Hope and Fear

Posted on February 5, 2009. Filed under: Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Inauguration Day: “On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” Today: “This recession might linger for years. Our economy will lose 5 million more jobs. Unemployment will approach double digits . Our nation will sink deeper into a crisis that, at some point, we [...]

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God's Word is Essential

Posted on May 13, 2007. Filed under: Bible Study | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Have y’all seen the stories on the news this week about Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda? For the last few years, Mr. Miranda has claimed to be Jesus himself. He says he had a vision in 1973, then after 3 marriages, 5 children, a heroin addiction and a couple of jail sentences for petty theft, [...]

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Bits and Pieces

Posted on May 10, 2007. Filed under: News, Personal Stuff | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The news isn’t interesting yet again today. Republicans admire the Democrat’s desire to surrender. I don’t disagree that the Iraq war must end eventually, I just don’t think Congress should be dictating it. But I’m alone on that point, I think. Tammy Faye Bakker is preparing to die, but aren’t we all. I don’t spend [...]

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Review: On the Move

Posted on April 8, 2007. Filed under: Christian Book Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , |

Bono, the lead singer of U2, was asked to give an address at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2006. Bono discussed his personal faith, the faith of nations, and the plight of the poor in Africa that are dying from AIDS. Based on this speech, “On the Move” was produced with images of the faces [...]

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I Need a Shower

Posted on February 13, 2007. Filed under: Movies and TV, News | Tags: , , , , , , |

I was at the gym last night, working on the treadmill. My usual habit is to listen to stuff on my iPod Shuffle, a mix of Country & Western, 70′s Rock, 90′s Folk Music, Spike Jones, Contemporary Christian, A Capella African Christian, Jazz, and sermons. Ok, so there’s no real coherent theme there. In front [...]

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Kenya Mission, Day 7

Posted on June 16, 2006. Filed under: Faith, Stories | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

January 2, 2006 Today’s Swahili phrase: hakuna matada, which means “Disney marketing phrase.” No wait, it means “no worries.” I’ve received a lot of encouragement to continue this series – we’re about halfway through – but this next day was a very important day, full of eye-opening experiences, and frankly, just hard to get a [...]

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Kenya Mission, Day 6

Posted on March 22, 2006. Filed under: Faith, Stories | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

January 1, 2006 Today’s Swahili phrase: Jambo, which means “Howdy” in Texan. We used this word more than any other, I think, and it was so easy to pronounce. I meant to write these faster and closer together, but the work load skyrocketed on me the last couple of weeks. Several of you have encouraged [...]

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Kenya Mission, Day 4

Posted on February 20, 2006. Filed under: Faith, Stories | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

December 30, 2005 Goodness, can it be Friday already?  We left Houston Tuesday afternoon and we’re still not at our final destination.  It’s like Africa is on the other side of the world or something.  We woke up in the Methodist Guest House in Nairobi, and in the light we could see how quaint this [...]

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Kenya Mission Trip

Posted on September 16, 2005. Filed under: Faith | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

God has been begun preparing me to be a part of an upcoming mission trip; I want to experience first-hand the needs of another culture and to help evangelize our lost world. Our mission group is scheduled to depart for Africa by the end of this year 2005. We have been preparing and planning for [...]

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A Faith Vacuum

Posted on August 2, 2005. Filed under: Faith | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A faith vacuum haunts Europe There was a time when Europe would justly refer to itself as “Christendom.” Europeans built the Continent’s loveliest edifices to accommodate their acts of worship. They quarreled bitterly over the distinction between transubstantiation and consubstantiation. As pilgrims, missionaries and conquistadors, they sailed to the four corners of the Earth, intent [...]

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