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Universal health coverage should be the federal government’s responsibility

This blog is about health care. But it could just as easily be about the financial crisis, the war, the environment, education, or any number of social issues before us today. Because, to my mind, there is a great confluence among the issues of our day. You can analyze them through the same lens and come to the same conclusion each time.

And that conclusion is this: we need change.
And my own personal conviction is: I believe we need change because of what I believe about God.

The title of the blog comes from an episode of a great new NPR show called "
Intelligence Squared." The show originally comes from England. Participants engage in an "Oxford Style Debate," for and against a particular motion. Three speakers "for," and three speakers "against."

I picked health care because:
1) It's on a LOT of people's minds, and
2) Because Dr. Kellermann's essay is so good.

What follows after the jump is the speech by Dr. Art Kellermann from that program, and a long essay by me written just this morning.
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Doobies Brothers and Elton John: October 4th

Connections Band is proud to announce our new show, and hopes you'll come hear us this Saturday night. The new show is a tribute to Elton John and the Doobie Brothers. We continue to push ourselves musically with this great tribute show.

Connections Band: Tribute to the Doobie Brothers and Elton John
Saturday, October 4th, 7pm
Suncreek UMC
1517 W. McDermott
Allen, TX 75013
(Google map
here )

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Judge Barefoot Sanders Memorial Service

Sometimes soon, when time permits, I'll blog more fully on the life of Judge Barefoot Sanders, our friend and church member who died this past week.

His memorial service was at our church a week ago today, and sometime this week we'll be adding a video page to the church's website, so that folks can enjoy the videos there.

But those of you who read my blog (and, by extension, my Facebook) get this advanced look:
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