JoAnne and I have been back from our vacation for almost a month already. We’ve been extending the fun by enjoying all the pictures we took. Love this digital age where you…
Excited by reception of Just Walk Across the Room study
Tonight I finished reading the book by Bill Hybels, Just Walk Across the Room; wrote my review and posted it in my book review pages. I have been greatly encourged by the…
A Unique American Vehicle
One of the fascinating sidelights of our visit to Glacier National Park was the ubiquitous red tour bus. Since I was driving my own rented vehicle, I did not actually get to…
KNN Up; Church Notes category closing
Our church webmaster, Steven Sgroi, has just finished putting up our newly formatted blog-style Kirkville News and Notes. As readers of my blog have known, this has been in process over the…
Why I Signed the Manhattan Declaration (Sep 8, 2010)
Today I decided to sign the Manhattan Declaration. The time has come for Christians to speak out strongly in unison about these values that are essential without clouding the picture with…
Why burning the Koran is wrong and un-Christian
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11238062 I am saddened and maddened by pastor Terry Jones’ intransigence in the face of wise and godly counsel. Many people from pastors to government officials to General Petraeus have counseled him…
A Cooper at the State Fair
Few things say Americana quite like a fair in August. When I was a boy, I was in 4-H and since I lived on a dairy farm, my project was raising dairy…
September Sunday messages
So what is happening at church now that it’s almost fall? September is back-to-school time and for most of us, the passing of Labor Day also marks the winding down of vacation, camping and…
The animals
Everyone wants to see the animals when they go west, and we were no exception. One warning, you never know when you will see them. It might be in a park and…
Children’s water party
The annual children’s water party this past Sunday was special. But the day was also important as we celebrated two other things; the work of our dedicated teaching staff and the important…