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Gosh!

Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Touchstone ran an article on one of my favorite movies: Napoleon Dynamite.
The point of the movie seems to be this: “Flying solo,” that is, the individualistic pursuit of one’s own happiness apart from the good of others, culminates in misery, and the only way to grow as a human, [...]

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St Andrew and Billy Graham

Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I preached on the story of the calling of the first disciples from John this past Lord’s Day.  (I’ve been using the historic one year lectionary.)  I introduced the sermon by asking what people think of when they hear the words ‘evangelist’ or ‘evangelism’.  I used examples of people knocking on strangers’ doors, handing out [...]

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Children, Community and the Little Red Hen

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I went to the elementary school this past week for their ‘reader’s theatre’ where I witnessed a stellar rendition of ‘the Little Red Hen’ featuring my own 5 year old daughter.
While there I shared small talk with other parents and grandparents who I normally wouldn’t have run in to.  As other grades performed their skits [...]

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Autumn

Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

The trees this year have been as nice as I have ever seen. The picture at the top of the site was taken from my back yard. A good bit of the leaves have fallen now but the past few weeks has been an incredible display of color. As I drove into [...]

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Isn’t humor a better response than angry rants?  Thanks to the brave folks who have served in the past, God’s blessings on those serving now.

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Latin Prayers

Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been working on Latin off and on for a bit now.  I find using things that are already familiar, like prayers, a good way to get a feel for it.  I’ve put together a short ‘office’ that I could use: here.

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Casual Friday

Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

I have discovered just how much of a nerd I am. While other folks probably have their mp3 player filled with hip tunes — I have mine chock full of lectures, sermons and audio books.
I have had it half and half, George Strait, K.T. Tunstall and Offspring sharing space with lectures on Calvinism, Church [...]

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