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 Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar (Luke 18) 

35 As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. 36 And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” 42 And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.

I listened to a very good message on the faith and prayer delivered by Aron Osborne at the SGM church in Cleveland, Ohio.  It was great to hear a sermon that balanced the tension between the “name it, claim it” health & prosperity gospels and the biblical call to faith.  Since I have had several conversations over the past few weeks about this subject, the timing was great.

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TheHill.com - Romney: A mistake for McCain

Great article on why Romney is not the guy for McCain.  Finally, a pundit gets it!

This may be the funniest picture I have ever taken.

The tropics are hopping!  Tropical Storm Cristobal is making its way to the graveyard of the Atlantic while Tropical Storm Dolly is expected to strengthen to hurricane strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, likely making landfall in the Brownsville, TX area as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday morning.  An impressive tropical wave has formed off the east coast of Africa which meteorologists will be watching closely.  

Look for gas prices to swell until Dolly dissolves into the Texas hill country as everyone eyes the impact of Dolly on oil platforms in the gulf.

Yesterday marked the birthdays of several friends and family members on on one day! 

• Rochelle
• Kim D.
• Iva Mae
• Marsha
• Kim Grover

It was the “big 4-0″ for Rochelle and we celebrated in traditional Providence fashion with a surprise party.

Notice how Rochelle and her mom have the same expression in this photo.

I have been practicing taking pictures.  Monday was a discouraging night at the car show because the sun was so bright I had difficulty seeing what was in focus/not in focus.  I should have just used autofoocus.  I was pleasantly surprised to have a good one of Baby Jack appear among the duds, though.

Mike Huckabee is subbing for Paul Harvey today and tomorrow. 

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I had the chance to grab the sunset on the Monongahela tonight from the Smithfield Street Bridge. How can anyone doubt that Pittsburgh is the best city in America?

I am not that knowledgeable when it comes to science, but it seems clear that we need to rid ourselves of our dependence on foreign oil.  Lately, I have noticed ads featuring billionaire T. Boone Pickens, promoting his “Pickens Plan“.  In a nutshell, he believes we can harvest significantly more wind power and convert our transportation to natural gas.

I would love to see some good analysis on his plan.  Hat’s off to a wealthy man who is spending his own money to help solve our energy problems.