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Several of us are going to read together Yancey’s new book on prayer. We’d love to have you join in with us. Just click here for an explanation. ———— In some countries, just being born within their hallowed borders makes you a citizen of that country. You may have to jump through a few administrative hoops to get [...]

Which superhero are you?  Click here to take the quiz yourself.  My results:   Iron Man Iron Man 85% Superman 70% The Flash 70% Spider-Man 65% Green Lantern 65% Catwoman 55% Hulk 40% Supergirl 35% Batman 30% Wonder Woman 25% Robin 15% Inventor. Businessman. Genius. The pressure is on Steve — are you really Green Lantern?  Greg, exactly what does GuitarCenterMan look like?  It might be fun for us to develop our own [...]

Our parent / teacher conference began with the teacher leading a prayer.  As I have mentioned this is the first time the kids have attended a Christian school.  Even though they have been in school for 6 weeks or so and there is a spiritual stream in this school it was still a surprise.  As the [...]

Last night I dreamed someone ran into the car. Good thing it was only a dream. But we could certainly use your prayers. Several things seemed to fall on us all at once last night: Some folks trying to lead members away from the church here; a young illegal who has gotten herself into some very serious [...]

I’ve been bad about posting lately.  September and October are busy months around here, and blogging has not been at the top of my priority list.  I know that’s a lame excuse….. but it’s all I’ve got! This Sunday we will have our annual Parent Dedication Day.  We will will recognize the families who have [...]

I’m declaring a tie between cwinwc and wfma for the sell the pot house real estate listing.  I will now, yes right this very moment, flip a coin to determine the outright winner.  Heads is cwinwc and tails is wfma.  I will be using a Mexican 20 peso coin for the flip.  And now the flip [...]

LOCK THE DOOR, NAIL THE WINDOW DOWN, AND PULL THE SHADES! It never fails here lately that at least once a week -sometimes once a day or more- I receive and email from someone saying to boycott this business or stop using that product. Some have said, “Don’t drive those trucks.” For whatever reason that certain [...]

As I’ve written before, I love books. I love good books. I love good books that make me think, and especially those that help me grow in my walk with God. So, I have a decent proposal for my fellow bloggers. I read not too long ago that Philip Yancey has come out with a book [...]

The real estate listing contest has been extended through the weekend.  I’m still waiting for some specific entries. Today I’m taking a sabbath from the paying job and going to try and make a dent in the garage and a couple of rooms in the house.  Probably time to make it look like we moved in and [...]

Taylor was born on September 21 just before 8 AM. My new NIECE weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Sister 2 and Niece 4 are doing well down in Southern California. Thank you very much for your prayers. –Below are some Autumn decisions, dealing with God, family, church, neighbors and enemies:

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I am so completely pumped about our Student Small Groups. In less than two weeks we will have over 20 volunteers working with around 70 students. Every Wednesday night these groups will meet in various places at the church building to engage in study, sharing, and prayer. I know that God is going to accomplish [...]

The house we are leasing is located in a brand new development on the north side of town.  The houses are nice, big, and close together.  The neighborhood is cheap by Arlington standards but still quite expensive by our standards.  The average house price is in the low $500,000!  Don’t you just love those signs promoting [...]

I’ve never been on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  I’ve seen movie portrayals and news footage.  It’s chaotic, action packed, teeming with life.  Buy that, sell this, truly a pressure cooker to make the right trade.  Coincidentally it reminds me of the school cafeteria.  One of the perks of the job is that I [...]

Thank God for modern medical technology! We are getting ready to celebrate the birth of my new niece/nephew. S/he’ll be born tomorrow, if all goes according to schedule. Yes, to schedule. The little one (yes, we know if it’s a boy or a girl—it’s not a kitten—but I don’t know if I’m supposed to tell) was [...]

We must not become tired of doing good.  We will receive our harvest of eternal life at the right time if we do not give up.  When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it.  But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.  (Galatians 6:9-10)

It’s true.  [...]

Yesterday I taught the high school class and our topic was holiness. Actually, the title of the lesson was “God’s Most Frightening Feature.” This lesson has really been picking at me since yesterday and caused me to ask the question above. What ever happened to holiness? In the rush to be relevant, tolerant, and trendy, [...]

Just a word to let you know it’s a holiday in Lausanne. It’s the Monday of the FAST. Yes, instead of having a Thanksgiving, as you Canadians and United Staterers do, we have a fast day. Of course, I don’t know many people who fast for the country, but I know it used to be done. The [...]

The DMV was swift and painful.  We were in and out of there in under two minutes.  How can that be possible?  Which DMV did you visit?  Here are the basics of the conversation as I remember:

Clerk – Good Morning Me – Good morning, we have an appointment Clerk – What is the nature of your [...]

The trip to Curitiba from August 31 to September 5 was very good. Marcos Sacramento, Garibalde Oliveira and I traveled in Garibalde’s car to Campinas, São Paulo on Thursday and passed the night in the home of Marcos Rogério, a brother in Christ. We stayed up until 3:00 o’clock encouraging Marcos to continue firm in the [...]

I will face a great test today.  I wasn’t even aware of the necessity of this test.  Apparently in the move from VA to CA precious knowledge was lost.  I didn’t even feel it — I was not even aware of the knowledge escaping me.  It seems in the move from there to here I must have [...]