Category Archives: Social Issues

Baja Relief

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jason

Our church has been involved in the work in the Baja peninsula of Mexico for many years. We help oversee the mission efforts of about a dozen churches in Baja and many of our families have developed special relationships with … Continue reading →

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CBS Really Does Love Tim Tebow

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jason

I always said CBS had some kind of love affair with Tim Tebow. (Or at the very least, Vern Lundquist seemed to have some sort of man crush on the guy.) Now — according to this story — it looks … Continue reading →

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Haiti Relief

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Jason

I know many of you have probably contributed in some way to the disaster in Haiti. But if you haven’t done that yet and you’d like to, then you can contribute through the Mayfair church and we’ll be sending all … Continue reading →

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King

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Jason

To our most bitter opponents we say: “We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering. We shall meet your physical force with soul force. Do to us what you will, and we shall continue … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Jason

My resolution was to try and write a little bit each day. But honestly, with all that’s been going on over the past few days, writing about some of the things I normally write about — music, sports, stories about … Continue reading →

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In Me As It Is In Heaven

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Jason

So I’ve been reading Luke lately. Actually I’ve been reading Luke for most of this year. Reading it really slowly and just trying to soak it all up. It’s been really good, really challenging. I love what Luke is doing … Continue reading →

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A Love Affair with Celebrity

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Jason

I’d forgotten how good Michael Jackson’s music was. But in light of his death yesterday, I’ve been playing some of his songs on my iTunes this afternoon and it’s really good stuff. I can’t help but laugh when I hear … Continue reading →

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New Heroes

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Jason

Today I met a few new heroes. I sat with Clovis Steele and heard him talk about his experiences teaching school in north Mississippi in the 1960s during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Clovis … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Jason

Just a quick thank you to everyone who contributed to our fundraiser for the March of Dimes. I know it’s a tough economy these days and every dollar is tight for everybody, but we were able to meet our fundraising … Continue reading →

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March for Babies 2009

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Jason

Sunny has already posted a reminder on her blog, but I thought I’d do the same here (although she has WAY more readers at this point than I do). Each year, our family participates in the March of Dimes March … Continue reading →

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