In his second audio blog, guest blogger, Marvin Bloom, speaks about resolutions and a man of resolve that he admires. He also talks about his desire to win Long Island (aka "the Lord's Island") for Christ. 
John Smid and me-Graduation 1998 (above) & John Smid today (left) By now many have heard that Tennessee's Department of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities determined that the "ex-gay" program, Love in Action, is operating two “unlicensed mental health supportive living facilities”. LIA has until Friday, September 23 to respond. If LIA statements in Eartha Jane Melzer's article are indicative to how the "change" program might respond, we may see LIA change right before our eyes from a clinical mental health compound into a house of praise and worship. Gerard Wellman, business administrator for Love in Action, and a former Love in Action client, said Sept. 13 that the organization has been in contact with the state but would not comment further. “As a church, we operate under a different set of rules,” Wellman said. Curious, and what rules might these be? What is even more curious is that according to LIA's site only one staff member ...
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I think it's a good thing to do that, and not necessarily unbiblical, I think the Christian God encourages Christians to look at their lives, at any point in the year, but also at the start, and see how they can more fully serve him and do his work.
So it's good to do that and although people who spread the gospel, as you resolve, often work on my unChristian nerves, I know that this is a religious duty for you, and I respect that. All I would ask is that you also respect those who have already heard the gospel, and chosen not to accept it in the same way you have.
Have a good year,
Willie