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Eye on the Olympics
Carl McMurray
February 26, 2010

Is it just me? Am I the only one that thinks the Winter Olympics have lost their shine? Not the...[more] 6 Comments

Let's Have Another Party
Carl McMurray
January 4, 2010

The title may sound like an attractive call to action in a college frat house. It also may soun...[more] 4 Comments

There's No Difference
Carl McMurray
December 27, 2009

Well they passed the health care bill last night, and by “they” I mean our royalty, our privile...[more] 6 Comments

What about Nothing
Carl McMurray
November 23, 2009

Seinfeld had a number of episodes in his long running comedy program where he and George are wr...[more] 1 Comments

Strange November
Carl McMurray
November 6, 2009

It’s November. And it is a strange November. I’m not talking about the fact that I was wearing ...[more] 0 Comments

Judging Intentions
Carl McMurray
October 16, 2009

In 2007 Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for his work concerning climate change. It’s ...[more] 2 Comments

I Don't Mean Anything By It
Carl McMurray
September 21, 2009

The YMCA where I used to work out each morning only had one clear channel available on the tel...[more] 0 Comments

Baking Cookies
Carl McMurray
August 28, 2009

“Becoming a Christian might be a little more like falling in love and a little less like baking...[more] 0 Comments

WHAT A WEEK
Carl McMurray
August 6, 2009

I’m late once more with material for this blog. When that happens all kinds of crazy ideas star...[more] 10 Comments

A Preacher Union
Carl McMurray
July 21, 2009

Yep, that’s right. And it’s old news too. On one of the email lists I’m on this past week one s...[more] 0 Comments

A Day for Melancholy
Carl McMurray
July 13, 2009

Last week a fine gospel preacher was left alone. His life partner went on ahead to be with the ...[more] 6 Comments

A Hog Day Afternoon
Carl McMurray
July 1, 2009

That’s what it was around the McMurray ranch last weekend. It was our annual hog roast, regular...[more] 4 Comments

Fear is NOT an Excuse
Carl McMurray
June 16, 2009

A few years ago I listened to a lesson on fear and the power of love where the speaker illustra...[more] 6 Comments

What Will Be Next
Carl McMurray
June 10, 2009

Our culture is crumbling. There can be no doubt. The government, made the most powerful in the...[more] 2 Comments

This Really IS the Last One
Carl McMurray
June 2, 2009

I told myself that I would not share any more testimony about the skunk-stomping gene that runs...[more] 3 Comments

This Must be the Last One
Carl McMurray
May 25, 2009

I believe it was in 1992 that I visited the Philippines. I had become interested in overseas wo...[more] 3 Comments

It's Just Genetic
Carl McMurray
May 16, 2009

Some have expressed confusion with last week’s installment. Unbelievable. How one could stand i...[more] 2 Comments

You Can't Make This Stuff Up
Carl McMurray
May 11, 2009

It was our annual spring fishing trip last week and Forrest (my son) and I had been talking on ...[more] 4 Comments

Taking a Survey
Carl McMurray
April 27, 2009

Here at Anderson where I work, the church has divided our teen class into boys and girls (or pe...[more] 11 Comments

Whew, I’m wore out
Carl McMurray
April 20, 2009

This environmental greening, save the earth, carbon is bad stuff is supposed to be doing us goo...[more] 2 Comments

Is Atheism on the Rise
Carl McMurray
April 12, 2009

It wouldn’t be spring without the annual attack-the-Christian media games. We note the headline...[more] 2 Comments

100,000 Britons Seek "de-baptism"
Carl McMurray
April 4, 2009

The title above was the title of a YAHOO news article last week describing supposed “Christians...[more] 6 Comments

Oh No! What Will We Do
Carl McMurray
March 28, 2009

I bet you never thought California would fall behind in the mad race to promote homosexuality d...[more] 2 Comments

What A Relief
Carl McMurray
March 23, 2009

I had almost begun to think all the nut trees grew west of the Atlantic until I got interested ...[more] 0 Comments

Pivotal Moments
Carl McMurray
March 14, 2009

It was a chore day here on the McMurray ranch since the winter weather finally gave us a break ...[more] 0 Comments

I'm a Conservative
Carl McMurray
March 7, 2009

I’ve been having some heartburn lately. Not the kind that is helped by TUMS. The kind that you ...[more] 3 Comments

The Circle of Life
Carl McMurray
February 21, 2009

The phrase, “circle of life,” is a term that carries different meanings at different times. For...[more] 3 Comments

GUEST: A Wonderful Weekend
Larry B. Curtis
January 26, 2009
I got an email this week from an old friend and thought it was sooo in line with our sense of decoru...[more] 1 Comments

On the Road Again
Carl McMurray
January 16, 2009

It seems like I use that old Willie Nelson tune for a title way too often. I either need to fi...[more] 6 Comments

Happy Holidays
Carl McMurray
December 23, 2008

Every once in awhile the dark cloud that my wife says follows me around parts, and a ray of sun...[more] 0 Comments

On The Road Again
Carl McMurray
December 14, 2008

I got a little treat this past week. I was able to slip away for a few days to go south of the ...[more] 4 Comments

It Was Just A Great Day
Carl McMurray
December 8, 2008

Sunday, that’s what I’m talking about. In Anderson, Indiana, where I’m privileged to work with ...[more] 3 Comments

Proverbial Relationships
Carl McMurray
December 2, 2008

Reading in Proverbs 17 this past week I was struck by how many references to relationships Solo...[more] 0 Comments

It Was A Treat
Carl McMurray
November 22, 2008

That’s right. Last week I got a treat. I got to visit the Brownsburg congregation in Brownsburg...[more] 2 Comments

What in the World is November
Carl McMurray
November 10, 2008

If you look it up November is:
Aviation History Month, Diabetes Awareness Month, Georgia Pe...[more] 4 Comments

Shut Up and Sit Down
Carl McMurray
November 1, 2008

“Joe the Plumber” asked some questions publicly in an Obama campaign “whistle-stop.” He didn’t ...[more] 8 Comments

It's Spookalicious
Carl McMurray
October 25, 2008

Yes, you read that title right. Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. But I’m afraid it’s ...[more] 4 Comments

Don't Catch Me, I'm Falling
Carl McMurray
October 18, 2008

Having spent the month of September dehydrating in Africa, coming home the first of October was...[more] 2 Comments

Glad to be Back
Carl McMurray
October 11, 2008

That’s right. Check the byline. Read the title. Mac is back. If you’d like to check out what I ...[more] 0 Comments

Siempre deseas lo no que puedes tener
Nicole Sardinas
October 4, 2008

That is Spanish for "You always want what you can’t have." And isn’t that the truth? My friend ...[more] 0 Comments

This Just In...
Matthew Allen
September 27, 2008

This just in: text messaging while walking can be bad for your health. Last week, the American ...[more] 0 Comments

Ten Things I Learned While Homeschooling
Julie in TN
September 20, 2008

Guest articles from September 6 to October 4 are appreciated by Mac and used while he is in Zim...[more] 2 Comments

"Kwik-E-Church"
Andrew Roberts
September 13, 2008

As a preacher, I have received a number of interesting phone calls while at the building. Some ...[more] 5 Comments

GUEST: Advantages to Having 2 Only Child
Angie Roberts
September 5, 2008

Note: Guest articles from September 6 to October 4 are appreciated by Mac and used while he is ...[more] 0 Comments

Horsing Around
Carl McMurray
August 30, 2008

A good friend emailed me this morning. She was commenting on my trip to Zimbabwe next week and ...[more] 1 Comments

GUEST: Some Day I’ll Miss My Fan Club
Alayne Hunt
August 25, 2008

Editor’s note. SIMULCAST FROM THE MOONLIGHT WINGS BLOG. The thoughts my webgal shared in her bl...[more] 5 Comments

Is It Just An Act
Carl McMurray
August 16, 2008

I’ll be glad when the Olympics are done and I get back to sleeping. Those late nights with Phel...[more] 12 Comments

Indomitable
Carl McMurray
August 9, 2008

I was watching the first American Olympic Game Saturday, women’s basketball, in a pleasant rout...[more] 2 Comments

Crossing the Line
Carl McMurray
August 3, 2008

I think I crossed a line. I was visiting a church awhile ago where the elders asked me to have ...[more] 6 Comments

On the Road Again
Carl McMurray
7/27/2008

Last week I was in the deep South visiting Limestone County, Alabama, at the request of the Jon...[more] 6 Comments

Things NOT to Say to a Pregnant Woman
Nicole Sardinas
July 19, 2008

I know I have already written a blog about pregnancy. However, after recently watching some of...[more] 6 Comments

You Should Have Been There
Carl McMurray
July 12, 2008

Last week was the annual hog roast at the McMurray Ranch. Of course it started with days of pre...[more] 3 Comments

Obama is Unacceptable 2
Carl McMurray
July 5, 2008

If you will allow me the freedom for one more rant on this subject you will be doing me a favor...[more] 4 Comments

Obama is Unacceptable 1
Carl McMurray
June 28, 2008

From June 9, www.Citizenlink.org…

“Last year, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama...[more] 0 Comments

On the Road Again
Carl McMurray
June 21, 2008

Last week I was back on the road, being invited to speak for a week of studies in Pinhook, Indi...[more] 5 Comments

Mere Talk
Carl McMurray
June 14, 2008

Proverb 14:23 reads, In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. I like t...[more] 2 Comments

GUEST - It's My Pleasure...
Nicole Sardinas
June 7, 2008

I admit it...I’m a fast food junkie. I guess everyone has a vice of some sort and mine is fast ...[more] 2 Comments

Wow. It's June.
Carl McMurray
May 31, 2008
I can hardly believe this year is gunning past this quickly. Just seems like the snow melted and it’...[more] 0 Comments

Spiritbuilding Goes Green
Carl McMurray
May 24, 2008

The Des Moines Register reported last week that action hero Harrison Ford was waxing his chest ...[more] 2 Comments

On the Road Again
Carl McMurray
May 17, 2008

I am in Iowa this week. I've been invited to preach in Grinnell, IA, for the week and have look...[more] 4 Comments

Different Roads
Carl McMurray
May 10, 2008

Last week I was back to South Indiana to perform another wedding ceremony. Wow what a beautiful...[more] 5 Comments

MAY OBSERVANCES
Carl McMurray
May 3, 2008
Spring has sprung here in Indiana. We’re past the last frost date and my Jade plants are out of the ...[more] 6 Comments

What'd She Say
Carl McMurray
April 26, 2008

Kudos to the blog site “Gateway Pundit” for noting the phony Bible quote by House Speaker Nancy...[more] 2 Comments

Sad Consequences 3
Carl McMurray
April 19, 2008

I wrote last time concerning the sad consequences of abortion. I did not speak about the child ...[more] 0 Comments

Sad Consequences 2
Carl McMurray
4/12/2008

Last time I spoke about the sad consequences of a sensual society and how it pressures children...[more] 0 Comments

Sad Consequences 1
Carl McMurray
4/5/08

A beautiful young girl, Stephanie Kuleba, passed from this life Saturday, March 22nd. A high sc...[more] 4 Comments

Losers and Leaders
Carl McMurray
March 29, 2008

I will not continue in this vein, but the foolishness continues.

Barak Obama condemned...[more] 2 Comments

I Don't Agree w/What I'm Agreeing With
Carl McMurray
3/17/2008

Barak Obama is in trouble. Will he recover? Who knows, but for the moment, he is in trouble. It...[more] 2 Comments

International Women's Day
Carl McMurray
March 9, 2008

March 8 was International Women’s Day. This worldwide date was noted to me in emails by differe...[more] 0 Comments

A New Element Discovered
Carl McMurray
3/3/2008

It is usually my rule to rarely pass on email stuff, but whoever wrote the article below is a G...[more] 2 Comments

Hal Neely Lays It Out
Carl McMurray
2/23/08

Last week we got to trade the frigid jet stream passing over Indiana for 80 degrees and clear s...[more] 4 Comments

Evidences Goes Cool
Carl McMurray
2/16/2008

A few weeks ago my beloved was de-cluttering the house and can you believe that some of the mag...[more] 0 Comments

Do You Think About Your Family
Carl McMurray
2/2/2008

I was driving home last Saturday from South Indiana. It had been a pleasant day performing a we...[more] 3 Comments

GUEST - Choosing Your Heroes
Alayne Hunt
1/26/2008

Since I was youngster, I’ve been a huge sports fan. Basketball was almost a way of life in Ind...[more] 0 Comments

Power Up
Carl McMurray
1/19/2008

Last week our President asked the Saudi’s to raise the production of oil to help out the Americ...[more] 3 Comments

"Kids These Days"
Carl McMurray
1/12/2008

An old article in the August 2001, PSYCHOLOGY TODAY has an interesting focus on teen sexuality....[more] 2 Comments

Does Precious Need a Spanking
Carl McMurray
1/5/2008

ABC News carried a story, November 28, of a bill being proposed in Massachusetts, written by a ...[more] 3 Comments

Wanting it Both Ways
Carl McMurray
12/29/2007

I commented a few weeks ago on a “line” that seems to be popular among some celebrities when as...[more] 0 Comments

Illogical Logic
Carl McMurray
12/22/2007

I love the way the global warming crowd uses situational facts to “prove” their case. A drought...[more] 2 Comments

Can't Keep Clothes on that Girl
Carl McMurray
12/17/2007

Surely you saw the hyped-up problem that was not a problem a few weeks ago when a 23 year old, ...[more] 2 Comments

Time Will Usually Tell
Carl McMurray
12/8/2007

Have you ever known a story to change over time?

I knew a couple, both in their second...[more] 0 Comments

GUEST - Just You Wait
Nicole Sardinas
12/01/2007

Just you wait...

That is what I heard over and over again during my recent pregnancy. ...[more] 4 Comments

Whad’he Say
Carl McMurray
11/26/2007

I watched football over the holidays (and yes, the Indianapolis Colts DID win!) more than I eve...[more] 2 Comments

Join P.E.T.S. Now!
Carl McMurray
November 16, 2007

For years we’ve been subjected to the nuisance of P.E.T.A., i.e., People for the Ethical Treatm...[more] 5 Comments

Should We Resist the Christmas Thugs
Carl McMurray
10/10/2007

I was driving home from the gym this morning right about the time the sun came up. Light was ju...[more] 6 Comments

Was Halloween a Nice Place for Your Kids
Carl McMurray
11/3/2007

Halloween was last week and I hope you gave out lots of candy.

I know for some that wo...[more] 6 Comments

GUEST - Affirmative Action Americanism
Nicole Sardinas
10/29/2007

It has always been a no brainer for me…reverse discrimination is wrong. I’ve balked at the aff...[more] 5 Comments

It's Time to Start Cussin'
Carl McMurray
10/20/2007

That’s the “word on the street.” If you want to ease stress and build camaraderie at the office...[more] 4 Comments

WHO WANTS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE
Carl McMurray
10/13/2007

We’ve reached a milestone in this country. You can now have a BILLION dollars and NOT be rich e...[more] 2 Comments

Summer is Definitely Over
Carl McMurray
10/6/2007

I know that the kids went back to school a month ago, but I’m past that part of life where we k...[more] 1 Comments

What a Great Week!
Carl McMurray
9/29/2007

Well, I’m back in front of my Mac after a great week in Columbus, Indiana. I was speaking at th...[more] 3 Comments

Growing Out of Bounds
Carl McMurray
9/22/2007

There are all kinds of exciting passages that encourage us to grow as Christians. Peter says to...[more] 0 Comments

Pot Calling...
Carl McMurray
9/15/2007

It’s hilarious. How long have people been slamming the President, misrepresenting him, and scre...[more] 0 Comments

Nepal Airlines Sacrifices 2 Goats
Carl McMurray
9/10/2007

The above was the headline on September 5. And yes, it was 2007. Faced with technical problems ...[more] 0 Comments