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This week: 6.29.09

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Remembering Michael Jackson
Summer reading
Theme song from Barney used to torture Gitmo prisoners
This week's light touch for heavy times:
A light touch for heavy people

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Top ten pages
Were US Founding Fathers Christian?

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Book excerpts

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Comedy/drama

Pilate (Easter drama)
St. Peter and the TV evangelist (comedy)
Wiseman and Wife (comedy/drama)



Death and grief

Are there really ghosts?
Dealing with death and grief
Dealing with impending death [new]
"I just want to die" (Dealing with suicide)
Lessons from school shootings



Encouragement

Encouraging quips and quotations
Encouragement—and humor—for clergy
Weekly encouragement [always new]



Family fun

I'm going to be a [to be announced]
My favorite little people
My "real" job
The Papoose-Driven Life
You may be a parent if . . .




Health

Cure for the common cold: sex
Dark chocolate is good for you!
Everyone needs kidneystone
I'm eight-pills-bottles old
Life's a VCR [new]
Top ten lessons from cancer [new]
Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday
WWJD? What Would Jesus Devour?
You may be depressed if . . . [new]





Holidays

Easter (Ten articles)
Faith of Our Mothers
Halloween: our annual look at creepy things
Happy Valentine's Day (15 articles on love)
Should Christians celebrate Halloween?
Thanksgiving top ten list
The Twelve Sites of Christmas



Humor

The Dredge Report (humor index)
Humor column from Rev. magazine
Office Olympics
Top ten differences between "secretaries" and "administrative professionals"
Top ten lists




Issues

Are afterbirth stem cells more effective than unborn stem cells?
Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes?
Are you, Jim, a feminist?
Capital punishment
Civil unions
Disney's distortions
Dirty words
"Everybody Loves Barack" [new]
Government spells "heath" with "w"
Hate crimes
Homosexuality
Immigration
Intolerance
Iraq War
Is it a life or a choice?
"Jumbo shrimp" and "mercy killing"
Living simply—and richly
Osama 'Grinch' Laden
Prayer in school
Pro-pro-life
The Ten Commandments
Were Founding Fathers "Christian"?





Love and marriage

Breaking up without breaking down
Falling in love—and getting back up
Hangups with hookups
Marriage and same-sex unions
Men and women different from neck up
Men are dirt
No hablo Estrogen: Being bilingual with opposite sex
Realistic love songs
Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife
Top ten ways to stay married 30 years
Why is everyone picking on polygamists?




Media

Are bloggers "journalists"?
Dark Knight of the soul
Harry Potter: The good, the bad, the muggly
If your mother says she loves you, check it out
Taking the Word to the World Wide Web
Top ten most influential books [new]
The truth about urban legends
Writing resources





Quotations

Christmas quotations
Encouragement for ministers
Encouraging quips and quotes



Sexuality

"Adult site" for adults
Cure for the common cold: sex
God hates www.godhatesfags.com
Guy's guide to sex
Hidden habit: masturbation
"Reel" sex vs. real sex
Three secrets to xxx.ceptional sex
Why are guys such boobs about breasts?
Why are some people so bent out of shape about homosexuality?



Spirituality

Finely-aged believers [new]
Over 25 articles and columns
Ministry resources
Signs and wonders
Top 25 Christian sites
Women in ministry resources



Time travel

Jim's original "hits" (June 1977) [new]
Original site (April 12, 1997)
Impeachment: the Musical
9/11
Iraq War
Year in Review 2008
To infinity and beyond




Uncategorized

Airline survival guide
Conspiracy theories [new]
Infrequently asked questions
Last words
Mr. Manners on . . .
New slogans for old "boomers"
Old predictions for New Year
Threat 'color' solidly green
Top ten things not to say at airport security
Top ten things you won't hear at commencement
What I didn't learn in kindergarten

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Write advice

ACW Press: ethical, economical self-publisher [off site]
American Christian Writers: Christian Publishing 101 [off site]
Articles
Communicate to Change Lives
Writing online
Writers on Writing



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