Churches have to walk a fine line when it comes to commenting on social issues of the day and making any declaration about a political candidate. To make a declaration about a political candidate or to seemingly endorse one, as a church, comes as a problem for our friends in Washington known as the IRS.
As [...]
He’s back.
Ralph Nader, never one to shy away from the limelight of a political season, has announced that he is going to run as an independent for president. Nader all but cost Al Gore the win in 2000 and ran again in 2004, but this time around the 74-year old could be over stepping it [...]
I’ve been waiting for this trip for about two months now. Actually, 11 months - but who is counting? Today, I get to hold my niece for the very first time. I can’t wait.
Sometime in a little bit, I’m going to head to West Virginia to see my niece and my brother. I’ve not had [...]
Most of us when we woke up this morning learned of the developments in Cuba today as the ailing president Fidel Castro announced his plans to step down as president after almost 50 years leading the communist country. Castro has not been seen in public since 2006 when health issues started to become a major [...]
Here are a collection of thoughts from the week that was in life, sports, politics, and everything else we can think of:
It was horrifying to hear again of another campus shooting this time at Northern Illinois. Steven Kazmierczak opened fire on a classroom at the DeKalb, Ill., school before turning the gun on himself. In [...]
Last night, my friend Greg Arthur and I spent some time doing what we both do best - talking. If you click on this link you can gain our thoughts on life in Seminary, steroids in baseball, Kelvin Sampson, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama, and a partridge in a pair tree.
Check it out!
Looking for something to express to that special someone how you feel today. Needing a way to do it creatively. Here at The View from the Sidelines we like to help you the reader to celebrate this day with videos from Youtube that you can share with that special someone.
Married … and looking for the [...]
I’m in one of those shake your head at the world kind of moods this morning. Don’t ask me why, perhaps its because I have to go back to class later today, or its because the roads are a solid sheet of ice again today. Regardless, here are a few things in life that I’ll [...]
What a night! What a long, scary, and cold night!
Let me explain.
Earlier this evening, I decided that I was hungry and I needed to get something to eat. That typically happens around 6 p.m., or so each evening. We like to call this phenomenon dinner. On this night’s dinner run, a snow storm decided to [...]
Someone needs to blow the Flintstone’s whistle. Vacation is over and it’s time to get back to work. The second half of the first year in seminary is about to begin, folks.
For the past few months, we’ve been learning about the history, spirituality and the language of the New Testament, learned more about the Gospel [...]
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