James chapter 2 - This James may or may not have been Jesus' real brother, Anybody know? This is titled Favoritism Forbidden. As Christians we are not to favor rich or good looking, smart vs simple, black vs white etc. But it doesn't go along with the world today. I just read an article about the favoritism in hiring - good looking out favors capability, youth out favors age, and of course the ugly head of racisn factors in as well. All we can do is try to be better Christians ourselves and remember that Jesus showed favoritism to the poor. Just kidding, he tried to reach out to everyone, not as many rich got on board.
On this day:
1789 - The Constitution went into effect as the first congress met in New York City.
1984 - I received a phone call that my BFF Linda was shot down in Dallas. Linda and I were going to travel the country until she got a good job in Dallas and moved there. This was a random shooting by a young black boy who was trying to escape another crime he had just committed. When Linda wouldn't get back in her car and ran for her apt., he shot her 3 times in the back. She survived the ordeal after many surgeries and a long recuperation. I flew down and spent a week with her the following day. Was it a racial incident?
Parenting - I'm thinking a parental incident. A perfect family - mom and dad, reasonable income, decent neighborhood. Take any of those factions away and it gets harder to raise a good kid. It can happen in any cultural background, income level or neighborhood. There are a lot of solutions, but it isn't getting any better is it?
Book club - The Nine - moved on to the topic and times of wanting smaller federal government. It really covers a lot of good info, if you are so inclined.
New Orleans! However you chose to say it!
New Orleans (/nuː ˈɔrliənz/ or /ˈnuː ɔrˈliːnz/, locally /nuː ˈɔrlənz/ or /ˈnɔrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] (
)) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[2] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[3] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,214,932.[4]The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their and African cultures. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[5] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[6][7] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the "most unique"[8] in the United States.[9][10][11][12][13]
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous.[14] The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south, and Jefferson to the south and west.[14][15][16] Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east.[16]
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