… and I totally forgot about it.  I guess I was distracted, for good reason, by the Iranian uprising. Click here to see the post where I preserved some of the posts from 2002. If you think I am a major blog tweaker now… you should have seen it when blogs were SO much more rudimentary. Some of my posts from back then and through the years went by the wayside but I did eventually quit trying to edit overall content on the blog about four years ago and just let things run their course.

Oh well… it seems like a really long time to be blogging.  I love it though.  This has been an incredible journey so far and I really appreciate you taking the time to read ETC.

Here’s to many more years of ever improving blogging :) .

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I am writing this at somewhere near 35,000 feet and trying not to think about the turbulence.  I am also trying not to accidentally sing out loud with The Eagles, Joss Stone, U2 or Mary J. Blige as they come up on my iPhone’s playlist.

Because as much as I know my fellow passengers would just love to hear me sing … the acoustics on the plane will simply not do my voice justice.  Plus, come on, Emcee RandyT isn’t satisfied to just simply sing … I have to groove to the rhythm, so … that just won’t work on a cramped airplane either.

You know?  I mean really …
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Today Family News in Focus (FNIF … part of Focus On The Family) is airing a story in which I took part in regarding NARTH’s exposure of unhealthy behavior within the gay community at large.

As with every interview, I had a great conversation with the interviewer (Steve Jordahl in this case.) Actually … not every interview is great.  Being tricked into being on the Adam Carolla Show a few years ago pretty much stunk but I ended up having fun with it.

But back to the point …

In the interview with Steve Jordahl, I shared honestly regarding the issues he asked about.  The end results are two soundbites out of about ten minutes worth of answers. Because the issue of AIDS and substance abuse is very close to my heart, I wanted to do a follow up blog post to this interview.

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So, I just realized that the work I did (just a little bit of work) to create the connection for Disqus to facilitate Facebook Connect on my blog comments also created a whole new “page” for the blog.

Awesome.

And then Facebook announced embeddable “Fan Boxes” and here is the one I just whipped up :) . I couldn’t get the embeddable fan page to actually work inside a post so there it is over in the right sidebar.


I have *great* friends and maybe this will be a good way to help foster this little blog community. I am still figuring out how to build that “fan” page so visit it and lemmee know what you think. Also, feel free to spread the word.

We shall see what happens :) .

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The first two times (early and mid ’90’s) I took the official Myers-Briggs personality thingy I was a solid ENFJ.  Last year I took an online somethin’ somewhere and scored an ENFP.  Then I noticed Peter’s foray into narcissism (joke) self-discovery and thought I would check out this test too.  Here are the results:

Click to view my Personality Profile page

I am so glad I have finally started thinking about things! It also looks like I am going to be a lifelong EN. Wikipedia on ENTP’s.

Ok… thanks for indulging this little post. What is your personality type?

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Of Godly Desire, Lust and The Goal of Freedom – Ask It Basket

July 7, 2009
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A friend on facebook asks a question I get from time to time by both men and women who have zero attractions toward the opposite sex and are frustrated by that fact. J. writes:
Lately I have been struggling with this question. I can’t remember a time when I was sexually attracted to women. I feel [...]

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Giving Disqus One Last Shot

July 7, 2009

Can we do this Gianni?

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Hey APA, Change is Possible: Respect Self-Determination

July 6, 2009
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From Gary over at CitizenLink:
… “This research is a significant milestone when it comes to the scientific debate over the issue of homosexuality,” NARTH President Dr. Julie Hamilton said. “It also confirms what we have seen evidenced in hundreds of individuals who have benefited from the help of NARTH therapists.
“We believe that every person should [...]

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Happy Independence Day! Here Are Some Fireworks

July 4, 2009

I love my country. Happy 4th everyone!
The video above is not one I shot myself. It is from Disney World though and I thought that was appropriate since I am here in Orlando and they do an awesome job. Enjoy! OH and it has a high quality option. Click the HQ [...]

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The Monster Trucks of the Carpocalypse! – The Aftermath Video and Photos

July 4, 2009

I know I had fun with this in my post before the event yesterday but I went and had a very interesting and unique time. I am pretty cool with this being a once in a lifetime thing but … who knows . I did have a lot of fun.
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Cross Cultural Crash-A-Rama Outreach Opportunity … CARPOCALYPSE!

July 3, 2009

To clear up any potential confusion right off the bat, the following is satire even though I am going to go to this thing tonight … and excited about attending something completely out of my realm of experience.

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In my quest to truly understand the modern contexts of the human experience among various people groups here [...]

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Internet Porn Ensnares Women Too

July 2, 2009
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Very interesting and sad:
Dirty Little Secret
Men aren’t the only ones lured by Internet porn. A revealing look at the shameful addictions of a rising number of Christian women.
by Ramona Richards
34 %. That’s how many readers of Today’s Christian Woman’s online newsletter admitted to intentionally accessing Internet porn in a recent poll. While many women wrote [...]

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Pastor Bob on What Church Leaders Should Know About Homosexuality

July 2, 2009
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Pastor Bob is one of four mentors I have had during my Christian walk.  When I lived in Texas I went to his wonderful church. Now that he is on the Exodus board I get to see him more often so that is verra nice. To the point:
What Church Leaders Should Know About [...]

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Michael Jackson Salvation Story NOT Accurate

July 1, 2009
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Last week I posted that Mary Mary was reporting that Michael had accepted the Lord weeks before he died.  Part of the report included that Andrae and Sandra Crouch had basically witnessed to Michael and led him in the prayer to receive Christ.
You just had to know this was coming.  I am a fan of [...]

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New Book Offers Practical, Authentic Insight on Leaving Homosexuality

July 1, 2009
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Hooray for Alan and for those seeking this type of resource! From the Exodus Press Office (via email, posted to the web later today):

New Book Offers Practical, Authentic Insight on Leaving Homosexuality

Orlando, FL- A new book, released by Harvest House Publishers today, offers practical advice and honest information on the process [...]

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Barna Study on Gay and Heterosexual Christians

June 30, 2009
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I was going to skip this because there is a lot to this article and I am not a statistician. I am also losing more and more confidence that dividing people into the two all or nothing categories of “gay” and “straight” is actually accurate.  I think that is a false starting point (and that [...]

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Disqus Acting Up

June 30, 2009

UPDATE: I give up.  I just don’t have time to have to manually clean out my comments database by the hundreds and try to troubleshoot, document, prove … all that.  Comments and my regular readers are very important to me so I will continue to try and make the commenting experience more enjoyable, user friendly [...]

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