Missional Church in Arkansas

We had a great day in Arkansas today.  For starters, the temperature was about 40 F which is about 20 better than at home and we had sunshine while they got about a foot of snow back home.  Don't let it pile up at the end of the driveway honey!  🙂 First I gotta tell …

Wordless Wednesday: Yes, No, and Maybe

(Class Picture from the Kindergarten Class at Tintern)

Top 3 Tuesday: Top 3 Signs You Are In the Home of a Patriot

Well Jim and I have arrived in Arkansas in one piece.  The ice storm that is causing problems is all north of where we are for now.  The roads are wet but the temperatures are steadily above 33 degrees. We are looking forward to our meetings tomorrow and the possibility of getting wireless access somewhere. …

Dying to Tell the Truth

In my history class last semester we spent part of one class debating whether it was a positive thing over all that Constantine legalized Christianity in 325 A.D. You might think that it's an absurd question, “Of course it was good! People were dying by the thousands. If he hadn't called off the persecution all …

Wordless Wednesday: Survival

History in the Making

In case you didn't know it has been made a law that every blog on earth has to make some comment about the Inauguration of Barak Obama. I thought I would get mine out of the way now. What a spectacle! Millions and millions of spectators. I was amazed at Rick Warren being invited to …

Laundry Room Revisited

I finally got the finishing touches on the Laundry Room project this week. We had a friend who is a plumber come and install the new sink and base next to our washer. It is wonderful to have it done. We have more than three times the storage space that we used to have in …

A Fight in My Mid-Week Bible Study

There's an awkward difference of opinion in my midweek Bible Study and no one knows about it but me. I need to tell someone about it. I'm studying Reformation History and have met a new friend, Martin Luther. You might think it weird to consider someone who has been gone almost 500 years as a …

Wordless Wednesday: Cards They Don't Make

Know Your Role

In church this week we talked about 'Famous Neighbours' – verses that get largely ignored because they are directly before or after frequently quoted verses. My favourite: ... For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him. John 3: 17 The remarkable point …