Kids are awesome! We love kids at Christian Alliance Church! I was reading something online this week that highlighted some 5 year old kid responses to bible questions… check these out. What did your learn today about Lot’s wife? “Lot’s wife was a pillar of salt by day and a ball of fire by night.”… Read More »
March 19, 2023
I have a life-sized cardboard cutout of Darth Vader in my office. He’s behind my door if you want to see him. He was given to me by my sister-in-law in my first month of ministry as a pastor, almost 29 years ago. I do like sci-fi movies and books — hence the gift. Of… Read More »
March 12, 2023
Recently Lauri and I were able to spend a couple of days with 3 couples that were our best friends from college. These are the kinds of friends that even though we might have to spend time away from each other, we still remain close. The type of friends that you would die for… and… Read More »
March 5, 2023
In Mark 6 Jesus sent out his 12 disciples on a short term mission trip into different villages and communities to preach and minister to people. Verse 7 tells us that he sent them out 2 by 2 and “gave them authority over impure spirits”. He told them to take nothing with them on this… Read More »
February 26, 2023
I DID IT! After years of experimenting… after multiple fruitless efforts of trial and error… after research and perseverance… failure after failure… I finally did it! What an accomplishment! What joy! What absolute euphoria! I finally discovered the optimal timeframe to… (drum roll please) drive to Florida. Ok, ok… please forgive my melodramatic hyperbole, but… Read More »
February 12, 2023
I just finished installing a central dust collection system in my workshop. I have had the vacuum machine for some time now, but I finally figured out what type of hose and pipe fixtures that I needed, ordered them, and installed the system. Now, I have a vacuum line going to each piece of machinery… Read More »
February 5, 2023
There is an iconic scene in the movie Back To The Future II where Marty McFly purchases a sports almanac that contains details of sporting events — including the final scores — for the last 50 years. Since he purchased the book in the future, there were scores of sporting events that had yet to… Read More »
January 29, 2023
I had a dream last night (Thursday). It was one of those dreams that was so vivid and real that I woke up disoriented, because my setting had changed instantaneously from the dream to my bedroom. Thoughts of “What’s going on?” “Where am I?” left me a bit dazed and very confused for a moment… Read More »
January 22, 2023
Two weeks ago a 6 year old child at school pulled a 9mm handgun from his backpack and shot his 25 year old teacher in the chest. Thankfully, the teacher is expected to fully recover. When we read or hear of a story like that our first thought is usually along the lines of: How… Read More »
January 15, 2023
I have a few woodworking projects that I hope to accomplish this winter so Sunday night found me at Menards getting a load of lumber. When you get lumber at a board yard you can’t just grab the boards on top of the stack and load them into your truck, because lumber can be a… Read More »
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