And one more thing

I know this isn’t a big “Spiritual battle” thing or anything, but I’m saddened at the results of American Idol tonight, though not shocked by them.  Brooke has had a not-so-good run the last few weeks and it seems like the stress of the show was really getting to her, but she still was a [...]

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The vote was….

In favor of the minority report from the Church and Society committee. What does that mean? I will explain…I think…Betty just explained it to me.
When a committee recommends a petition to the plenary, they then say either, “We recommend you reject this petition” or “We recommend you adopt this petition.” If there [...]

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My friend and me can do something

Kim,Sara,Miguel and me went to  the zoo  and saw a gorilla and  this time  it was………………..
S           L                       P              E                E                    I              N                       G!

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Idk, my bff Jill

There’s a site that “translates” whatever you type into a 12-year-old AOL IM/Text lingo.  Out of curiosity, I typed in our church’s mission statement like this:
The mission of Grimes United Methodist Church is to win souls and make disciples.
Here’s how it’s “translated” into text:
DA MISION OF GRIEMS UNIETD MATHODIST CHURCH SI 2 WIN SUS AND [...]

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Today at the GC…

Not much happened.  A lot happened, but not what I was expecting anyway.  I did get to hear the President of Liberia speak.  She was good.  She’s the first democratically elected female President for that continent.  She grew up in the Methodist Church, was educated through Methodist schools, and is in close contact with the [...]

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This is pretty cool

I remember Aimee telling me about this, and it’s cool to see it continued to be recognized.
NCAA Champion Magazine has named Simpson College wrestler Nick Ackerman’s 2001 National Championship victory the No. 1 most dramatic championship victory in NCAA history.
“I think it’s huge,” Ackerman said of the recognition. “I am obviously very honored to be [...]

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Quickly…

Just hung out with Rob Dillingham this afternoon at the GC.  The committees are SUPPOSEDLY finished now, so Kiboko and Betty can watch Grace during the daytime so I can attend GC stuff a little, too.  We ran into Jen Tyler, who went to Simpson College.  She’s been at GC all week, and has a [...]

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Just for Fun

Because everyone should add palindromes to their daily vocabulary. Also because I’m in need of some relief because Betty told me, “It’s not good, it’s not good” when she came back from the afternoon session. I said, “Will they split?” and she thinks this year has the “best” chance out of the last [...]

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Betty says PRAY!

Just talked to her in the hallway (Grace is still sleeping).  She said her biggest struggle is trying to get “her” delegates to attend and vote!  There are 7 delegates, and most votes are pretty even, so 7 votes is a huge number within these committees.  She again commented on the sneaky language and said [...]

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The Real Battle Going On…

There have been ‘rallies’ across the street from the convention center a couple times now.  I can see them from my hotel room.  Here’s an audio clip of a report on the biggest rally so far:
GC Rally
Here’s the thing: the people attending the rally weren’t necessarily delegates or even UMC members.  There are numerous organizations [...]

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