We are thankful for each of our readers. This has been a good year for Faughnblog (and this will be the final post of the year). We hope to continue to bring the best we can in 2008. Next Friday, the 9th Avenue church of Christ will begin her annual youth rally. You can view, download or print a pdf of the flyer here. The rally is going to be great, and we are expecting a lot of visitors. We hope you are planning on attending! We know we will have guests from Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri and (of course) Alabama. Our goal is to have 210 in attendance and,…

Each year about this time we start hearing about making our New Year’s resolutions. Often those goals deal with the physical. In fact, losing weight is always the most commonly-made resolution. Others resolve to get in shape or to increase their savings account. These are all worthy resolutions and are similar to some I am considering. For 2007 I made a long list of resolutions and divided them into several categories: physical health, financial, social, etc. While I did not meet every single resolution, I was successful at most of them. But how about some spiritual resolutions? As we start to think about resolutions for 2008, are there some things…

There are very few places “open for business” on Christmas. Quite a few even close (or at least close earlier than normal) on Christmas Eve. It makes me glad to know that most places of business give their employees a break on this holiday (and others). While some have to work (doctors, nurses, soldiers, etc.), it is good for families and friends to get together. Then “The Day After” comes. It’s back to work for nearly everyone who was “off” on Christmas day. After a holiday–or an extended vacation–it can be difficult to get back to normal. There are emails that need a response, forms that need to be filled…

Next week is Christmas and we are getting all ready for that. I’m glad to report that our shopping is done! We are looking forward to spending a couple of days with Leah’s side of the family, then maybe getting to see my side of the family late in the week. I’m also looking forward to watching some basketball, and the terrible bowl games that happen early on in the bowl season. College basketball is in full swing and I enjoyed watching the Duke/Pittsburgh game last night…except for how it ended. But that wasn’t the finish of the night. Thanks to my dad, who sent me an email about how…

There are only 32 bowl games this year, which proves that the NCAA is more interested in rewarding mediocrity than in rewarding great teams. (And don’t even get me started with the idea that they aren’t interested in money, and that a playoff wouldn’t bring in money and…..okay, I’ll stop.) Some of you have been waiting to see who I would pick for each bowl game, I know (ha ha). Without keeping you waiting any longer, here you go: 1. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (by the way, I just wonder if people who have money in this credit union are upset that they aren’t getting more interest…

We don’t spend a lot of money on presents at Christmas. One reason is that we just don’t have the money to spend “big bucks” this time of year. Another reason, though, is that we would rather do other things with our money. Maybe you need a few last-minute ideas that are a little different. Here are just a couple you might consider, and some can’t even be put under the tree: 1. Paula Harrington wrote an article a couple of weeks ago, encouraging readers to “adopt” a baby for Christmas. Her blog contains the information and some pictures of children in Zambia who need help. Your money goes to…

It’s just one week until Christmas, and I have been trying my best to enjoy the “build up” (at least, since Thanksgiving). That includes listening to a lot of Christmas music. While I enjoy “Frosty” and “Rudolph” and the zillions of songs about Santa Claus, I truly enjoy more non-traditional songs. (I know that comes as a shock to my family.) I know you have been sitting around your dinner table asking each other, “What are Adam’s favorite Christmas songs?” Well, here they are, in countdown order, of course: #5: The Chipmunk Song: Christmas Don’t Be Late (by Alvin and the Chipmunks). What can I say, when you’re a tenor,…

One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2007 was to read at least 40 books, including the Bible, in a word-for-word fashion. Many people I know read many more books than that in a year, but I am proud to say that I accomplished my goal. In fact, I read 43 and am using the extra time at the end of the year to read the Bible again. Here is a list of the books I read in 2007 in the order in which I finished them (the highlighted books contain links to their review on this blog). On Shaky Ground (the story of the earthquakes in New Madrid, Missouri,…

We had a Christmas party after Bible classes last night and we played “Dirty Santa.” You have to know how to play the game, and I know how to play the game. When it was all said and done, I came home with a large pack of nice chocolates for Leah (I played for her so she could take care of the kids at home) and a 4 1/2 pound turtle cheesecake for myself. We may never sleep again! Anyway, we are going Christmas shopping tomorrow (yippee), so I thought I’d get the links up today. Enjoy! 1. My dad used the sad tale of Mike Vick to write what…

We have been blogging for more than 2 years now (in fact, here is what we used to look like, remember?), but today does mark a small milestone. Today marks the 2 year anniversary of us adding a counter to our blog. Sometime in the next few minutes we will go over 15,300 hits in that time. That’s about 21 hits every day for the entire two years. While some may think that number isn’t much–and, compared to a lot of blogs, it isn’t–we are proud of it. We think that each hit is someone else who is looking for Bible truth. Hopefully, this blog has helped a few people…