Offered a Local Drink in Gadara, Jordan

Drink at your own risk. OK, I did, as did several others in our group. Tasted like grape juice (not fermented).

Summary of a Great Sports Week

One of the best ever for 3 teams I root for:



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Gabbert Passes For Over 300 Yards, Mizzou Knocks Off No. 1 Oklahoma

Columbia, MO, United States (AHN) - Blaine Gabbert passed for 308 yards and a score and De'Vion Moore rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown, as Missouri toppled top-ranked Oklahoma 36-27 Saturday.

Missouri pulled away by scoring 17 straight points in the second half to send its home crowd into a tizzy.

Giants Go to World Series!

Beat Phils, 3-2, in Philly and win series 4-2. Will face Rangers Weds. in World Series. I've been a Giants fan since they came to the Bay Area in 1958 and they've never won the Series. Will 2010 be the year?

Competition

Competing carpet stores share a middle wall and a sidewalk in downtown Amman, Jordan.

PE Connections with Chaplain Joseph Gibilisco

Assemblies of God Pastor Care Director Dr. Gary Allen and I visit with Lt. Col. Joseph Gibilisco, chaplain in the U.S. Army.

PE Connections with Eric Treuil

My interview with Eric Treuil, Chi Alpha South-Central Area Director.

Crocs of Costa Rica

Wild crocodiles infest the Rio Tarcoles in Costa Rica. I shot these in June 2010 when I was in Costa Rica for a week of ministry.

Throw the Bums Out

Stanford & Oregon Roll

The 2 NCAA Football results I was glad to see yesterday:

No. 16 Stanford Downs Notre Dame, 37-14

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Sports Network) - Nate Whitaker connected on all five of his field goal attempts and two-way player Owen Marecic scored on consecutive plays from scrimmage in the fourth quarter, as No. 16 Stanford cruised past offense-starved Notre Dame, 37-14.

No. 5 Oregon Downs Arizona State, 42-31

TEMPE, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Darron Thomas threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another score, as fifth-ranked Oregon opened its Pac-10 slate with a 42-31 win over Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium.

My interview with Curt Harlow

New PE Connections with Curt Harlow, Chi Alpha West Coast Area Director, just posted on AGTV.