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When I was in college I was active in the Baptist Student Union.  One semester, the discipleship group that I participated in worked our way through Richard Foster’s new book Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth.  Several years later, as I was browsing the bookstore shelves at seminary, I ran across another book [...]

Couple of weeks back Alan Hirsch linked up to some great video of Reggie McNeal speaking to the Reformed Church in America. As I watched, I remembered that I had been in a conference with Reggie a couple of years back, so I dug out my notes.
During one of the Q&A sessions someone asked [...]

The person who first said “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” obviously had not seen Young at Heart.
It’s been playing this week at a local theater, and friends in the church gave Catherine and I tickets to go see it. We took some time out this afternoon to enjoy a respite from the [...]

Yesterday and today have been unbelievably hot here, so I’ll try not to add to much more hot air….

We had full power today, and the a/c was on. It was so pleasant!
Attendance today was fair. I think the heat outside kept people away.
Today’s message was on “When God Interrupts Your Life.”
Felt a real freedom in [...]

Much of this past week has been spent preparing and opening our swimming pool. Getting the cover off, topping off the water, preparing the filter, pouring in bags and bottles of assorted chemicals–all in an effort to have sparkling clear water.  Yeah, the water temperature is still cold, but with the heat index hovering around [...]