The gospel is a mystery. Or, at least, it was a mystery. Now much of it is still rather mysterious, and some of it is not. So, since the gospel was and can be so mysterious, it seems wise, in trying to explore and explain the gospel, to weed out some of the things that [...]

Have you heard about the preacher in Florida who wants to burn copies of the Koran on 9/11? His name is Terry Jones, and he is promoting International Burn a Koran Day. Seriously. Watch this CNN interview with Jones: Quran burning backlash. Here’s what Terry Jones had to say about his efforts to promote International [...]

Life is about learning. Learning from mistakes, victories and others makes me a wiser and stronger person. Here are a few things I learned this past week.

So… our first AIMstock just ended. (Why the red underline, MS Word? This will be in your dictionary soon enough…)

And to be honest, I hate camping. I hate sweat and bugs and outdoors when they are all at the same time. But for good people… I will do it. And so this was a weekend I would do it for. I had no clue how appreciative I would be by the end of it.

I wanted you to know about a handful of people I’m praying for and ask you to join me in prayer on their behalf:

• We have a number of families traveling from Knott. A couple of families in New York and a couple of others in L.A. Please mention their travel.
• We also have a young man named Preston who broke his collar-bone in practice. Please pray for his continued healing.
• Donald, one of the elders here in Knott, fell this week and hit his head. His been having a lot of dizziness.
• Richard, another elder, is struggling with cancer. Please pray for him and his wife Jean as they travel down to the border (del rio) for treatment.
• Finally, I would ask for prayers for my uncle Jack. He’s in the ICU and is not doing well at all. My grandmother is really struggling to watch her son suffer so much. Please remember them both as you lift your brothers and sisters in Christ around the world up to God in prayer!

Thanks for being a prayer warrior and remembering people in prayer!

I mentioned surprises in my last post, but this one nearly threw me for a loop! Today was Mason, Madison and Kayson’s 1st day of school and they loved it! The school faculty and students couldn’t have been nicer. Everyone was excited to receive us and so helpful. I suppose when you’re a school of only 125 prek-12th and 3 NEW students arrive…it’s a big deal We met each teacher and met a few of the students in each kids class. We then went to the office and met the secretary and then the principal asked us into her office…dun, dun, dun, dunnnnnnnnnnnnn! She was really nice, despite what everyone says and she explained the rules and expectations to us as parents. We were glad to have a first meeting with her and explain a little about our situation. Thanks to my mom, we were able to “get in good” with the principal on the 1st day! My mom had given us a box of bulletin board borders and we took them to the school.

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you just never know what you’re gonna git.” – Ms Gump.

Now, Forrest was probably a few shrimp short of a cocktail, but his momma knew what she was talking about! The return to the states was pretty hard. There was a lot of adjusting to do and in reality many of it started back in March. The kids cried a lot, Barb was frustrated and anxious and I’m sure I was just plain hard to live with and stressed! The storm continued on, but God surrounded us with good people! There were many who prayed for us. Others who tried to guide us and encourage us! Still a handful of others that tried to give us contacts for a job. Things were going super slow and we felt played with at one point by a congregation.

This blog post is a response to a reader’s recent email.  In that email the reader sent an article (not authored by the reader) discussing the difference between a republic and a democracy.  The article was sent by the reader because I used the term democracy several times in a recent blog post (Advice to [...]

  I am a jogger. It’s true. Although I am not really sure that what I do can properly be termed “jogging.” I often refer to it as “slogging.” That’s a combination of the terms “slow” and “jogging.” One winter, my wife and I began “slogging” indoors at an ice hockey arena in order to escape the cold weather. There were several others from the community who had the same idea. Most of them were “seniors” (I refer to them with great respect, because I am dangerously close to being “senior” myself). Now, even though what I do is slogging, it was still somewhat faster than what most of the seniors did (they were smart enough to walk). But a couple of these new friends began to refer to me as “The Flash.” (I have to admit, I sort of liked the nickname.) They accused me of speeding even though that was not possible. My pace was merely somewhat quicker than a person walking. However, I was able to enjoy the illusion of speed compared to the walkers. Occasionally some of the high school runners would show up and give me a lesson in humility. As they would effortlessly blaze past me, I felt as though I was running in quicksand.

   The Bible says this… “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Something precious happened on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010…something precious to Father God. My biggest reason for loving holidays is because, so often, I get to spend time with family members who live far away from me. I look forward to those times more than I can tell you. The opportunities that togetherness gives us to hug, kiss, laugh, pray, play, worship and sing are just marvelous. Such times are precious to me.