Top Religious Stories of 2007

“Men cannot make Scripture conform to their lifestyle; they must make their lifestyle conform to Scripture. ” Ed Cole

I believe the thing that leaps out to me is that you must first know or begin to get seriously acquainted with scripture before you will know how to be an authentic Christian man. Which goes back to the release of the book No Man Left Behind. There are 135 million men ages 15 and up in America. 44 million men in church and only 6 million being discipled or in a serious mentoring relationship. Who is discipling you? I always remember what Ed Cole said in Nashville at PK several years ago:
“Denial is deception. The path to destruction is denial – deception – distraction – dislocation – disruption – destruction. ”

Another man turning his life around and impacting others:
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=683476

Christianity Today's top 10 Religious Stories of 2007:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/january/2.16.html
Compare it 2006:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/january/12.20.html
and 2005:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/january/8.18.html

Crude needs to go down today, I think you understand why:
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/energyprices.html

Area Media
Fox 61 redesigned their website. Now if they will jazz up the set and graphics of that News @ 10 set, don't get me wrong, I love having that newscast each night:
http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/

Former Chattanooga Talk Radio 102.3's Max Hackett is in the news again:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_119103.asp

National Media:
Court TV has changed it's name. But to understand what it will be called you have to read the last sentence of the article. Like to hear your comments:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/sfl-1224courttv,0,4777420.story

Much has been discussed about Huck's Christmas ad. But the national media missed the other subliminal message in that ad.
Red and Blue Christian's blog has a different thought on those Christmas ornaments in Huckabee's Christmas ad:
http://www.redbluechristian.com/

Rudy's newest ad--called Freedom...Can you believe they would put a door frame that looks like a cross in this? and if the camera pans over at the end just inches it would be in the shape of a cross...or is it just me acting like the drive by media? (It doesn't matter to me either way)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3tt8dniJXc

Check out the World Wide Trouble Alert to your left in the links, as there was an earthquake in Missiouri early this morning.

Sports Today
Strength of schedule was released for this year's college football:
http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2007/Internet/toughest%20schedule/ia_9games_cumm.pdf

Just peeking ahead but the Braves have their schedule up on their web site. Opening day at the Ted is March 31st. Much confusion this next year for people seeking the games on TBS.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=atl&m=3&y=2008

Tonight's Hoop Pick is that Georgia Tech should easily take care of Tennessee Tech. Game is on FSNS @ 7pm-have attached Gametracker;
http://www.theacc.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbaskbl.html?event=588573&school=acc&sport=mbaskbl&camefrom=&startschool=&

XM Radio 192 for the broadcast with Wes Durham:
http://www.xmradio.com/schedule/sport/get_schedule_servlet.jsp

Schedule for tonight:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tv.htm

The win streak is gone and only 21 shots on goal last night in loss at Columbus. Tonight's game is @ Philips on SportSouth and on XM 204:
http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app?gameNumber=546&gameType=2&page=Preview&season=20072008&service=page