Every so often there is a news figure that is so quirky and unconventional. Steve Doocy from Fox's "Fox and Friends" is one of those characters. I get a kick out of his comments and faces. Unfortunately, the show is on East Coast time and goes off out here about the time normal people wake up.Official bio:"Steve Doocy joined FNC from WCBS-TV in New York, where he co-anchored "Early Morning Newscast." Prior to his stint there, Doocy served as the co-host of "Parent's Helper," and "Wake Up America," daily programs on America's Talking. Prior to joining America's Talking, Doocy was host of NBC's nationally syndicated program "House Party" from 1989 to 1990 and "Not Just News," FOX's children's news magazine from 1990 to 1994. Throughout his career he has received 11 local EMMY Awards for various feature coverage as well as the Associated Press' Feature Reporter of the Year Award.…

It's been several days since I last blogged; a major disappointment to the three people who need my blog to survive. The main reason is that my laptop is out of commission -- a major body blow. It's not getting AC power and the battery drained out. Without AC, it's not able to recharge the battery. At first I thought it was a bad cord and searched all over town (figuratively speaking) to find a compatible replacement. Bought one at Fry's that didn't fit. Then went to CompUSA, Office Depot, Wal-Mart (I was desperate), and finally to Circuit City. At Circuit City I found an adapter kit that had the right size plug. And it would work with the universal adapter I bought at Frys.So ... with anticipation building, I plugged it in last night and ... nothing! Nothing happened. I did notice I could get a green light when…

We contacted Amvets about donating some furniture to their store. "No problem, we'll send out a truck." Later that day the chairs are still on the porch with a note attached that reads, "We don't take furniture." Not to fear, Craigslist is here. I snapped a few digital pictures, logged on to CL, uploaded the pictures, and waited. Within an hour we had received over 80 responses from people wanting to pick up our chairs. Since it was Friday night, we arranged with the first responder to pick them up the next day. They were gone by 9:30 AM. We've used CL in both Atlanta and San Diego to give and receive things. In Atlanta, we gave away via CL a piano and riding lawn mower. Here in San Diego, we gave away all our moving boxes. In addition, we've picked up free patio furniture, a bookshelf, desk, filing cabinet,…

Since I know hundreds of people who like good music read my blog on a daily basis I thought I would drop the following plug ...Saturday at 7 PM Will Edwards and Aaron Bowen will be in concert at Cosmos in downtown La Mesa. Both of these guys are great singer-songwriters and play great acoustic music. Cosmos is a fun and inviting place to grab coffee and hangout.Will was the first local artist to play at LifePoint and Aaron will be featured in January.To get to Cosmos, take the Spring Street exit of I-8 and stay to the right. Turn left at La Mesa Boulevard and Cosmos will be on your immediate left.While we're speaking of great music ... don't forget the "Live at the LifePoint Cafe" on December 18 (7 PM) featuring Will Edwards and Michael Tiernan.

At our LifeGroup this past Wednesday we discussed the nature of repentance and how hard it is to admit we're less than perfect (note: if you didn't know that before, you know it now!).It's essentially a battle between two natures: our human nature that we were born with and our God-nature that is granted to those who are born again. Our human nature had free reign for a number of years before we submitted to God's call and gave our hearts to him. When we became Christians, we were clothed with Christ and God asks us to throw away our former wardrobe.The trouble is ... we like some of our old clothes. I once held on to a plaid shirt that I wore while in high school. It didn't make its' way to Goodwill until I was around 25 years-old. Of course, plaid never goes out of style.While clothing fashions…