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When Party Balloons are Not a Good Idea

Sad, but true – hopes fade for finding balloonist priest in Brazil

This from Associated Press:

Photo released by the Brazilian website UOL, shows Catholic priest Adelir Antonio de Carli, 42, flying on bottom of a cluster of brightly colored party balloons in Paranagua, Brazil, April 20, 2008. Rescuers reached the balloons floating in the ocean off Brazil’s coast Tuesday, but did not find the priest who had been using them in a bid to set a flight record and raise funds for his parish.

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April 23, 2008 Posted by Alexander | Breaking News, Culture, Life, Media, News, News Media, Photography, Photos, The Scrooge Report, Tidbits | , , , , | 1 Comment

Real Agent of Change

I looked at my friend standing next to me and said, “How did I get here? How did I get from being where I was to here, standing with 500 guys singing worship songs on a Friday night? It’s like I’ve been transported from one planet to another.”

I can say, “it’s time for a change,” until I am blue in the face, but chances are that merely repeating those words over and over again will not bring about change.

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April 23, 2008 Posted by Alexander | Alexander, Awakenings, Barack Obama, Bible, Christianity, Culture, Faith, God, Jesus, Life, Media, My File, Politics, Presidential Campaign, Recommended Sites, Relationships, Religion, Sites of Interest, Thoughts, Tidbits, Writing | , | 1 Comment