Groundboob Day

I’ll never forget the first time my family went bowling here in Vegas. The bowling alleys are almost all in casinos, which is kinda odd. But the stranger thing was the attire. Typically bowlers wear jeans or sweatpants, t-shirts or sweatshirts. But the ladies bowling at the Orleans Casino were wearing their hoochie mama outfits.There…

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Shouldn’t Following Jesus Look Like…

Yesterday I mentioned that we’ve lived here for a year, and the question we always get is, “Why did you move to Vegas?!”  As in, “Why did you leave your great church in a great place to live, to move and start a new church in a difficult place to live?” Well, maybe I’m nuts,…

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America’s Disease, The Sequel

Yesterday I shared some thoughts on the problem we have with greed, and an idea or two on how to combat greed. Here’s one more… Greed is natural. It’s natural for us to want more, and so the trick is to want more of God. And if I’m someone who believes in God, and I…

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America’s Disease

In the buffet line of the seven deadly sins, it seems that Americans have piled their plates high with greed. In an article in the Chicago Sun Times, Andrew Greely called greed “American’s disease.” Foreclosed homes and corporate scandals speak to the accuracy of his diagnosis. And perhaps nowhere is that more obvious than in…

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People Are Sick In This Town

My wife works at a gym. She does administrative stuff so mostly she’s back in an office, but she’s very friendly and empathetic so it’s easy for her to get to know people. One lady who works out at the gym is a stripper. She was talking to Jen once and explained that she was…

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