Archive for June, 2006
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006More silliness from our friends rebuilding Ground Zero: the Daily News reports that a contractor banned by the city and feds from government contracts due to alleged mob ties is nonetheless blasting bedrock for the future foundation of the Freedom Tower. Article.movies sex classiconline complete scripts moviemovie cumshot galleriesbrolly dbz 8 moviedildo sex moviesporn download [...]
“It was like going to bed single and waking up married”
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006So says Eric Metaxas of his conversion experience in this NY Daily News article about Socrates in the City, a lecture series that “provides a place where busy people in suits and sports jackets can discuss … ‘life, God and other small topics.’”
Fewer than 4 in 10 NYC high school students graduate
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006“Education Week, which published the study, determined that only Detroit, with a 21.7% graduation rate, and Baltimore, with 38.5%, had a smaller percentage of kids earning diplomas in 2003 – the most recent national data available.” Article.See also, NPR’s report; Urban Institute.
For he’s a jolly good graduate
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006From Judah’s Kindergarten Grad photo set (17 pics)What his teacher wrote on his “Student of the Month” award:”Judah is our youngest and tallest student and one of our ‘SPIRITUAL GIANTS.’ He loves to pray for his family and friends and he treasures the family God has given him. Miss Cates is proud of Judah. He [...]
Cars
Monday, June 19th, 2006Great movie. Judah loved it. So did his dad, especially the ending: classy, courageous, character. Not gonna give away the details, but will encourage ya’ll to peep that ride.
Commencement
Monday, June 19th, 2006I gave my first commencement address on Saturday at Flushing Christian School (8th grade), a graduation of sorts for me as well as the students. Nineteen years ago, I was a self-conscious 8th grader giving the saluditory speach at my own junior high school graduation (self conscious mainly because of the make-up hiding bruising from [...]
All things work together
Friday, June 16th, 2006Last December, the NFL family was rocked with the news that the Colts’ classy head coach Tony Dungy’s son James had committed suicide. (I blogged about it here and here.) In the months since then, Coach Dungy has coped with the tragedy with his usual grace and dignity. ESPN chronicles his story in a moving [...]
Katrina relief money funds erotica and exotica while DHS Chief slashes counter-terrorism dollars
Friday, June 16th, 20066/16/2006 09:54:00 AM|||Jeremy Del Rio||| “A $200 bottle of champagne from Hooters and $300 worth of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ videos were among items bought with debit cards handed out by FEMA to help hurricane victims, auditors probing $1 billion in potential waste and fraud have found.” Article.In yet another Katrina related FEMA fiasco, auditors reported [...]
Congrats to Jonathan for Taking Adopt-a-School to a Higher Level
Thursday, June 15th, 2006At this year’s Celebration of Xcellence (r.) In April we celebrated my brother Jonathan’s selection as a teaching fellow with the NYC Department of Education. Today, he received two (2!) job offers from his first choice school, PS 34, a historically underperfoming elementary and middle school located on Avenue D, directly across the street from [...]
Caleb’s Father’s Day Promise
Thursday, June 15th, 2006“Children without fathers need men who love Jesus to practice what God the Father teaches us.” Article.
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