That question has been going through my head a lot lately. I realize that entire thesis’s have been written with that question as the topic. There are philosophical arguments around every corner because of that question. There are college majors that deal with that question. My guess is that at least two dozen books per [...]
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What Is Ministry?
Posted in Bible, Foundation, Friendship, Hearing from God, Jesus, Life Lessons, Prayer, Strategy on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Lesson From Florida State Football – Part 1
Posted in Bible, Hearing from God, Jesus, Life Lessons on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back when I was on the Florida State football team there was a standout defensive player who was extremely vocal about his ability. He was without question a very good football player, on the verge of being great. If you followed the Seminole football team in the early 90′s you would definitely recognize his name. [...]
Racism
Posted in Foundation, Friendship, Just Gil, Life Lessons on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(What are you doing Gil? A blog about Gay Marriage followed up by a blog about Racism? Don’t you know you are not supposed to talk about those things?) It was the Spring of 1993. I was on the Florida State University football team. For some unknown reason I looked at William Floyd’s left arm. He was cut. By [...]
American Idol 2009: and the winner is…
Posted in Foundation, Friendship, Hearing from God, Just Gil, Life Lessons on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Those of you who follow me on Twitter know that when it came to American Idol this season I was hooked. I know, I know, I know… I went a little overboard virtually every Tuesday night with my tweets, but tweeting my commentary on Idol became almost like a habit (plus my friend and fellow Creeker [...]
Spike Lee’s “Kobe Doin’ Work”
Posted in Just Gil, Life Lessons on May 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I just finished watching Spike Lee’s joint “Kobe Doin’ Work.” (I guess when Spike Lee does a movie it is called a “joint?”) It is a documentary about Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. There is little question that Kobe Bryant is one of the most talented and intelligent players in NBA history. He is a no [...]
