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Seven Days of Sex

Ed Young from Fellowship Church in the Dallas area, just made the New York Times because of his latest sermon series where he challenged all married couples in his congregation to have sex for seven straight days as a means of strengthening their marriage.

It seems like a great idea for a sermon series, and as my friends Jim and Sheri Mueller say, who lead a not-for profit marriage minsitry called Growthtrac, sex is one of the most important areas of marriage enrichment couples need to work through.  I'm glad to hear Christians are trying to tackle it . . . no pun intended.  

I Wanna Talk Like Barak

As a guy who really enjoys delivering public messages in the form of sermons or lessons, I was riveted Thursday night as I watched Barak Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention.  Leaving all politics, policies, and partisanships aside, the dude knows how to speak!  He creates amazingly crafted words spoken through a voice that would make all envious public speakers swoon.  I came across this Time articlethat talks about the process Obama uses to write his speeches, and I realized how much time he devotes to them.  Most politicians have speech writers . . . Obama does too, but most of his speeches come from his own head and heart.  I think what's amazing about his speaking style is that whether you agree with him, believe him, or not, the way he talks make you want to agree with him and believe him.  Soooo . . . I'm jealous.  I wanna talk like Barak.