The Rooftop Blog- A Bible for All Times August 14, 2019As some of you know, as part of my responsibilities at Tyndale House Publishers I am the brand director for the Life Application Study Bible and I’m leading the marketing campaign for the new edition, to be released in September. … Continue reading →
- The 2019 state of the union: a Trump triumph February 9, 2019As you may recall if you’ve followed my social media accounts, I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump. He has behaved badly throughout his life and he’s been consistent to that standard in his personal behavior as President. … Continue reading →
- An Inheritance for Christmas Future December 4, 2018This was prepared for a 2018 family devotional collection on the theme of Christmas past, present, and future. The observance of Christmas in Dickens story is the tableau upon which is built a morality play on the consequences of goodness … Continue reading →
- Values are the foundation of brands that have enduring success November 12, 2018A genuine brand is the public replica of private values. As individuals we learn to trust others when the fundamental values we hold sync with theirs. But when that trust breaks down, we question, and often limit, the relationship. Similarly, … Continue reading →
- The value of a strong master brand in the digital age November 11, 2018Creating and presenting a strong brand is all about establishing value.This is especially true if you are selling direct to consumers. If you have been dealing primarily with distributors or retailers, your brand is important–but to a lesser degree. As … Continue reading →
- The 7 C’s of Successful Communication October 29, 2018Communicating is simple. Right? Well, moving your lips may be easy, but effective communication can be mind-numbingly difficult. Even in friendships and marriages. Tough to get it right politics and religion. And yes, the right communication mix and messages are … Continue reading →
- Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall October 26, 2018A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading →
- Building Organizational Trust in an Age of Cynicism October 26, 2018In times of change, the last thing you need to experience—as an employee, a colleague, a corporate leader, or a customer—is the discovery that trust has been violated. Does any of this sound familiar? A person, group or organization has … Continue reading →
- Six New Business Trends October 25, 2018It’s always good sport to observe and predict trends in business and culture, and then look back in a year and two to see how it went! Here are 6 trends I’ve been reading about: 1. Millennials welcome Generation Z … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 7 is Mariah’s birthday! March 7, 2018Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Today is… Mariah Jewell’s birthday. It’s a national celebration! Or should be! Happy birthday Mariah, firstborn, beautiful and kind, bright and witty. Today in history In addition to Mariah’s birth in Evansville, Indiana, on this day … Continue reading →
- A Bible for All Times August 14, 2019
Category Archives: Funny
2014 political cartoons to agitate half your friends
Posted in Cartoons, Environment, Funny, Immigration, Islam, Israel, Jim Jewell, Politics, Pro-life, Tea Party
Tagged Political cartoons
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Funny gas price cartoons: if you don’t laugh. . .
Posted in Cartoons, Environment, Funny, Jim Jewell, Politics
Tagged cartoons, Funny, gas prices, politics
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By now you certainly know that weather is not climate. A very funny spoof.
Next time you year someone say, “It’s so cold today! How about that global warming, eh!”–think about this comedy segment:
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Funny, Jim Jewell
Tagged climate change, Environment, Funny
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Social grace, in Washington
In a comical episode of military brass interacting with official Washington, four-star General Peter Chiarelli, the #2 general in the U.S. Army, showed decency and good humor when White House official Valerie Jarrett mistook him for a waiter (because of … Continue reading
Posted in Encouragement, Funny, Jim Jewell, Politics, Virtue
Tagged Character, civility, grace, military, politics, Washington manners
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10 very funny political cartoons in January 2011, including SOTU civility, Hu visit, Olbermann unemployed, disappearing Palin, and more
Posted in Cartoons, Funny, Human rights, Jim Jewell, Politics, Speeches
Tagged Funny, Keith Olbermann, Political cartoons, politics, Sarah Palin, State of the Union
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Words to avoid in the New Year: ‘I’m just sayin,’ there may be a ‘back story’ to this ‘a-ha moment’ that will go ‘viral’
I love the list of words that, presented as “Lake Superior State University’s 36th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.” VIRAL “Often used to describe the spreading of items on the … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Culture, Funny
Tagged 2011, banished words, communications, unprecedented, viral, words
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Lighten up! Political cartoons on climate change
Our public relations firm had its first client in the evangelical environmental movement about five years ago, and we’ve been pleased to be involved with several efforts to protect God’s creation since then (including EEN, Serve God. Save the Planet, … Continue reading
Weekend reading on words in a culture of lies, the nature of movements, God’s creatures, and an atheist’s hymn
1. Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre is praised by Alissa Wilkinson at Living Jubilee. She writes: I can say that Christians ought to learn to write well because it’s important that they communicate … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Creation Care, Environment, Funny, Jim Jewell, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged books, creation care, Environment, Funny, Political philosophy
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Chief Seattle’s iconic environmental speech that was actually Southern Baptist film script
A must read post by Rusty Pritchard about a speech by Native American Chief Seattle, cherished and quoted by the environmental movement, that was actually created as a film script by a Southern Baptist. It’s amazing how something contrived or imagined … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Culture, Environment, Funny, Jim Jewell, Speeches
Tagged creation care, Environment, Funny, public relations, simple living, speeches, sustainability
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More than words: very funny political cartoons of 2010–Obama hope, BP pelican, tea party, Halloween economics, Al Gore dating, Democrats at Little Big Horn
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Posted in Cartoons, Democrats, Funny, Jim Jewell, Politics, Republican, Tea Party
Tagged Glenn Beck, Pat Robertson, Political cartoons, Political philosophy, politics
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