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johncarl in words: March 2010
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Beck-oning for a Revolution. Posted by john.carl. 8220;You can surely tell you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” -anne lamott. My feelings toward Glenn Beck are not a secret. Any length of time spent scanning my facebook page would reveal any one of Jon Stewart, the dailykos or the Huffington Post reaming the Fox News personality for the latest black-hole-stupid thing he’s said. As I disc...
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johncarl in words: January 2010
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Hurting with the Hurting. Posted by john.carl. What I got was much, much different. On the hoof, I felt it was an overly callous response. What could someone, high atop his or her ivory tower in the academy, know about real pain anyway? Isn’t this just another example of people like him talking at an issue rather than speaking words of wisdom? That was all before Haiti. Could that brilliant, cranky old professor have been right? It is easy to throw...
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johncarl in words: Hurting with the Hurting
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Hurting with the Hurting. Posted by john.carl. What I got was much, much different. On the hoof, I felt it was an overly callous response. What could someone, high atop his or her ivory tower in the academy, know about real pain anyway? Isn’t this just another example of people like him talking at an issue rather than speaking words of wisdom? That was all before Haiti. Could that brilliant, cranky old professor have been right? It is easy to throw...
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johncarl in words: September 2009
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. War Damn Top 10. Posted by john.carl. In honor of Football Season Eve, I’ve complied a list of my Top Ten games. I was in attendance at all of these, although that had no bearing on the list. Call it coincidence. 10 Ole Miss at Auburn, September 2, 1993 : 16-12. 9 Alabama at Auburn, November 18, 1995 : 31-27. 8 Auburn at Alabama, November 22, 2004 : 21-13. 7 Alabama at Auburn, November 18, 1997 : 18-17. 5 Georgia at Auburn, November 12, 2004 : 24-6.
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johncarl in words: A New Identity
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Posted by john.carl. This past Sunday, I experienced a sort of monumental shift in my life. It was essentially like any other Sunday I’ve had the past three and a half years, yet strangely different. Yes, this Sunday marked the last time I would stand in front of the Auburn Wesley Foundation’s Sunday Night Worship with my guitar, leading worship. Without a doubt, it was a bittersweet evening. A friend and mentor asked me about my last experience on...
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johncarl in words: August 2009
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Standing on the Shoulders. Posted by john.carl. After her passing. This article chronicled her achievements all the way from being the first practicing female attorney in Tuscaloosa County to her work in starting a United Methodist Children’s Home for at-risk children, as well as her advocacy in Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Thank you, J.J. May you rest in peace after a life well lived. Give Me My America Back". Posted by john.carl. The root of her fear, ...
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johncarl in words: Wesley Advent Devotional
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Posted by john.carl. Here's my annual Advent devotional I wrote for Wesley. Thought I'd share. Read 2 Samuel 7:11b-16. Our microwave society has conditioned us to expect things immediately, to look for things as soon as we ask for them, to never wait on anything. In 2 Samuel, God makes David a series of promises, but still needs David to wait, to endure, to be patient. God needs David to be faithful. In this time of celebration that is Advent, let ...
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johncarl in words: Rasslin' With Them Angels
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Rasslin' With Them Angels. Posted by john.carl. Let me make one thing perfectly clear:. I carry an unhealthy disdain of the University of Alabama.every single thing about that crimpsun-and-white wasteland of a campus and the legions of bubbas who have never even set foot on the aforementioned area of real estate. Some have asked me, “Why get so riled up about something as trivial as football? 8221; The simple answer? 8230;nay, they just are. People...
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johncarl in words: July 2009
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. Posted by john.carl. The trip is on its last leg and reflecting on it, I’ve learned many things. Some seem pretty profound, while others are pretty trivial. I guess in a sense, it all really is, but it all in all, God seems to work through the trivial moreso than not. Our last day in Riga, we spent the day with Dan, Courtney, and Ceara, the 11-day old latest edition to the Randall family. The world is small indeed. Once we arrived in Frankfurt and ...
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johncarl in words: January 2011
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A futile effort in talking about something that matters. The Spiritual Significance of the 2010 National Championship. Posted by john.carl. Auburn football was a source of great joy and agony for me as a child. My emotions were tied to every win and loss, often retreating to my bedroom after those unfortunate games when the cosmos got it wrong and Auburn lost to bury my face in a pillow and cry like my favorite pet had just died. 8220;Yeah,” I said. “I think I am.”. 8220;Right, Dad.”. He explained how wh...
