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I learned just this morning that both of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs have been safely returned. You have probably seen surveillance camera footage of her dog walker being shot and knew that a $500,000 reward had been offered for their safe return. At about 6 PM PST, after the evening news cycle, a woman who says she found the dogs brought them in to an LAPD office to meet with detectives and Gaga family representatives. Her identity and the location the dogs were found is being kept confidential due to the ongoing criminal investigation. The reward was offered “no questions asked” but a person was shot in the chest so you can bet the police still have some questions. The dog walker’s condition has been upgrading to stable and he continues to recover.

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iMonk Radio Podcast #125

This week: A Note from God, and the iMonk goes a bit nuts over legalism. That’s how Michael Spencer described this podcast on his original post back in the day.

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Meanwhile on Twitter. Read the question. Consider the responses. Give it a minute if you have to.

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Half the fun of watching the Super Bowl is the commercials. This T Mobile spot is hilarious. A lot of hype has been made over Tom Brady leaving behind a long and successful career in New England only to immediately return to the Big Game with Tampa Bay. I noted on Facebook that Brady threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Rob Gronkowski, so it’s true that the Super Bowl is never about one guy. This one was about two guys. Fun fact: the original ad T Mobile produced mentioned Tampa Bay specifically. The ad in its original form was rejected and the words “Tampa Bay” were replaced by the more generic sounding “Florida.”

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iMonk Radio #123

At some point after the intro Michael is going to call this podcast number 124 but you’re in the right place. We’ll have 124 next week.

Is the church sanctuary a sacred space? What does that mean to you and how has that concept changed over time?

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Pizza Hut rolls out Detroit style pizza nationwide. Your next question is probably “What is Detroit style pizza?” Well the first thing you might notice in the image is that this pizza is rectangle. It’s a picky little detail but Chicago style deep dish is usually round. The major difference is that while Chicago style pizza forms a deep dish and fills it with toppings, Detroit pizza has a much thicker crust. My wife’s complaint about Little Caesar’s Deep Deep Dish is that it’s not really deep dish pizza just a lot more bread. That’s Detroit style in a nutshell. Click here for more in depth analysis.

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iMonk Radio #122

I haven’t listened to this one yet but Michael Spencer’s original post back in 2008 looked like this:

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The memorial service for Hank Aaron was televised this week from Truist Park in Atlanta. The small numbers of family and friends allowed to attend gathered right in front of Aaron’s statue in the Monument Garden. The Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred noted that even if you took away Aaron’s 755 home runs he would still have over 3,000 hits. A FB friend pointed out this week that even without the 755 home runs he would still have more hits than Wade Boggs!

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iMonk Radio Podcast #121

On this episode: Michael talks about Christmas stories vs. Christmas in the Bible; Thomas Merton; and self-feeding evangelicals.