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There are two new handbooks out for United Methodists and those interested in what being United Methodist is all about. And they are even interesting to read. The Unofficial United Methodist Handbook and The Unofficial United Methodist Handbook for Pastors are two different books providing some helpful information about United Methodism while not making it a chore. F. Belton Joyner, Jr. is a United Methodist pastor. He has edited together these two fun and enlightening manuals of everything important about United Methodism. The Unofficial UM Handbook is designed for lay persons. Basically that means for anyone who is not a pastor or who has been trained in United Methodist "stuff". This book doesn't go deep into details about anything. But it provides enough information to understand the how's and why's of what United Methodists. It also provides practical tips on living the life of a Christ follower. It is broken into 4 sections: church stuff, Bible stuff, everyd...

News is coming out of Freedom Plaza (the home of Dave Ramsey's Lampo Group and everything Dave) that Dave will be starting a new television show on Fox Business Network. Dave created Financial Peace University and has a syndicated radio show heard nation wide. He is one of the people I call a hero. This will be a real bonus for Dave fans, who tend to be die hard fans.

I am not ashamed to admit that I love comic books. I've been reading comic books, off and on, for 20+ years. I still have three boxes of comics that I pull out and read (usually over a bowl or two of my favorite cereal). I read (that's red and reed) mostly Marvel Comics. This is the group that produced Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and Captain America. DC, the other major comic book company, is responsible for Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the SuperFriends. There has always been a little friendly rivalry between the two companies. This year, Marvel put out a few videos that play on that rivalry. You can get more information about the videos, and some of the best comic books in the world, over at Marvel.com. But here is the first "I'm a Marvel, I'm a DC" video.

I got word from some friends last night that Robert Jordan had passed away. Who is Robert Jordan? He is a fantasy author. His most famous work is a series of fantasy novels in the Wheel of Time series. Being a fan of science fiction and fantasy, I got hooked on this series in seminary. To date there are eleven books in the series with a prequel, some short stories, and an encyclopedia. Fans of the series have been waiting for Jordan to publish the final book in the series. That was expected to come out in the next year or so. Now, that work will be finished by another's hand or never be completed. Jordan had been fighting a heart condition. He was fighting the good fight, though. He did not want to face defeat. He wanted to make the best of his life. He kept the vision for his last book in mind. Jordan's story reminds me of the story of one of my heroes. Walt Disney faced his final days (battling lung cancer) with strength and never giving up on the vision he had. There is the ...