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Well, look’s like McCain has selected his running mate - Sarah Palin from Alaska.

When Doug, our station manager, mentioned to me who McCain had chosen, my reply was basically, “Who is that?”

It’s hard to make a good decision on who to vote for without really knowing what these people believe. I found a great website that goes in-depth on voting records and what each candidate stands for - Ontheissues.org - check it out, and cut through all the media bias!

For Christians who’ve always wanted to dabble in “Guitar Hero,” but can’t bear riffing to songs like “Cheat on the Church,” “Cowboys From Hell” or “The Number of the Beast,” finally, there’s a video game for you.

Next month, video-game developer Digital Praise releases “Guitar Praise,” a wireless guitar game that promises “inspirational fun” as players jam to 52 hits by the likes of contemporary Christian musicians TobyMac, Newsboys and Skillet.

Check out more info here!

Okay, Okay.

So Brian and Laura this morning talked about a potato that was shaped like Mickey Mouse…

I say, “Big Deal! I’ve got a potato that looks like a PERSON!”

Story Here.

Boo-Ya!!

An atheist who has spent four years trying to ban the Pledge of Allegiance from being recited in public schools is now challenging the motto printed on U.S. currency because it refers to God.

Michael Newdow seeks to remove “In God We Trust” from U.S. coins and dollar bills, claiming in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that the motto is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion.

Newdow, a Sacramento doctor and lawyer, used a similar argument when he challenged the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools because it contains the words “under God.”

So, what do YOU think? Should it stay on our currency, or should it go? Here’s your chance - MSNBC has put it to a vote!

VOTE HERE NOW!

So… what’s on their iPod playlist?

The revealing details below… Who knew McCain was an ABBA man? Is there such thing as an ABBA man?

BARACK OBAMA
1. Ready or Not Fugees
2. What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
3. I’m On Fire Bruce Springsteen
4. Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones
5. Sinnerman Nina Simone
6. Touch the Sky Kanye West
7. You’d Be So Easy to Love Frank Sinatra
8. Think Aretha Franklin
9. City of Blinding Lights U2
10. Yes We Can will.i.am

JOHN McCAIN
1. Dancing Queen ABBA
2. Blue Bayou Roy Orbison
3. Take a Chance On Me ABBA
4. If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard
5. As Time Goes By Dooley Wilson
6. Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
7. What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
8. I’ve Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
9. Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters

The Rev. Rick Warren, often called America’s most influential pastor, will be hosting Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain for what’s being called the civil forum on the presidency.

Warren, who heads up the country’s fourth largest church, is also an author whose books have sold more than 30 million copies.
The candidates will appear together at Warren’s 20,000-member Saddleback mega-church in southern California where they each will be interviewed for an hour.

“I think everybody will be surprised. I’m going to ask all of the tough questions. I just intend to ask them in a civil way,” says Rick Warren.

YOU CAN WATCH THE FORUM LIVE BY CLICKING HERE!!!

Why would a Muslim accept Christ? Why would a Muslim even begin seeking, searching for a relationship with God outside of what they’ve been taught in the Koran?

Some of what Yousef had to say about his change of faith… “I’d say about more than 95 percent of Muslims don’t understand their own religion. It came with a much stronger language than the language that they speak so they don’t understand it … they rely only on religious people to get their knowledge about this religion.”

“Second, they don’t understand anything about other religions. Christian communities live between Muslims and they’re minority and they (would) rather not to go speak out and tell people about Jesus because it’s dangerous for them.”

Friends, there are a lot of Muslims out there, and what is God’s plan for reaching them? It’s you. It’s me. And there is no plan B.

So, as I read Yousef’s words, I realize two things:

1. Yousef says that 95% of Muslims don’t understand their own religion, and it makes me wonder how many Christians really understand our own faith. A recent study showed that over half of evangelical Christians in the U.S. believe that there are many roads to heaven. How can somebody have conflicting beliefs - that the Bible is inerrant (which evangelical Christians believe) but that somehow there are other roads to heaven (which the Bible clearly says there is only one road - Jesus) - How does this happen? Well, frankly, I think it’s because we’ve stopped understanding our own faith. We aren’t digging deep enough into WHY we believe what we believe. If we are going to be effective as God’s plan to reach the world, we need to start with our own faith.

2. Yousef is talking about Christians in the Middle East when he says that “Christian communities live between Muslims and they’re minority and they (would) rather not to go speak out and tell people about Jesus because it’s dangerous for them.” He’s right - it IS dangerous for them. But what about us? What about you and I right here in the cozy lap of civilization? Do we risk our lives just by telling our neighbor about Christ? For the most part, no. You’d think that in a nation such as ours, where all faiths are more or less tolerated, and to share our faith doesn’t usually put our lives in direct danger, that we’d all be a little more vocal, a little more sharing. And hey, I’m guilty as anyone else here - why don’t I step up a little more? If I did, could I make a difference?

We are God’s plan for reaching the world, and telling them that God loves them, and there is no plan B. If we are going to reach people, first we need to understand our own faith. Then, we need to step out of the boat and DO something.

As promised, here’s some photos of our new puppy… Monkey!

He’s an 11-month old Puggle (mix of Beagle and Pug) - and he is HYPER…

I mean, like nuclear-powered-15-cups-of-coffee hyper… He never lays down, he never sits still… 1am this morning he was still super-charged… if only I had 1/20th of his energy!

It was difficult to even get his picture, because he wouldn’t sit still, even for a moment!