Posted in recommendations, travels on April 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today we made our second excursion into the backroads of Alabama. This time we ventured into the mountains. There were some amazing views… unfortunately, the pics don’t do it justice.
We packed a lunch today, but we will make sure we return to Denise’s one day. We found a playground for the girls and wore them [...]
Posted in Poetry on April 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day’s occupations,
That is known as the Children’s Hour.
I hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and [...]
Posted in Family life on April 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Click the pic above and check out our Easter celebration. There are some pics of Molly and friends singing in church, and there are some pics of Molly and friends hunting eggs in our pastor’s backyard.
Posted in recommendations, travels on April 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Last Saturday we woke up early, ate a hearty breakfast, piled in the van and drove to a small town out in the country. For us it was more about the trip than the destination. The backroads of Alabama can be very pretty - although the towns are not without their charm. About halfway through our [...]
Posted in Family life on April 17, 2007 | No Comments »
These were taken during a weekend spent with the girl’s cousins, Christian and Samuel. Molly couldn’t get enough of them. Katie has perfected the Pouty Face. Mommy has that beautiful pregnancy glow. Daddy, well, Daddy just happy he can grow facial hair again.
Posted in creation on April 16, 2007 | 10 Comments »
This is a Crane Fly, aka Mosquito Hawk, Mosquito Eater, Skeeter Eater, and Jimmy Spinner. For many years this insect has been treated with disdain and persecuted (shoe-slapped) by my wife and I. After all, it is a mosquito - that most hated of all insects - and a large one at that.
Recently, though, I [...]
Posted in church life, recommendations, theology on April 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“On the one hand, [Paul] believed that humanity renewed in Christ wast he genuine article, explicitly contrasted with the fractured and downgraded humanity which characterized paganism. On the other hand, he believed that humanity renewed in Christ was the fulfilment of the vocation of Israel, which unbelieving Israel was failing to attain…. Paul articulated, in [...]
Posted in church life on April 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Pastor: Christ is risen!
People: He is risen indeed!
Pastor: Christ is risen from the dead. Alleluia!
People: Thanks be to God who has given us the victory though the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!
What a blessed Easter! To gather with the church and celebrate Jesus’ triumph over death!
If you have been following my posts, you know that [...]
Posted in church life on April 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A guy joins a monastery and takes a vow of silence: he’s allowed to say two words every seven years. After the first seven years, the elders bring him in and ask for his two words. “Cold floors,” he says. They nod and send him away. Seven more years pass. They bring him back in [...]
Posted in church life on April 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was Good Friday. On this day the church remembers the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus. It is the darkest day on the church calendar. Appropriately, the church’s worship on this night should be solemn, thoughtful, and dark. Our church observed Good Friday with a solemn service consisting of songs of Jesus’ [...]
