

If you don’t necessarily care to read all the way to the end of this post, here’s the skinny.

Both of our church ladies are recovering magnificently and the bad guys are in jail.

It’s hard to comprehend all of the fallout of the events of 9.28.09. But other than the attacks on our two church ladies never happening at all, the news today is absolutely as good as it could possibly be.

Many have asked, “What can I do to help?” There are a couple of things.

Both Mary and Leona have family members living away from where the ladies are being cared for. They have some expenses related to travel (gasoline, hotel / motel, food). We are collecting gas station gift cards, restaurant gift cards, and cash for these needs. If you’d like to make a contribution to this cause, please mail to…

Anna First Baptist Church
409 Morgan St
Anna, IL 62906

If you are in southern Illinois, McDonald’s of Anna is having a benefit night for this fund. Please come to McDonald’s restaurant on Tuesday evening, October 20th, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. A portion of the proceeds that night will be given to the victims’ families.

On Monday afternoon, September 28th, two of our church employees were brutally attacked and beaten. Both ladies were taken immediately to a local hospital then subsequently air-lifted to the trauma center at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. One of the ladies is still at St. Francis under observation in the ICU. The other lady was air-lifted to St. Louis University Hospital and is awaiting surgery. Both are now stable and doing as well as can be expected. Please check back for updates throughout the day as they become available. Your prayers are appreciated.

We will be having a prayer meeting at the church at noon on Tuesday. The community is invited to attend.