Welcome to the September 22, 2007 edition of standing in the gap.

Greg presents An Interesting Morning posted at Rhymes With Right.

ChristianPF presents Don’t give to the poor? posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “Is giving to beggars helping them or hurting them? A quick discussion about giving to the poor.”

Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents Celebrity Envy posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat.

Culture

Craig Harper presents Weight-Loss Bullshit. posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “While exercise, food, lifestyle and education are indeed important variables in the process, without doubt, the biggest determinant of weight loss (or gain) is what’s going on in that nine pound (four kilo) thing sitting on the top of our shoulders.”

Warren Wong presents The Key To A Healthy Relationship posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Are you in a healthy relationship? Do you know what makes a relationship healthy? Here’s the key to a healthy relationship.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Integrity Through Self-Reliance posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “When you live your life as if the whisperings from your soul really matter, you are living life in your own way, on your own terms, based on your own realizations on what is right . . . what is good . . . and what is true for you. You are tuned into your own station. The signal you are receiving and the message you are broadcasting with the story of your life are both on the same frequency. You are joyfully and gratefully choosing your favorites from the buffet of life. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Spiritually Thriving by Choice posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “As we go through the motions of life, eventually it becomes apparent that what we have to do to get by needs to be balanced with our deep longing to thrive spiritually. Our activities need to be undertaken consciously. Our choices need to be made deliberately - with full awareness of the potential consequences as well as the potential rewards. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Dana presents The danger of upholding “the good, the true and the beautiful” in education posted at Principled Discovery.

Family

Doris Chua presents On the Personal Front… posted at A Meeting Place for All Home Office Women.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Gratitude for Home and Family posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Home and family is literally the center of our universe, but how often do we take it for granted? Celebrate life through gratitude for our sense of home and the people we share it with. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Society

edithyeung presents Know How to Ask for What you Deserve and Break the Glass Ceiling posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Allison presents Maybe God is Making People Gay on Purpose posted at Religion.

FitBuff presents Lose Belly Flab, Earn Cash: Would you drop 10 pounds for $350? posted at FitBuff.com’s Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, “One of our society’s current biggest problems is obesity. Is this a problem that we can just throw money at to make it go away? Some think so… Here’s an interesting experiment that an Italian mayor is using to get his town’s population in tip-top shape. Would you drop a few pounds for a cool $350? Check out the article for the details on exactly what you would have to do to score your payday.”

Eric Michael Johnson presents The Feeling of What Happens posted at The Primate Diaries.

Eric Michael Johnson presents The Origins of Forbidden Love posted at The Primate Diaries.

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