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Rick's Space: August 2006
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Thursday, August 31, 2006. What If Your Last Name Was."Smelley"? I'm sitting here watching the first SEC football game of the 2006 year (I can barely contain myself.seriously) between Mississippi State University and the University of South Carolina. To make a long story short, the starting QB for South Carolina got hurt about midway through the 1st quarter, and the backup QB who came in for him is named Chris Smelley. What if your last name was "Smelley"? My name is James Richard Smelley! Who are all of...
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Rick's Space: July 2006
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Has anyone else noticed that it seems like almost everything these days either has a sex appeal or sexual undertones? Sometimes when I hear Jesus saying, "If you look at a woman with lust, you have already committed adultery with her in your heart.", I want to say back, "Well I'm sure that wasn't real hard back in the day in the Middle East where most the Jewish women were all covered up! So why woe to men? Because I don't think this is going to get any better? Its Been Too Long.
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Rick's Space: February 2006
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Thursday, February 02, 2006. Where will I be? Ok, I lied. I have been thinking about something recently. It humbled me to the point of realizing how self-centered an unaware of the rest of the world I am. As I was out walking one morning last week, I began to think about Thailand. I prayed for my friends and the missionaries that work over there. I missed them. All of sudden, a picture that one of the missionaries had described came to my mind:. Posted by Rick at 9:05 PM. Posted by Rick at 8:47 PM.
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Rick's Space: December 2005
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Sunday, December 18, 2005. All this "Christmas" Brouhaha. The times are a changin'! I knew that the "holidays" were always going to have a secular approach and a Christian approach, but I never imagined it would come to this. If I were to be quite honest, it's not so much the retailers refusing to say "Merry Christmas" that upsets me. I can deal with that. It's the Christians who are trying to boycott retailers and point their fingers that upsets me. Why does it upset me? Let me start with the Word:.
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Rick's Space: March 2006
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006. A Night of Encouragement. If I had decided to give up music forever, tonight would've changed my mind.". That's what I told my girlfriend, Stacy, after playing at First Baptist Church Columbiana this past Sunday night. It was an. Posted by Rick at 11:16 AM. Wednesday, March 01, 2006. My pastor gave me a book for my birthday last Sunday entitled A Hunger for God. All of that was paraphrased for the Preface, Introduction, and the first chapter. It's definitely helped me see my ...
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Rick's Space: November 2006
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Thirdly, I need time with non-Christians. They may not be able to encourage me spiritually, but they do keep me in tap with reality. I don't spend time with these kinds of people nearly as much as I should, especially being in full-time "church" ministry. But that's no excuse. Even though my "job" is to shepherd people within the church, I still need relationships with non-Christians. Posted by Rick at 3:40 PM. Birmingham, Alabama, United States. View my complete profile.
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Rick's Space: May 2006
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Sunday, May 21, 2006. Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Want to Go? I had a conversation with my roommate Adam last night about how in college, it's very easy to get around people. They're everywhere (except for the weekends in Montevallo; it's a ghost town during that time). It's very, very easy to build relationships in college, and it's very easy to get into a spiritual conversation (compared to any other time of your life). Posted by Rick at 4:28 PM. Posted by Rick at 4:28 PM. View my complete profile.
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Rick's Space: November 2005
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005. A blog spot with no advertisements, no pop-ups, no scandalous photos! I didn't think such a site existed! Peace out, brothers and sisters. Posted by Rick at 7:32 PM. Birmingham, Alabama, United States. View my complete profile. American Idol: Finally Worth Watching. Its Been Too Long. In Response to People. An Analysis of the Music of Bruce Hornsby.
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Rick's Space: October 2006
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Sunday, October 29, 2006. One of my youth has brought to my attention a game that daily causes me to waste small increments of time. It's called "Line Rider" ( http:/ www.deviantart.com/deviation/40255643/. It's basically a game where you draw a line, hit play, and watch this little stick man on a sled ride on your line. Of all the people I've shared it with, 99% of the time the guys love it and the girls think it's dumb. See for yourself. Posted by Rick at 8:55 PM. Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Welp, I'v...
