Happy Birthday, USA
Wishing you all the best Independence Day ever. May we all be free. May we all be brave. And may all of us who are enjoying the fruits of the struggle that leads to freedom be very, very grateful. Celebrate!
RoadTurn Time
I've always figured that someday I will have the time and money to live there--that log home on the lake, primary access by boat, separate writing and thinking loft with a magnificent view of the sky at night and the lake/forest during the day. Children and grandchildren diving off the dock into pristine waters, my soulmate sharing it all with me...finally, that little bit of heaven on earth. I'm tempted to give up the dream, today. I'm tempted to believe that it is real RoadTurn time--time to get real, time to accept the obvious: It ain't never going to ...
Freedom Banner
It's tough to sit here in the USA and read about the struggle for freedom in Iran. Religious differences aside, we have common ground before us--freedom and justice for all. I pray for those who are standing up for their rights, and I pray that I would have the courage to do the same. I've posted a new banner in the header. It is in support of freedom for the people of Iran, and in recognition of the preciousness of my own freedom. Those of us who are right now living in lands of liberty ought to consider the ...
Dumb and Dumber
Thank you to one of my favorite professors, Donna Trent, for sending me this. People starving in the city, while even the lawns get fed in the suburbs... On our campus, there are acres of bottom land that would make excellent grazing and gardening space. Rather, the land is used year-around for baseball fields. The mowing, weed poisoning, and weed-eating are never ending. Go figure. GOD to St. Francis: You know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on down there on Earth? What happened to the dandelions,violets, thistle and stuff I started eons ago? I ...
Perseverance
It was built by a relative of mine, a long time ago. A considerable amount of sweat and time went into moving it to its current location, atop Pine Mountain, in Kentucky. It ain't much, but it's there, and it will still keep you dry. I like that old cabin and hope to go back and spend a little time sitting and thinking there this summer. By the way, it's part of a phenomenal place called Wiley's Last Resort. If you can't feel the history there, my friend, you're not breathing. My consternation of late has been all about ...
Happy Birthday (Shavuot)
We recently held a Dedication Days event on the campus of our school. It was designed to celebrate our heritage as one of the earliest Kentucky missions. Several people, though, have asked what the hooplah was all about. Hasn’t the entire campus already been given over to God? And the centennial celebration was just a few years back–wasn’t that sufficient? Questions like this amaze me. Well, maybe they don’t, given the state of the Church in general. How many of us would fail to celebrate our own birthdays? Wasn’t the first one good enough? Why do it year after year after ...
Urgency: A necessary ingredient?
There are areas in my life (like my consumption of soda pop, for instance) that need correction. Somehow, though, knowing about a need does not always translate into doing something about it. Does a sense of urgency have anything to do with enabling change? Harvard professor, John Kotter, thinks so. In this video, he tells us why:
Paul Potts and Passione
Columbia plans to release Paul Potts' Passione, the second album by the Britain's Got Talent winner and newly acclaimed popera sensation. Paul will follow the precedent set by his first offering, One Chance, and include a mix of modern and classical works on this new release. Top 40 Charts has this to say about Paul's previous success: Potts debut release 'One Chance' solidified his standing as an international star. The album sold over three and a half million copies and rocketed to the number one spot in 13 countries, and top 10 in an additional eight. In January 2008, Potts' embarked on ...
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Happy Birthday, USA
Wishing you all the best Independence Day ever. May we all be free. May we all be brave. And may all of us who are enjoying the fruits of the struggle that leads to freedom be very, very grateful. Celebrate! Read More →
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RoadTurn Time
I’ve always figured that someday I will have the time and money to live there–that log home on the lake, primary access by boat, separate writing and thinking loft with a magnificent view of the sky at night and the...
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Freedom Banner
It’s tough to sit here in the USA and read about the struggle for freedom in Iran. Religious differences aside, we have common ground before us–freedom and justice for all. I pray for those who are standing up for...
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Dumb and Dumber
Thank you to one of my favorite professors, Donna Trent, for sending me this. People starving in the city, while even the lawns get fed in the suburbs… On our campus, there are acres of bottom land that would make excellent...
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Perseverance
It was built by a relative of mine, a long time ago. A considerable amount of sweat and time went into moving it to its current location, atop Pine Mountain, in Kentucky. It ain’t much, but it’s there, and it will...
Read more of this article
Happy Birthday (Shavuot)
We recently held a Dedication Days event on the campus of our school. It was designed to celebrate our heritage as one of the earliest Kentucky missions. Several people, though, have asked what the hooplah was all about. Hasn’t...
Read more of this article
Urgency: A necessary ingredient?
There are areas in my life (like my consumption of soda pop, for instance) that need correction. Somehow, though, knowing about a need does not always translate into doing something about it. Does a sense of urgency have anything...
Read more of this article
Paul Potts and Passione
Columbia plans to release Paul Potts’ Passione, the second album by the Britain’s Got Talent winner and newly acclaimed popera sensation. Paul will follow the precedent set by his first offering, One Chance, and include...
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