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Wishall March Madness 2009 champion

Yep, my wife is the champion. Between her homemaking responsibilities, she found 15 minutes to scratch out a bracket: the winning bracket that is.
Laura Wishall scored in the 97.8th percentile with her efforts, landing her the rank of 99,588. She rode the North Carolina Tar Heels to victory and Villanova’s key victories over Duke and [...]

Round 2: Chick-Fil-A grand openings

On Jan. 8, I attended my first Chick-Fil-A grand opening. I waited 23 hours to claim my 52 free combo coupons smack in the heart of Louisville, Ky.
On March 19, New Albany, Ind., became my home for a 24-hour stint. But it would not just be my home. The plan was for [...]

Riches in Christ: Meditations on Eph. 1:3-14

My last three Twitter updates:

Grateful for God’s glorious grace (Eph 1:6), which is my only hope and what should receive my praise and glory.
Grateful for God’s predestination of me, a personal act done in love (not cold & Impersonal) as He adopted me as His son (Eph 1:4-5).
Eph. 1:3-14: the most power-packed sentence in the [...]

Freezin’ for Chicken: Chick-Fil-A Grand Opening in Louisville

Sacrifice: 23 hours in 25-35 degree weather.
Payoff: 52 free combos at Chick-Fil-A (a $275 value).
Result: Cold and happy customers.
This equation was my life beginning at 7:30 a.m., Jan. 7 and ending at 6:30 a.m., Jan. 8.
The Skinny
For those of you who don’t know, every time a Chick-Fil-A opens, the first 100 customers through the door [...]