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2008 Book Club

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Thomas just started a private online Book Club.
I’m looking forward to it. Never really been involved in much of a book club other than a doctrine class I had at UMHB and that was more for required/extra credit reading than anything else.

Here’s his initial thoughts on the group:

I have created an invite-only google group for this purpose and I need some pals to help me get it off the ground. You can help in the following ways:

  1. Ask for an invite > I’m keeping it invite-only until its a proven concept. Send me an email or leave a comment with your email and I’ll hook you up.
  2. Suggest some books > I’m thinking of tackling between 6 and 10… along the lines of 1 a month. They don’t have to be just Christian books… but they have to be culturally important books > think Velvet Elvis or No Logo for an idea.
  3. Get involved > I’m looking for some honest commitment and a fair pinch of common-or-garden enthusiasm – we will be journeying together… examining some meaningful material… I need people who are will to read and participate… not spectate from the sidelines.
  4. Help out > I want to journey with you… not lead > I need to feed as much as I want to encourage you all to get fed. I don’t want to be the only facilitator.

Want to join us? Drop either one of us an e-mail with your Amazon.com account info 😉 – j/k. But seriously – drop us an e-mail if you’re interested.

The key to the White Elephant

I wrote an article a couple years back for Relevant Magazine and thought it’s relevant again with the holiday season…

Christmas is definitely here. Lights are a-twinkle around town. The advent candles are burning, and children everywhere are a part of numerous Christmas musicals.
Christmas also brings the proverbial White Elephant gift exchange. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this now common Christmas tradition, let me give you an explanation and some tips for walking away with the best gift.
The White Elephant gift exchange is a game likely dreamed up by genius guys, somewhere, who wanted an excuse for not knowing how to shop for their friends, girlfriends, wives and coworkers. Each person brings an unmarked gift, and then numbers are drawn to allow each person a turn to pick a present from the pile. The ingenious creators of the game also made a unique “out” to ensure they didn’t walk away with a disappointing gift. After a gift has been unwrapped, the partygoers who have not chosen their gift have the opportunity to steal one of the unwrapped gifts, rather than selecting from the pile of the unknown.

Click to read more. (expired link)