Archive for April, 2006
Friday, April 28th, 2006
Easter and Spring
Easter was just a couple weeks ago. But I’m not sure that the Western church has a firm grasp on the significance and the power of what Easter really means. In Lewis’s classic book, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan’s victorious sacrifice broke the power of winter over the land of Narnia. So [...]
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Friday, April 28th, 2006
Mc World redemption?
Yesterday I was at a meeting discussing increasing physical activity in Dallas and an upcoming workshop to do just that. One of our committee’s members mentioned that she had gotten donations of coupons for free chinese chicken salads and work out DVDs from none other than Mc Donalds. After much bad press Mc Donalds is [...]
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
Wake up!
This great image at Hamo’s blog speaks volumes. It says in a single picture what would take me far too long to put into words. What to do once you “wake up”? Sine, Jenkins, and Dreher all have great suggestions.
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Monday, April 24th, 2006
Back again
I’m back. We had a great time. Lot’s of fun was had. I pleasantly worn out now. We went to the FW Zoo today. Wow! What an awesome place. All the beauty and the animals. It really is a fantastic reminder that God is the ultimate artist as Creator. All our artistic endeavors are just [...]
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Friday, April 21st, 2006
Monk story
Ok, one story before I leave (which I nicked from Kathleen Norris from her wonderful book The Cloister Walk): There is a story that was told once of a Benectine monk who was rather ancient. He had lived out his days well serving and worshipping God. One day, when he was in the choir and [...]
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Friday, April 21st, 2006
Prayers answered!
I have a good old fashion praise report to give! After taking Deb to the hospital this past week, we found out that the CAT scan came out completely normal! Yes!! I am sooooooooo relieved you don’t even know. God is so good! Thanks for all your prayers. All you guys rock! God rocks! He [...]
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
I will yet hope
Recently my family has been beset upon by an unforeseen set of hardships. But I am no stranger to hardship. I am no novice to the ways of spiritual warfare. I am not new to following Christ. Even so, I have to confess that this has sucker punched me. It has flattened me. Knocked me [...]
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Sunday, April 16th, 2006
Happy Easter
He is risen! Happy Easter everyone!
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Good Saturday
My first Spring back in Texas and there are as of yet no blue bonnets. Memories of the bright blue flowers harken me back to Austin where they seem to adorn every available field and patch of land. They are testimony that Spring has come. The death of winter is past! But alas, no blue [...]
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Friday, April 14th, 2006
More persecution
Just read in the news about attacks at 3 Egyptian churches. The article relates that it was Muslims who perpetrated the attack. This topic seems especially appropriate for Good Friday. This past Thursday I heard a Pastor from the US relate that he witnessed similar attacks recently. He told how he was visiting with some [...]
