Posted in Friends, Ministry, Theology on Feb 20th, 2009
I believe that I am created and wired to be a pastor. I believe that the welding of God and God’s Word to the lives of everyday people is a privilege. The Word of God endures forever and so do people–eternal truth and eternal souls.
Recently I’ve been invited back into what I generally term “the [...]
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Posted in Friends, Ministry on Feb 8th, 2009
The Evangelical Covenant Church is a remarkable movement in contemporary American religion. I’ve just spent a week learning the history of this association of churches. Because the Covenant is deeply committed to life over doctrine (not life without doctrine or life opposed to doctrine), it has received its knocks through the years from the doctrinally-obsessed [...]
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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, Friends, Theology on Dec 8th, 2008
Ureterolithiasis is a kidney stone in the ureter. You can learn all kinds of cool medical stuff about kidney stones on the web. What they are made of, how they form, what foods contribute to or limit their existence. You can see neat diagrams of their journey.
But you will not find a word about the [...]
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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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