questions from losses
Posted in Quotes on Jul 31st, 2008
“…the best questions come out of deepest losses.” William P. Young (author of “The Shack” quoted from interview on 7-30-08 on NPR’s show “Here and Now”)
Archive for July, 2008
benefit concert
Posted in Life on Jul 30th, 2008
A number of years ago (5 or 6) our friends Steve and Stef Wilson were commissioned by our church as missionaries in the heart of Coatesville. They are two of the most amazing people you could hope to meet. They started the BACC (Bridge Academy and Community Center) for the children of Coatesville and ran [...]
God unseen
Posted in Poetry on Jul 29th, 2008
God unseen, But not unknown, You redeem, And atone, The unclean, The lost and alone, You intervene And call us your own. God of grace, You welcome in, Those disgraced And stained with sin, The self-abased, Conscience thin, To your embrace, And your love wins. God unseen, But not unknown, Your grace redeems, [...]
If you are even remotely close to the Boyertown Pennsylvania area, you have to go to Morning Star Fellowship tonight. Two of the area’s best live bands are playing to benefit Invisible Children. The Bridge Band and Reilly. These friends are not only great musicians, but awesome people. I’m sad that I cannot go, but [...]
another beach day!
Posted in Life on Jul 25th, 2008
We get to go to the beach again this weekend! Two in a row! Tonight, we head down to Dagsboro Delaware, which is about 20 minutes from Bethany Beach, to Michelle’s aunt and uncle’s place. We can’t wait. Have a great weekend.
a slight delay
Posted in Life on Jul 24th, 2008
So yesterday, I left work early so Michelle and I could take Nicole and Lauren to the airport. Their flight was scheduled to leave at 5:15 in the evening. So we left our house at 2:00. With no traffic, we are a little over an hour from the Philly airport. So we wanted to allow [...]
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” William Greenough Thayer Shedd 1820-1894
is Wii an excuse…
Posted in Humor on Jul 22nd, 2008
…for domestic abuse? Michelle’s sisters brought their Wii with them to Pennsylvania. They leave tomorrow. We will be sad to see it–I mean them–go. I didn’t play a lot of video games growing up. I always tell people, in a slightly self-righteous air, that we read books and played outside. The truth is, we could never afford Atari or [...]
good music
Posted in Life on Jul 21st, 2008
On the way down to the beach Saturday, Michelle put in Shane and Shane’s cd “Psalms.” I have not listened to it for a long time, and forgot how much I love it. Psalms is by far my favorite Shane and Shane cd.
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them…” Jesus Christ of Nazareth (quoted from Matthew 7.12 ESV)