Comments on: I Like . . .

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:10:00 +0000

Ah, Julie. Again, HOLY GROUND! A place where God has brought his joy into your life.

But now I have to ask you . . . Have you ever had a really good blueberry pie? Not made with tart Texas blueberries, but with Missouri blueberries?

By: julie

julie — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:34:00 +0000

I am loving the lists. We started this yesterday over Father’s Day lunch at Don Pablo’s (at which I ate my share of guacamole) but it plummeted into dislikes instead of likes. See Mike, your blog has even influenced Sunday dinner conversation.

I like…

Cake not pie;
Cats not dogs (have been chased too many times);
Hot weather not cold;
Long talks with old friends not parties with new aquaintances;
Sand dunes not boardwalks.

I like my dear, patient husband; Jane Austen; The Indigo Girls; Frederick Buechner; misty mornings in the mountains; sunny days on the beach; long walks; babies when they first wake up; and watching my children interact with each other and their friends.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 19:47:00 +0000

Chris - That’s holy ground, brother. Although I’m a “dawn” guy, not a “dusk” guy, I love your list. May God bless that baby whom you’re feeling kick!

By: chrismith

chrismith — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:17:00 +0000

Mike-

I’ll keep away from the debate. I love that, of all the debates in your blogs, Fox News vs CNN is such a big one. Very revealing and, I know, not at all what you intended. In the vein you started with.

I like…

Bruce Springsteen over John Mellencamp;
SNL of the ’70s over SNL of any other decade;
The book of Revelation over the Left Behind series;
Jimmy Stewart over Cary Grant;
The Imitation of Christ over The Prayer of Jabez;
Dusk over dawn;
An ice cold beer over a hot cup of coffee;
A quiet coffeeshop over a crowded bar;
The Beatles over The Beach Boys;
Chocolate cake over key lime pie;
Films about sports over sports themselves;
Texas bbq over North Carolina bbq;
Musicians who are Christians over Christian musicians

I like unsweetened tea, CS Lewis, films directed by Tim Robbins, Updike’s writings on golf (but not golf itself), Texas Roadhouse chopped steak, my mother’s chicken pot pie, jokes that aren’t at anyone’s expense, evening drives, talks with my dad, the occasional cigarette, playing cards, and making my wife laugh from her belly. And feeling my son kick at that belly before I go to sleep.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 19:54:00 +0000

I’m so glad you people get time to watch the news! I do good to read the yahoo headlines and check out two or three blogs every other day. Who has time for TV? I can’t say that I think there is any unbiased news on the tube or in print these days. How did we all come to be such experts with such strong opinions? …I include me in that “we”! Seems the one thing all of us in the good ole USA can agree on is that we all have an opinion. God bless us!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:16:00 +0000

HIlarious–even on a light hearted blog you stir up controversy. All in fun, people, all in fun.

By: Kevin Hammond

Kevin Hammond — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:18:00 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:57:00 +0000

It seems to me that if Fox News (brought to us by the people who have supplied the most vile stuff on TV) were truly balanced and nonpartisan, I would hear from friends to the right and the left who like it. To this point, I’ve only heard positive comments from people who tend to be ULTRA conservative. Something about that makes me believe that it is hardly “fair and balanced.” It is a network that has found a market for the far right wing. That’s fair enough. But let’s not pretend it’s real news–or impartial in any meaningful sense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:01:00 +0000

Sorry,
But I like balanced news, not partisan, agenda-filled news…give me Fox News (not an oxymoron) over any other news every day of the week.

BIG MIKE LEWIS

By: David

David — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:51:00 +0000

Maybe it was a Freudian but even closer to a Jungian slip and you meant - Job?

By: David Michael

David Michael — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:51:00 +0000

Maybe it was a Freudian but even closer to a Jungian slip and you meant - Job?

By: David U

David U — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:07:00 +0000

That was like watching Michael Jordan miss a lay-up or Tiger missing a tap in. Every once in a while it does us good to know you are human too! Or should I say it does everybody else good………..all I have to do is remember back to those days when you were playing for Knights!
Love you brother,
Dave

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:27:00 +0000

How did I write “we all serve the same job”? Obviously, I meant “the same God.” Wow–there is a sermon in there somewhere.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:22:00 +0000

Good words, Buster. We do, indeed, all serve the same job. This blog is a place for me to blather about things like news shows. But the larger issue is that we who disagree on things like news shows, politics, and school choices can find a beautiful “unity amid diversity.” Wouldn’t that be a witness to the world?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:43:00 +0000

Mike Cope over any other Preacher.

Fox and Friends over any other news show.

Imagine that!

And yet we all serve the same God.

Buster