Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
My old home church has gotten into short-term missions. Although there's no doubt it broadens their horizons, the old Palm Beach attitude goes with you everywhere. Consider this statement from Rick Miessau, one of the leaders of their mission to Haïti: “Just sitting there and talking, we raise their social status,” he said. “Kids are …
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Originally posted in 2006, reposted with some modifications. I ran the LifeBuilders Golf Tournament until we putted our last hole out in 2010. I still play golf as often as I can. Some people think that everything good and beautiful in this life comes from a government programme. Others just get the job done, and …
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The ground of his condemnation is this, that though the Light has come into the world, men preferred the darkness to the Light, because their actions were wicked. For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed; But he who …
In the midst of all the other excitement going on these days (especially the demise of Osama bin Laden, which cheers 9/11 victims but doesn't get us any closer to the end of the war on Islamic careerism) we have some voting in the UK to consider. Topping the list is the change in the …
Gary L'Hommedieu puts things in stark figures, based on the Episcopal Church's own figures: The real story in the recent release of statistical data by TEC is in the demographic profile of the Church that heralds itself as the living symbol of a diverse society. On the same page amidst self-congratulatory rhapsodies about antiracism, advocacy …
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Bill Atwood 3:25 A.M. (Dovetail DOVE 35) 1976 It's hard to conceive of a mellower production than this, with Bill Atwood's smooth vocals and the excellent backing instrumentation from John Pantry's production (Cloud's backup vocals add the mix.) This is a favourite of mine, and it's too bad that the follow up from the UK …
In fulfilment of the charge which God had entrusted to me, I laid the foundation like a skilful master-builder; but another man is now building upon it. Let every one take care how he builds; For no man can lay any other foundation than the one already laid-Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:10-11) In 2004-5, the …
In the midst of the ongoing tragedy of the recent tornadoes here in Tennessee and around the South-east, I received a most interesting document: an exchange of 1975 correspondence between Pat Robertson and Bob Mumford (and some other items) re Pat's objections to the "shepherding movement" in vogue at the time. That movement was the …
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Ark: Voyages (1978) When one thinks of Southern music--especially in the 1970's--one thinks of either Country and Western or Southern Gospel. And it's true that much of what came out in that era was one or the other. A good example of that was the Greenville, SC group Southern Joy that we feature on this …
Without a doubt the most unusual association I developed in my years of making and selling pile driving equipment is my association with the Russians. I spend some time on this site with some of the lessons I learned. We learn the advantages of monotheism from a train trip in Half a Million Roubles. Is …
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