Posted in Family, Friends, Jesus on Apr 2nd, 2009
I sat next to an old man today as he rested on a special hospital chair that tilts to a bed for him to have cataract surgery. He needed a ride to the outpatient client and surely a ride home. I wanted to be his chauffeur. He is my friend, Ray. He is 3 weeks [...]
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Posted in Culture, Family, Friends on Jan 9th, 2009
I am in the home of Volodya Volianyk with his wife, Nadia, and three lovely daughters–Ilonka, Susan and Danka. Volodya is the new pastor of God’s Design in Lutsk, Ukraine. He has a pastor’s heart, a leader’s vision and a pioneer’s courage and tenacity.
Because he is the father of daughters, I have an immediate affinity [...]
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Posted in Family, Friends, Uncategorized on Dec 25th, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
May the Presence of God in Jesus be your greatest hope!
(snowman created by Julie)
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Posted in Culture, Family, Jesus on Dec 13th, 2008
I want to get in touch with how Mary, Joseph and others experienced the first Christmas. The ones who walked around shocked at angels showing up here and there making outrageous proclamations. Zachariah doing his priestly office stunned in the Holy Place. Mary and Joseph just an ordinary couple, anticipating a Jewish married life under Herod and Caesar. [...]
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Posted in Family, Jesus, Theology on Dec 2nd, 2008
On Friday after Thanksgiving Day, my son-in-law, Andy, and my two grandsons, Jackson and Trevor, and I decided to play laser tag. We went on the computer to find some amusement centers that featured laser tag in the Ft. Worth, TX area. We kept getting notice that Trevor who is five and only 41″ tall [...]
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Posted in Culture, Family, Friends on Nov 26th, 2008
No glory, no gratitude
Like seeing a flash of lightning from the corner of our eye, it’s easy to miss. So much thunder and wind in Romans 1 that we pay scant attention to this quick little burst: “…nor gave thanks to him…” (Romans 1:21). Its brevity does not diminish its impact. I don’t want to [...]
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