World Premier: Provision Theater Presents Capote
Check out the World Premier of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” and “The Thanksgiving Visitor”presented by the critically acclaimed Provision Theater Company. This adaptation by Tim Gregory opens in just a few days (Nov 5) so get your tickets now! More info
Provision Theater Company at the Royal George Theatre
OPENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
CLOSING DATE: [...]
A Nation of Redistribution?
October 27, 2008 by Steve
Filed under Breaking News
Wow!….I do not think it is our elected officials job to redistribute wealth through legislation. As a serial entrepreneur, I am trying to build businesses, hire folks, and create value for my investors, many of whom are friends and family. I do not think that whoever is President should redistribute wealth — that creates huge [...]
Democrat: Why are We in this Housing Mess?
I read an article today laying out why we are in the housing mess that we are. The writer, Orson Scott Card, is a Democrat and a newspaper columnist, and in this article he helps us understand what government decisions lead to the housing crisis we are in today. He says”
This housing crisis didn’t come [...]
Tribune Analyzes Palin
The Chicago Tribune looks at Sarah Palin’s faith over the years, speaking to former pastors. Says Pastor Tim McGraw:
“She was very conscientious about applying the worldview of what she was discovering in Christ to her day-to-day life. But I think she did it with and does it with what the Bible calls wisdom—in other words [...]
Our Simple Tax System
I got this in the email from a university professor and had to laugh. I always love it when the academics break things down for simple folks like me. Whichever way you vote (and please make sure you do), I found this entertaining. This is why Joe the Plumber is not happy [...]
Tennessee Joe the Plumber Speaks Out Too
It’s Joe the Plumber’s time to speak out in Tennessee.
Joe the Plumber, of Knoxville, that is, says he’s less concerned about whether he gets a tax break if his customers still can’t afford to hire him. Still, Joe Shanks, a licensed master plumber and owner of Joe’s Plumbing Service in the Cedar Bluff area, has [...]
Think you are having a bad day???……
Whenever I have a bad day, I watch this and don’t feel my problems are that bad….
(HT: Brain Nuggets)
Supermajority: Potential Impact
Wow- this was sobering….I am a free market entrepreneur and even I did not think about all the government intervention in our lives if either party gets a supermajority (including more than 60 votes in the Senate that makes all legislation filibuster-proof).
Joe the Plumber Now Part of Election
October 16, 2008 by Steve
Filed under Breaking News, The City
Who is ‘Joe the Plumber’? He is Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business who came to symbolize the notion Obama’s plan involving ’spreading the wealth’ in Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate. You won’t find it in his campaign ads, but Barack Obama let slip his plans to [...]
What a Downer Week…..
October 6, 2008 by Steve
Filed under Breaking News, Chicago, Church, Culture and Faith, Entrepreneuring, Faith at Work, Powerful Passages, The City, The Cultural Conversation
Stock market ….DOWN
Michigan throttled by Illinois 45-20
Cubs Lose in first round of playoffs
White Sox Bounced from playoffs
At least we got Jesus and the Promises of God below in our corner…..
The Promises of God
WHEN
REFERENCE
Seeking the best investment…
Matthew 7
Starting a new job…
Psalm 1; Proverbs 16; Philippians 3:7-21
You have been placed in a position of responsibility…
Joshua 1:1-9; [...]
Are You a Slacker?
Are you a Slacker? or an I-Podder? Later this month, Slacker introduces it portable digital music player and the questions are already coming. Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are just some of the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores [...]