Wandering with Reckless Abandon

Never, never, never, never count out Joe Gibbs in the month of December.

How sweet it is…
Watch out Seattle…

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This evening I sent out my Christmas letter… I thought I might share it with y’all:
Merry Christmas!
As I type this, I am sitting in my office, soaking on the events of today, and the advent season. I was blessed to be able to spend the day with my parents, my sister, brother-in-law, and my [...]

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Sitting in worship Sunday morning I was struck by the words to O come, O come, Emmanuel:

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy [...]

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This made me blow diet crack coke out of my nose.

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These things I know:

Mattresses do not belong on I-195 after dark when people like me will have to swerve out of the way at the last minute to avoid hitting them while running late to BWI anyhow.
I need to sell a few more cars before Christmas.
Wegman’s Creme Brulee ice cream is a wondrous creation, sharing [...]

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Driving into Baltimore last night I was struck by what can only be described as potentially heretical thoughts…
Looking at the city from the Jones Falls Expressway, just before it dips under the Howard Street bridge, I was struck by the amount of churches that I saw…
Fresh in my mind were Joel’s comments on Creflo Dollar, [...]

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A while back I posted about the American Family Association’s boycott of Ford Automobiles. Well, the AFA, rather than admitting that they are wrong about their facts, is taking credit for the fact that Ford sales have been declining (because, ya know, it has to be the boycott… it CAN’T possibly be the economy, [...]

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There’s a difference between us. You think the people of this country exist to provide you with position. I think your position exists to provide those people with freedom. And I go to make sure that they have it.
William Wallace

It saddens me how often those in leadership forget this, and I pray everyday as we [...]

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I found myself shaking my head at a series of emails going around earlier this week.
The current popular thing for Christians to protest is the movie The Golden Compass. Apparently the movie is based on a book by an avowed atheist who has his heart set on turning people away from God (or [...]

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I do believe that I need to take some time off from football.
This afternoon I had the distinct pleasure of flying from Providence to Baltimore with a planeful of Patriots fans. I had spent a couple of days just outside of Boston with a charming young lady from Long Island and her friends (an [...]

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