Jonathan and Laurie’s Honeymoon Adventures
Nearly two weeks later, we’ve finally put our video clips from our honeymoon together.
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Update on Sally
Just received word from Jose that the doctors said Sally is doing amazingly well “considering she nearly died Sunday night.”
They said she is about 80% recovered and they’re now hoping for her eyesight to be restored completely. They believe she’ll be able to get up and walk around some today and be moved to her own room tomorrow.
Praise God for the continued progress and pray for continued strength and healing.
Update on Kari’s brother
From Kari:
My brother will make a full recovery and will be released from the hospital today. We thought we were walking into a life or death situation and come to find out he made a really stupid decision that landed him in the hospital. Please pray that the Lord would use this as a wake up call for him. thank you so much for your prayers.
TD Jakes says he’s looking for a leader
Dallas Pastor TD Jakes says he’s looking for a strong leader in the next president of the U.S., not necessarily faith.
One of the most influential black leaders today, Jakes has the ear of President George W. Bush and former President Bill Clinton. He says the black clergy faces big challenges as the 2008 presidential election draws near, as they weigh competing strategies on how to work effectively for the betterment of their community.
But the challenges extend beyond the black community, Jakes says.
“I think really religion in general is struggling with politics, not just African Americans. Many, many times we’ve allowed ourselves to be taken up under the control of this party or that party, and I think that’s dangerous when you do that,” he tells Michele Norris.
“I don’t think that God should be assigned to a party. When the party goes bad, then the clergy are embarrassed, and I think that faith should transcend politics,” he says.
“If you’re going to be an effective leader… you can’t just be the president of the Christians, you have to be the president of the United States which incorporates atheists, agnostics and all brands of faith. And many Christians don’t understand that. They see this as a Christian nation but I don’t see this as a theocracy, I see it as a democracy.”
Jerry Falwell dead
I’m sure this is old news to most but I just caught news of this, this morning at work.
Jerry Falwell is dead at 73.
As is Dr. Martin Luther King’s eldest daughter, Yolanda King, at 51.
If you recall, Falwell was part of the focus of the Alexandra Pelosi documentary: “Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi” which also featured a short segment about the Christian Wrestling Federation. Reportedly, Falwell was very nice to Pelosi during her filming but kicked her off his bus once he found out who her mother was.
Listen to a reflection on his life by NPR
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Jerry Falwell & Yolanda King
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I’ve posted some pics from Sunday’s Geocache with Dan (father-in-law), Jake (nephew), and my lovely life Laurie.
Unfortunately Laurie was taking all the pics and didn’t get in any. Not sure how that happened 😉