100th comment from Germany I received my 100th comment on my blog today. It was a TrackBack. I left it up because of its significance. It was from an advertisement site, but…
JoAnne and I Attended Burmese Bible School Graduation
What a joy for JoAnne and I to attend Burmese Bible School (BBS) graduation on Saturday, Oct. 1. The school has been organized to meet the need for pastors to serve the…
Life Chain is a reminder that God is pro-life
I stopped by the Life Chain in North Syracuse this afternoon to support the witness against abortion. I was late but glad to stand in the chain for at least part of…
October messages planned
In an article written before hurricane Lee, Atlantic magazine had already called 2011: the year of the disaster. Even without the difficult economic times of our year, and the sobering reminder provided…
Problem with WordPress
Please pardon the lack of paragraphs in my writing recently. Since the last upgrade, the program has been stripping them out. Steven and I are working on it but have not found…
Green Lakes Walks
My wife and I so much enjoy walking at Green Lakes State Park. Green Lakes is such a gift to all of us. Monday morning was a beautiful early fall day for…
How President Obama can answer Republicans on a tax increase for the super rich
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44571565/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/ Here’s how I would answer the Republicans if I were President Obama. “The Republicans have labeled my proposal for new taxes on the super rich as class warfare. That’s a Marxist…
Why we should pray at the 9/11 event.
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/09/09/bloomberg-sundays-911-ceremony-a-civil-not-religious-occasion/ I do not agree with Mayor Bloomsburg that there should have been no prayers at the official 9/11 remembrance time. Ken Klulowski wrote: “Bloomberg’s sad exclusion of all prayer and…
A Prayer on 9/11/11
We prayed this prayer in our services this morning for this 10 year anniversary remembrance of 9/11. Our heavenly Father, source of our strength, protector of our homeland, ultimate giver of…
September sermon series to be called Preserving America
I’ve been planning our September service emphasis to go along with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 which we are all marking this next Sunday. Most of us remember exactly where we were…