Strong words from Dabo Swinney
Thought this statement from Dabo’s press conference today was pretty strong:
“First off, I wanted to take this platform that I’ve been given and thank God. There is really only one reason that an old boy from Pelham, Ala. is here today and that’s by the grace of God. I hope people will listen to me when I tell them what my secret of success if. Keep your eyes on the Lord in everything you do.”
I still hate Clemson.
Is Your Marriage Fireproof?
You probably think that’s a silly question and wondering, “why is the political guy talking about marriage?” Well, don’t worry. I’m not going to give you marriage counseling. Or screw it…maybe I will.
You probably know that I’m a proud Christian. I’m not the type who wears my religion on my sleeve and I’m not going to tell you how to live your life, but I’m also not the type to hide my beliefs either. I’m not a Bible scholar. I don’t recite scripture and I can’t tell you every Bible story. The Bible is a lot like polling. I don’t memorize it because I can just grab it when I need it. Like I’ve said before… I just don’t have that many brain cells left to go around memorizing stuff.
On to my point.
Last weekend my Sunday school class took a trip to see the movie Fireproof. I had never heard of the movie and I’m sure you haven’t either. But evidently Christians across the nation have because they are flocking to theaters to see it. A movie with little to no advertising ranked 4th at the box office last weekend and still remains in the top 10. Impressive!
Staring Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains fame, Fireproof has some of the worst acting I’ve ever seen and it has some incredibly cheesy moments. Still, I advise you to go see this movie if you are married or plan to be married soon. Grit your teeth, overlook the acting, and listen to the message carefully. I’m not going to go into detail, but I will say that it’s a message that can make your marriage and your life better.
Irmo Prayer Breakfast With Nathan Ballentine
Remember last week when I was whining like a little girl about having to get up at 4:30 AM to record Representative Nathan Ballentine? Well, here’s the video:
The Irmo Prayer Breakfast was a great event and I’m glad that I did get up and attend. The food was great, the singers were fantastic, and the commitment that attendees showed toward building their relationship with God was refreshing. This is an event put on every year by Representatives Chip Huggins and Nathan Ballentine. I urge you to attend next year.
Twitter for Christians
I doubt I’ll join because I’m getting pretty swamped with the social networking sites I have now. Still, I think this is a pretty cool idea. It’s Gospelr, a Twitter type site for Christians. Tech Crunch reports:
Gospelr is quick to point out that it’s not “just another Twitter.” Instead, the site prides itself on being the world’s first “Ministry Microblogging” tool for those that want to share thoughts, ideas, words of encouragement, prayer requests, daily scripture readings, and oh so much more.
The company’s founder wants it to be more than a Christian Twitter, though. Beyond being a place where people can chat it up about ol’ JC, the company wants to be the place to “share the Gospel with those that have already heard the Good News (because we all could use a good reminder… daily!) and those that have not.”
Gospelr tries to change the way people interact on the service too. A normal “tweet” is colored in brown, while replies are green, and imported tweets from services like Twitter are colored in blue. That coloring scheme will make it easier to identify what’s being said and who is saying it.
The service can also let users upload and share files like Pownce, and most importantly, it auto-refreshes the page so you don’t have to.
Gospelr gained Twitter API source parameter approval, so whenever you tweet something in the service, you’ll notice an update on Twitter saying “from Gospelr.com” and it will also work with TweetDeck and other applications that let you syndicate material to Twitter.
Gospelr is available now for those that are looking to try it out.
Calling All Catholic Republicans
I need your help.
I will be speaking to the Young Adult Catholics of Columbia on October 8th about the Republican Party platfom and how it matches up to the tenets of Catholicism. The group has asked for me to “educate us on your candidates and platforms and how they line up with Catholic social teaching as suggested in the Bishops guide.”
What do you think?
Don’t let the title of this post turn you away. You don’t have to be Catholic or Republican to give me some ideas. Please let me know what you think. I’d love to be able to present some of your comments to the group.
I’ll be going up against my old friend Joey Opperman. Joey and I attended USC at the same time and while I ran USC College Republicans, Joey ran USC College Democrats. We used to hold huge oppossing “No War” and “Support The Troop” rallies on campus. We would tear each other up in The Gamecock and then go drink beers afterwards. Oh the good ole’ days…when rivalries were less personal and a whole lot more fun.
Is McDonald’s Attacking Christians?
I’ve been stewing over a McDonald’s billboard I read this week advertising their new Southern Style Chicken Sandwich, an obvious copy of Chic-fil-A’s signature sandwich. The billboard stated “good every day of the week.”
Everyone knows that Chic-fil-A is closed on Sunday because it’s founder Truett Cathy believed Sunday is a day for families to worship God, rest, and spend time with one another. Cathy stated:
“Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business. If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work. Through the years, I have never wavered from that position.”
Even the company’s mission statement states that the business exists “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.”
I don’t think it’s far-fetched to think that McDonald’s new “good every day of the week” advertisement is a direct slap at Chic-fil-A’s mission statement and many Christians who believe the same. McDonald’s is clearly stating “Chic-fil-A is closed on Sundays, so get your chicken sandwich fix here.” That’s using the Cathy family’s Christianity against them to make a buck.
I work on a lot of Sunday’s. I’m working today and probably every Sunday up to Election Day. Still, I respect the Cathy family for holding true to their beliefs and I am appalled that McDonald’s would stoop so low in their advertisement.
What do you think?
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