There are several random thoughts that are rolling around in my otherwise empty head. I thought that if I would take a few moments to write them down in an unorganized fashion, maybe they would find an escape and leave me alone.I'm laughing a little bit at the arrogance that we often have. Many years ago I was invited to an evangelism conference and then subsequently uninvited. At the time I suspected that it had something to do with the sometimes negative perception that "magic" has among Christianity's conservative core, although the reason that...
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Saturday, 16 February 2013
It's Showtime!
Posted on 09:05 by Unknown
Today begins the first of three consecutive weekends with shows. Tonight I'll be at the First Baptist Church of Washburn MO. I'll be doing a program that follows their Valentine dinner. Several years ago, I did a Sunday morning program for this pastor while he served at a different area church. It's always nice to be asked to come back by a pastor/church!Next weekend is the annual Pulaski County Evangelism Conference. I was unable to attend last year's conference but am thrilled to be invited back for this year's event. The four-day conference...
Friday, 15 February 2013
Politics: As Usual
Posted on 13:49 by Unknown
Ugh!Politics!What ever happened to government? Has our entire legislature gone crazy? In fourteen days the sequestration deadline (that they imposed on themselves and then delayed until March 1) will go into effect. To make sure that the whole country knows just how serious they are about solving the budget problems we face, Congress is taking a ten day recess!If they were grade schoolers that hadn't completed their work, the teacher would take their recess away and make them complete their work first. If they were responsible adults (instead of...
Sunday, 10 February 2013
One of My Favorite Things...
Posted on 06:55 by Unknown
I suppose that a pair of warm, woolen mittens would come in handy if it was so cold that the snowflakes were staying on my nose and eye lashes, but none of these things would number in "My Favorite Things" list as they did for Maria, the young governess/nanny of the Von Trapp family.*I imagine that each of us has that unwritten list of things that can make you smile to yourself at any moment and brighten up an otherwise dreary day.I was thinking about that the other day when I was talking to my baby sister on the phone. (She is far from being a...
Friday, 8 February 2013
Writing Critique Group
Posted on 21:41 by Unknown
It is late on Friday night and tomorrow morning is our monthly meeting for the OCACW.After each monthly meeting, there is a critique session for those that are writing and looking to improve their writing. I went to the after meeting critique session once, but since I really don't do any writing other than my blog and the occasional sermon, I haven't been back. I suppose that is a bit selfish on my part. I imagine that I could still participate; offering constructive critique or learning from the works of real writers.All that being said, I'm going...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Old Blogging Habits and Other Old Habits
Posted on 09:55 by Unknown
It is the end of the first week of February and it may appear that I have fallen into the old habit of irregular postings here at Out of My Hat.And while that may be true, I am comfortable with not posting daily. I would prefer to post more often than once or twice per week but would rather be devoting writing time to other projects. I suppose that I'll work on sharing those as time goes on.Last month, I posted about enjoying a good cigar and got a few comments on Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Nobody that commented seemed to have anything positive...
Friday, 1 February 2013
Superbowl Sunday: Who Wins? and Does it Really Matter?
Posted on 23:13 by Unknown
If you've followed Out of My Hat for very long, you already know that I'm not a big NFL fan. Back in the day (it was a Tuesday) I was a Viking fan. To give sports fans an idea of how long ago that was, names like Jim Marshall, Alan Page and Carl Eller were a few of the names on the roster. The Scrambler managed the offense and they still played in an outdoor stadium.But back to the point--today I'm not a big fan and Sunday is the BIG day for football.I know that the NFL season is a big deal to its millions of fans. I just don't understand how everybody...
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