Month: November 2007

Team Micah ready to run again

From Myspace….

Hello everyone. I hope this email finds you all doing great! December is right around the corner which means it is that time of year again. Time for the Wellstone’s White Rock Marathon and TEAM MICAH!!!! Last year was a great success because of all of you. Over $5000 was donated to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital in support of TEAM MICAH and all together children from TSRH raised over $56,000.

Like last year we have a great group of people running (some walking) the Half Marathon. For some it will be their second year of running for TEAM MICAH and we have several new people that will join us. We are looking for more people to join TEAM MICAH with a donation to support our efforts. Micah will never be able to run this marathon…we are running for him and for all the children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. Our hopes are that you will forward this email to your friends and family and help us reach as many people as we can.
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You think your gas tank is expensive?

We’re paying $2.85 to $2.95 in the Dallas area for a gallon of gas right now. But in Bethel, Alaska, folks are paying from $5 to $7. Ouch! The only saving grace is that the prices are locked in until a new supply can be shipped in next June.

Listen to NPR’s story.

Top 10 portrait tips

Erin Manning is a professional photographer and has recently put together a nice little video that will help all of us amateurs take better portraits. A great watch especially right before the holidays. The video doubles as an add for her new book, but it’s not too annoying and the tips are worth it.

Hat tip to Dumb Little Man

Huckabee, Obama, Rudy, Hillary, Edwards and Romney

Kay and Rick Warren have invited 3 Republican candidates (former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney) and 3 Democratic candidates (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John Edwards) to speak at the 2007 Global Summit on AIDS and the Church.

Clinton has already agreed to attend the others are reportedly working on their schedules.

Should be interesting

Bill Mercer on Think

Bill Mercer, former play-by-play announcer for World Class Championship Wrestling, the Cowboys, Rangers and others was on KERA’s Think yesterday (as a replay show).

Anyone in the broadcasting business around here knows the name Bill Mercer. And anyone who considers themselves a sports fan has probably heard his voice. In September we spent an hour with Mercer, whose 50+ year career as a broadcaster and broadcasting instructor continues today. His recent memoir is “Play-By- Play: Tales from a Sports Broadcasting Insider” (Taylor Trade, 2007).

I’m going to have to add that book to my Amazon Wishlist for sure.

Listen online

Church surveys

A couple churches have shared surveys they’ve given their congregations over the last couple months.
National Community Church and Granger Community Church have both shared their surveys online.
Also, Willowcreek Community Church in Chicago recently announced the findings of one of their recent surveys and admitted that they’ve been wrong in their way of thinking and doing ministry.
That’s a bit jaw dropping but can you imagine what might have happened if they never surveyed their congregation and kept doing “business as usual.”
I’m working on a survey for the community groups in our church and wondering if any other churches out there have surveyed their congregations or specific groups and ministries within their church. What have you found? What did you change? Where did it lead you?