http://markdoebler.com A perspective on faith, life, culture & entertainment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:38:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is a weird day for me....I am feeling pretty crummy today. At first I thought it was sinuses again, but it appears to be a full-blown cold. Been years since I had one of these and I'm not diggin' it. In the meantime, by beloved South Carolina Gamecocks ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/11/15/fighting-a-cold-gators/ I've been working on my message for this week as I usually attempt to do on Tuesdays. While doing my research I came across an interesting comparison of the church to a DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS! Now I've seen lot's of analogies, but that's a new one even for me. ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/11/11/the-church-is-a-platypus/ Anyone who knows me knows that I have become a fan and an advocate for Twitter. There are still lots of people who still just don't get it, but those of us who do truly enjoy it. I have lots of people that I follow on Twitter.... I ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/11/07/20-signs-you-twitter-too-much/ Today marks one of the most important distinctives in our country.... the right to vote for our leadership & direction.  From my earliest years I have always found myself to be both politically active and deeply patriotic.  I am profoundly thankful that I was blessed by God to be born ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/11/04/vote/ I spent some time earlier today talking to a lady that had visited Second Chance Church a few weeks ago.  Her story both saddened me and challenged me.  Her husband is in the Army and was serving in Iraq when his Humvee was hit by an explosive device.  He was ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/30/ch-ch-ch-changes/ I'm sitting at home this evening with my mother and father-in-law contemplating America with Obama as President (all indicators point to him winning) and my wife is not even here.  She's been missing since about 4:30 (it's now 9:00) and I couldn't be happier. Many people have written that the hardest ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/29/my-wife-is-missing-and-i-love-it/ It feels as if I've fallen off the face of the earth over the last two weeks since I've added nothing to the blog here over that period of time.  It's not as if I've given up on the blog, it's just the events of the last two weeks have ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/27/hello-again/ We are in wild and scary economic times these days to say the least.  When 1/3 of the stock market's value can be wiped out in in less than a year, things start getting pretty hairy.  There are a host of underlying reasons for how we got here, but in ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/10/free-financial-seminar/ Last Saturday was a day that I thought might never arrive.  It was a day that I had thought about, desired, tried to arrange while in the Army, and hoped for for a long time, but wasn't sure it would ever happen.  It was the day I went skydiving.  I ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/07/falling-from-12000-feet-sweet/ This morning was week #2 in our grand opening series about second chances.  Today's service followed on the heels of yesterday's amazing skydiving trip (which I will blog about and add pictures for tomorrow)....all of which was built around the idea of a second chance at adventure.  So, this morning ... http://markdoebler.com/2008/10/05/in-the-locker-room-oct-5/
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