From the monthly archives: September 2008
As I was studying for Sunday, I came across this gem from C.S. Lewis. I thought I would pass it along.
A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.
I was preparing to speak in a missions class at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville. We were planning to leave in 6 days to move to West Africa as missionaries with the IMB. Where were you?
HT: Shaun Groves
Our new Single’s Director, Anthony Schindler, is a pretty intelligent guy who consistently amazes me with the depth of his thought and research. Anthony has taken it upon himself to start blogging over at the church site and has just posted his first thought, one that I would encourage you to take a look [...]
We took a trip this past Saturday, with our church, to the Omaha Zoo. This has become something of an annual event for us. The Omaha Zoo is ranked as one of the top 5 zoos in the country, and Readers Digest actually ranks it #1 so it’s a pretty impressive place. Our youngest [...]
Growing up most of us have heroes. They generally come from the arena of sports, politics, or possibly influential people in our lives like teachers, parents, etc. I am no different in that respect. In another way, however, I am probably very different than most in that many of my heroes growing up were pastors. [...]
As of this week, I am officially a soccer dad. Our oldest, Sarah Grace, started practicing with her team last night. I was pondering that tonight, and I was also thinking about the fact that I now drive a minivan and that, as of next month, I’ll no longer be in my 20′s and it [...]
It almost seems impossible to me that next month will mark our 6th anniversary of returning from West Africa suddenly due to health reasons. Our one year in Burkina Faso was by far the most impactful, lifechanging year of our lives. I love anything and everything I can get my hands on that is [...]
The good Dr. Alvin Reid is well known for his penchant for serpents, and although I respect him tremendously, I can’t go along with him in this pursuit. I was thinking today about his recent acquisition of a new snake when I came across the picture below. It’s taken out of the Chipley [...]
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