November 2009

Wedding rings, holding hands in marriage

“Games Divorced People Play” Can Help Marriages as Well as Divorces

November 19, 2009 Dell Deaton

It seems that some people can go through entire marriages without much genuine interaction. Then they hire lawyers, have their proverbial day in court, and divorce — ostensibly to move on with their separate lives in ….

via TED Conferences (February 1998) "Billy Graham: Technology, faith and human shortcomings": In Monterey California, The Reverend Billy Graham delivered a talk of just over twenty-six minutes to a Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conference before a screen that projected a title of no more than, matter-of-factly, his first and…

– July 10, 2022
via Lifeway Research (February 15, 2022)— "Most Pastors See Racial Diversity in the Church as a Goal but Not Reality," by Marissa Postell: Most Protestant pastors say every church should strive to achieve racial diversity, but few are achieving it .... There are also differences between what African American pastors are…

– February 20, 2022
via Lifeway Research (September 1, 2021)— "Most Americans Know and Trust Their Neighbors," by Aaron Earls: Despite quarantines and social distancing keeping people in their homes during the pandemic, Americans still say they know their neighbors. Almost 7 in 10 U.S. adults (68%) say they trust the people who live in…

– January 17, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

– May 15, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Words without wisdom," by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: A life-giving tongue creates a positive environment, and even brings joy to a community. However, too often many of us choose conversation that is callous and criticizes as opposed…

– February 27, 2022
Maundy Thursday— "On this Thursday before Good Friday, Christians of all colors and stripes celebrate three events on the last night our Lord spent with his apostles before the Crucifixion: the washing of the disciples’ feet, the suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal of Judas Iscariot. "The…

– April 14, 2022
Resurrection Sunday— In anticipation of this day, Reverend Brett Younger of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn New York recently wrote, "... people in the United States will wish Easter felt like it did three years ago. They will put on new shoes and wonder if .... On Easter Sunday, people in…

– April 17, 2022
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers— via National Police Association (June 23, 2021), by Stephen Owsinski, retired law enforcement officer with experience in Field Training Officer (FTO) unit and the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST): "Like anyone else, our nation’s cops harbor every desire to return home each day…

– June 17, 2022
Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

– April 16, 2022

Mangiamo Italian Grill, on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Saline MI

Support Downtown Saline Restaurants Now: Mangiamo Italian Grill

June 22, 2016

Last night we had dinner at Mangiamo Italian Grill on West Michigan Avenue. [1] It was well after 6:00pm when we arrived, but construction crews were only then starting to pack up for the day. We paused before entering the restrant to thank one of the guys for their hard work on behalf of our city. [2] The photograph above obviously wasn’t made recently. Streetscape reflections in the windows were very different then. No chance ....

FIRST Robotics Competition “Byting Bulldogs” Team 3539 from Romeo Michigan, at Army Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence Symposium and Exposition in 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition 2019 season officially kicks off Saturday; here’s the background you need to follow it

January 3, 2019

Last May, Saline Journal introduced readers to FIRST Inspires offerings just after its initial Championship of current four-year rotation to Detroit. [1,2] Our local high school team, number 5066 and known as “Saline Singularity” started its preparations for the 2019 season on October 2 — with an eye toward being ready to start strong when the latest game challenge is released worldwide this coming January 5 at 10:30am. They compete at FIRST Robotic Competition (FRC) level, ....

Year-One LPGA Volvik Championship May Already Call Travis Pointe Long-Term Home

May 30, 2016

Yesterday marked closing rounds for the innaugural Volvik Championship at our own Travis Point Country Club golf course. [1,2] But whether covering it from the course as credentialed press for Saline Journal, or following competition on the Golf Channel, this event seemed to evident none of the rough edges to be reasonably expected any first time out. [3,4] Played Thursday May 26 through Sunday May 29, the bar for delivery was set high on a ....

New corporate video takes time to explain how Emagine Entertainment serves in communities of which it is a part

May 8, 2019

People in this community often say that they feel they’ve come to know Paul Glantz personally — even if they’ve never met him. [1-4] Sure, there’s a life-size cardboard cutout of his likeness in every Emagine Theatre lobby to indulge if not encourage I was here! patron selfies. He appears in on-screen videos wherever practical to remind audiences to silence their cell phones and pages before the features start. [5] Who could forget “Emaginator”? “Em$gine Four”? ....

There Are Still Capable People Who Fix Their Own Electronics, Supported By A Local Resource To Keep Them Supplied

September 28, 2018

Most people wouldn’t be able to identify the failed part shown in the photograph above. Fewer still could have singled it out as culprit that brought all functioning of the computer in which it was housed to dead stop. With a simple Pop! sound, followed by thick, pungent billow of smoke, it gave away its contribution to the malefunction for anyone familiar with the smell. That would be when some from within that yet smaller ....

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Month: November 2009

“Games Divorced People Play” Can Help Marriages as Well as Divorces