Archive for the ‘Faith’ Category

Somethings happenin’ in Ukraine!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Late last year, we heard about the call for the team that would travel to Ukraine to work with a young; but growing church. We both immediately sensed God's calling to be a part of the team. Over the next months, the rest of the team stepped forward, and we ...

Ukraine Bound!

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

On Thursday morning, the 9th of July, Lorretta, myself and an additional team of 8 will head to Kiev, Ukraine to lead an ESL Camp with 10 members of the Open Hearts Church in Kiev, and 30 Kiev University Students. The name of the ESL camp 2009 will ...

Letting Go

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

I shared this in conjunction with a devotion I gave last weekend at the Upward Games. What do you think? Letting Go by Susan Bunts Wachtel So much of life Is learning to let go Letting go of people Who will leave long before I'm ready to say goodbye Letting go of expectations Of how I think someone ...

Resolved!

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

As the new year begins, I have been thinking about resolutions, and the fact that I really haven't been that interested in declaring any, for many, many years. I just finished reading "The Holiness of God", by RC Sproul, and was re-introduced to Jonathon Edwards, who has written some incredibly ...

Are you a Christian or a moralist?

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

written by Marcia Segelstein - OneNewsNow Columnist - 9/9/2008 Traditional Christians whose faith is based on the Bible, who believe that the way to salvation is through Jesus Christ, who believe that there is such a thing as sin and such a thing as hell, are often viewed as intolerant, overbearing ...

Full Circle

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Way back in 1983, I was finishing my senior year at Winder, Barrow High School,  and made an unusual friend, with an even more unusual message. His name was John Barrett, and he was an athlete. I had never had a friend quite like John  before, he was a really nice ...

Fatherhood and the Future of Civilization

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

(awesome article from www.albertmohler.com) Will the world soon experience a return of patriarchy? That is the question raised by Phillip Longman in the March/April 2006 issue of Foreign Policy. The magazine's cover features a rather stunning headline: "Why Men Rule--and Conservatives Will Inherit the Earth." That headline would be surprising in almost ...

Ancient Words

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

We sang this at our church last week, during Praise and Worship, it is incredibly powerful song; but the words are even more powerful. It was written by Lynn Deshazo in 1995. It truly reflects my life, what about you? Holy words long preserved For our walk in this world, They resound with God's ...

Visitors

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

This evening, we had a couple of visitors walk down our street, to our home. They had visited once before. These young men were "elders" from the Church of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as Mormons. We had a nice visit, and they asked a little about our summer, and ...