From the Backseat

Karsten:  “Papa, I like being ill.”
Me:  “Really, Karsten?  [skeptical]  Why is that?”
Karsten:  “Once when I was ill, I prayed to God and then I waited and he helped me, and I said, ‘thank you, God.’  God takes care of me when I am ill.”
 [I thought he also said that God is glorified when we are ill, [...]

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Have You Enjoyed the Treasures of the Snow?

While it isn’t the first time it has snowed this winter, it has been a true winter wonderland here in my part of the world for the first time this season.  Today I stopped my doings and just stared out the window to watch little snowflake bundles splash onto a recently shoveled sidewalk.  In lieu [...]

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Quote of the Day

Eric Liddell told his sister in Chariots of Fire…
“God made me fast, and when I run, I feel his pleasure.”

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Quote of the Day

Douglas Wilson on birth control…
“A man can have a high view of apple trees and still not plant them a foot and a half apart in his orchard.”
(from Credenda, but current edition, “Against Gravity,” not yet posted)

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Stewardship

If you make international phone calls, or would like to start making more, here is a service that offers free international phone calls to a wide variety of countries.  There are no monthly fees and not even a sign up.
I haven’t tried it yet.  It was recommended by the folks at Student Global Impact.
Future Phone

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Pictorial Tribute to our Heroes

A beautiful and stirring collection of photos. 

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Life Straw

Here’s an interesting new invention that might be helpful for some missionary friends.

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Off to Narnia

It’s been disheartening the amount of reading that I’ve not been doing.  The busyness of December and the New Year have pulled me away from priorities.  I’ve realized that I do much better reading one book than five (which is what I was trying to do).
Since the end of October, I’ve enjoyed reading through the Chronicles [...]

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Quote of the Day (if you can make the time to read it)

F.B . Meyer…
“It is only when we are at rest that we can do our best work. It is said that it is impossible to get the highest results of workmanship, when the workers are perturbed by the fever and rush of our modern life. The masterpieces of art come from days when the strain [...]

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Upcoming flick

Amazing Grace.  This looks terribly interesting.  Watch the trailer.
Quick!  No one say anything bad about why all good Christians should avoid this!

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Women and Children First!

I wish there were more examples of bravery and heroism that crossed before us so publicly in our age.  God make us to be men who are responsive to need and willing to do what we ought.  Here is an interview with NYC’s recent subway hero.

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Dr. Walter Fremont

Dr. Walter Fremont, 82, dean emeritus of BJU’s School of Education, went to be with the Lord Sunday morning, January 7, 2007.  Dr. Fremont became dean of the School of Education in 1953 and served in that capacity for 37 years.  During his tenure, he was a seminal force in the initiation and development of [...]

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Names in the News

Congratulations to my dad.

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