Failure is Part of the Deal
Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written…” – Mark 14:27
Sometimes, I cry out for God’s plan for me. I do OK with the short term stuff…like I know He wants me to show up to work today and do my best. But, it’s the long term stuff I wish I had a “heads up” on.
March 26, 2008 Posted by Alexander | Alexander, Awakenings, Blogs, Christianity, Culture, Faith, God, Henry T. Blackaby, Jesus, Life, My File, Prayers, Recommended Sites, Religion, Sites of Interest, Thoughts, Tidbits, Writing | Christian authors, Christian Books, Devotion, Experiencing God, failure, Inspiration, morning devotion | No Comments Yet
Bush and Obama: All in the Family?
Genealogical group matches presidential hopefuls with suprising distant relatives

This from AFP:
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama is a distant relative not only of President George W Bush but also of wartime British prime minister Winston Churchill, according to US researchers.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society traced the family trees of the three major presidential candidates, also revealing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s ties to pop icon Madonna and Beat generation writer Jack Kerouac.
And while Senator Obama and Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt are ninth cousins who share a relative who died in 1769, Senator Clinton is a ninth cousin twice removed of Pitt’s partner Angelina Jolie, sharing a common ancestor who died in 1718.
Senator Clinton is meanwhile also related to a number of celebrities with French Canadian ancestry, including singers Celine Dion and Alanis Morissette.
“It is common to find people of French Canadian descent to be related to large numbers of other French Canadians,” said genealogist Christopher Child, who conducted the research.
On the Republican side, John McCain’s family tree came up with perhaps less surprising results, revealing mainly that he was a sixth cousin of First Lady Laura Bush.
Other ties established by the genealogical society linked Sen Obama to former presidents Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman, and to Civil War General Robert Lee.
March 26, 2008 Posted by Alexander | Barack Obama, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Family, John McCain, Liberals, Life, Media, News, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Relationships, The Scrooge Report | Alanis Morissette, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Celine Dion, genealogy, Geral Ford, Harry Truman, Jack Kerouac, Laura Bush, Lyndon Johnson, Madonna, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Robert Lee, Winston Churchill | No Comments Yet
Side Notes
LATEST NEWS:
Read the latest at the L.A. Church & State Examiner!
Welcome!
The Scrooge Report is all about the news and then some! You’ll soon find out that this site has little to do with Ebenezer, other than hopefully help in a kind of awakening as the Charles Dickens character had in the novel.
My aim is to offer news and information about the spiritual battles that go on every day…at least those we may be able to recognize!
– Alexander
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it. – John 1:4,5
__________
LA CHURCH & STATE EXAMINER:
Goldberg: ‘Lamestream media’ runs with second-hand stress angle
Was it U2 or Tea Party Express II that caused LA traffic jams?
Atheists to Federal Appeals Court: public prayer makes us sick
Lodi joins 3 cities ruling for prayer, against atheists’ legal threat
Legal team wants Supreme Court to hear banned Bible-reading case
Released Time program for some L.A. kids means ‘church’
Since when did praying in Jesus’ name become a legality issue?
KFI’s Jesus Christ Show takes issues to heart
George Washington went public with prayer
STUDENT CHAD FARNAN WINS ‘JESUS GLASSES’ CASE!
USA Beauty Pageant Officials, Media Intolerant of Traditional Marriage View
______________________________
-
Recent Posts
Get Updates
Breaking News- 3RD LD: Cost-cutting gov't unit rejects plan to increase SDF troops+
- Golf: Japan 3rd after opening fourball round at World Cup+
- Man stuck upside-down in Utah cave dies
- Man dies stuck in Utah cave dies
- Polanski awaits house arrest at Alpine chalet
- 2ND LD: China to cut carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% in 2020 from 2005+
Twitter Updates
- Lone complaint prompts courthouse Christmas tree removal - Orange County, Calif. - TSR http://sturly.com/awq6 #tcot 1 day ago
- Connecticut city's officials ban 1-hr live Nativity scene planned for Christmas Eve - SCROOGE ALERT LEVEL:HIGH http://sturly.com/awo9 1 day ago
- Connecticut city's officials ban 1-hr live Nativity scene planned for Christmas Eve - SCROOGE ALERT LEVEL:HIGH http://sturly.com/awo9 #tcot 2 days ago
HeadlinesPages
Meta
Archives
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
-
Blog: TheScroogeReport Topics:faith, politics, news TheScroogeReport Feed













