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New Poll on Religion

"Although evangelical churches strive to win new Christian believers from the 'unchurched,' the survey found most converts to evangelical churches were raised Protestant."
From this article


And this is why something... or everything (to use the Brian M term) must change.

I'm a Bad Toothfairy

So my oldest daughter lost her tooth last night and was all excited to get a gift from the Tooth-fairy. She's a smart 5 year old and already knows that this magical fairy is dad.
Well, dad woke up the next morning early to get to work and my daughter, who still should have been sleeping cracked open her door and said, "Dad, where's the Tooth-fairy?"
She recognized the look on my face and of course there was a big "Oh no!" that escaped my mouth.
Fortunately she thought the whole thing quite funny, laughed, and said, "I kept looking all night!"
So to render matters I told her to put her head down on the pillow and I quickly took the tooth-pillow from under her head pillow and threw 86 cents inside without taking out the tooth. With her giggling all the while, I put the mini-pillow back under her head and said with a sigh and smile, "Okay, look now."
She was thrilled, and said she'd put the money in her piggy bank (which is really a hippo-bank).
All the while, my car pool ride was patiently waiting outside.

When she got to school she proceeded to tell everyone with much glee, whilst holding her tooth in a zip-lock, that Daddy the Tooth-fairy forgot to put money under her pillow.

So I figure now, either all the kids in her class now believe the Tooth-fairy isn't real or the Tooth-fairy is some guy living in Fort Collins prancing about the world giving children loose change and has a daughter in Kindergarten.

I'm a Bad Toothfairy

So my oldest daughter lost her tooth last night and was all excited to get a gift from the Tooth-fairy. She's a smart 5 year old and already knows that this magical fairy is dad.
Well, dad woke up the next morning early to get to work and my daughter, who still should have been sleeping cracked open her door and said, "Dad, where's the Tooth-fairy?"
She recognized the look on my face and of course there was a big "Oh no!" that escaped my mouth.
Fortunately she thought the whole thing quite funny, laughed, and said, "I kept looking all night!"
So to render matters I told her to put her head down on the pillow and I quickly took the tooth-pillow from under her head pillow and threw 86 cents inside without taking out the tooth. With her giggling all the while, I put the mini-pillow back under her head and said with a sigh and smile, "Okay, look now."
She was thrilled, and said she'd put the money in her piggy bank (which is really a hippo-bank).
All the while, my car pool ride was patiently waiting outside.

When she got to school she proceeded to tell everyone with much glee, whilst holding her tooth in a zip-lock, that Daddy the Tooth-fairy forgot to put money under her pillow.

So I figure now, either all the kids in her class now believe the Tooth-fairy isn't real or the Tooth-fairy is some guy living in Fort Collins prancing about the world giving children loose change and has a daughter in Kindergarten.

I Wonder What Mother Mary Would Say

Just read this (if you haven't heard):
Female Ref Not Allowed to Coach Basketball Game

Kudos to the men who also walked out in support.

One Picture. One Synchroblog. One Love.

Anyone recognize this? Besides it being the earth of course. (note the *)

Other Synchro pictures (I'll actually get the links tomorrow for they are on my work email):

Sonja Andrews: "Put a Little Love on It"
Reba Baskett: "Love"
Mike Bursell: "Synchrophoto"
Billy Calderwood: "Family"
Jule Clawson: "Photo Synchroblog"
Sally Coleman: "Photos...Love grows"
Jenelle D'Alessandro: "Day Thirteen"
David Fisher
Steve Hayes: "Father and daughter"
K.W. Leslie: "When you can only express your love through police procedurals"
Sam Norton: "Images of love"
Paul Walker: "Love Is..."
Erin Word: "Love Is..."
Phil Wyman: "What Does this Say to You?"

Do Leaders Have To Be Arrogant?

The obvious question to this is no.
But that begs the next question: Why are there so many of them who are?

Personally I think we need more of the former...

although i do like the shirt

BTW I'm Voting for Obama and You Should Too. :-)

We Are Living 'Missionaly' In A Hotel...aparently

My oldest daughter is in Kindergarten and one of her friends Mom gave her a ride home today saving her, my wife, and my youngest daughter the walk (due to snow).

Her friend (also 5) came into our apartment and said, “Wooowww your kitchen is so small!” And if that wasn’t enough, he then said, “Why is your hotel so tiny.”

Ahhhh the honesty of five year olds.

*note to reader - the above picture is NOT our apartment but a motel in Tuscon AZ. And no, I have never been there. But if I was, apparently they wouldn't tell you. ;-)