KING FEDERER'S FEROCITY

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- World number two Roger Federer fought impressively from two sets down to win a dramatic thriller against Czech Tomas Berdych on Sunday to keep his hopes alive of winning a 14th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

I've always loved a good tennis match - playing and watching - and there's nothing more beautiful than man pouring his soul all over the court to pull off a two-sets-down come-from-behind win.

Life doesn't get much better than that! Tennis -after all - is the game of kings!

The Simple Sanctity of Life

I really like this video. It is succinct and powerful.

To those of you that don't consider yourself pro-life and have stumbled across this blog, please prayerfully and thoughtfully consider this message. It doesn't tell the whole story, or offer towering scientific, policy, or religious arguments, but it is well done none-the-less.

(YouTube: Clips from WorshipHouseMedia.com. Music by John Frizzell.)

For a few tough thoughts on this matter read:

Good news for Cubbies!

Yes, my friends...something good, decent, and promising CAN come from Chicago!

RICKETTS FAMILY TO BUY CUBS FOR ABOUT $900 MILLION

"My family and I are Cubs fans," said Tom Ricketts, the family's point person in the Cubs purchase. "We share the goal of Cubs fans everywhere to win a World Series and build the consistent championship tradition that the fans deserve."

Pete Ricketts - brother to Tom - who remains active in Republican politics as a national committeeman, ran an unsuccessful race for the U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Sen. Ben Nelson in November 2006. The two combined for the most expensive race in Nebraska history, at $20 million.

I had the privilege to introduce Pete Ricketts during a campaign stop in Southeast Nebraska. Nice guy. Go CUBS!

Advice to the Listening Public...

President OBAMA: Be Advised...listening to Limbaugh...bad for America

Classic!...I assume next he'll advise us to turn off jazz music because it can be occasionally discordant...and thus bad for our American psyche...

It really is a shame. I believe in the Presidency and I believe in America and I don't believe that success will be had from partaking in such childish triviality. Besides, is it not our unique diversity of thought that makes us better Americans in the first place?