Posted in Friends, Ministry on Jan 4th, 2010
The post below is by Lisa Bowyer who, with her family, was visiting relatives in Texas over the holidays. Lisa attends Fellowship Evangelical Covenant Church where I am pastor. I was gratified to read Lisa’s thankfulness for her “home sweet home” church.
Home Sweet Home
As I type this, I am starting my second week of vacation [...]
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Posted in Friends, Reviews on Oct 6th, 2009
I finished Donald Miller’s newest book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. Julie read it before I did and it has sparked vigorous conversations among us. Of course, we were treated to Donald Miller’s humor, transparency and provocative ideas. This book is chocked full of stories that [...]
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Posted in Culture, Friends, Places on Sep 28th, 2009
If you want a fascinating perspective on USAmerican politics, come to Ukraine. You know about Ukraine’s turbulent, at times, very tragic history under Stalin and as a member country of the former U.S.S.R. What Ukrainians don’t understand is why, under Obama and his administration, the U.S.A. wants to go socialist in light of the wreckage [...]
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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 Friends, Ministry on Feb 27th, 2009
My novella Out of Print is such a compelling story that birds of the Caribbean find it fascinating.
Do you know the story? What would happen if the Word of God disappeared from the planet in every form except in oral form, i.e., what people had memorized? Blank Bibles, no verses carved in stone, stored digitally, [...]
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Posted in Friends, Jesus, Reviews on Feb 22nd, 2009
I wrote an endorsement of the RED letters: the sayings and teachings of JESUS, edited by Tim Beals. Tim is my friend who helped me get my second book Out of Print: A Novel published.
I wrote for the RED letters: “In reading the RED letters I was struck again by the brevity, wit, creativity, and courage of [...]
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