Tales from the crypt!

I know I have been gone for a while but I was in Florida and the sun made my screen hard to read! Now that I am back I bring this sort of news for my first post.

First there is this article:
Link: Jesus: Tales from the Crypt - The Middle East Blog - TIME.
Then this one:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/02/25/titanic-director-aims-to-sink-christianity

The second one is a rebuttal of sorts but they do make some interesting points that Cameron has to answer. One comment made near the end challenges Cameron to make a documentary about the religion of peace, one that questions it's origin. Ha!
It is just like the attacks of old. Toothless old lion anyway!

Where does the time go?!

I just looked at my last post and realized it was ten days ago! Wow. One of the things I wanted to do with this Blog was be regular. Not so, I guess I am lazy, busy, forgetful or some other lame excuse.
Valentine's day has come and gone. My take on the day is reflective of my gender. A special day to give flowers and candy. Why not a special day to give tools or steak? But I also recognize the value of honoring the great gift I have in my beautiful wife. So I bought flower and made a card. I even made up a poem for the inside. Not good but heartfelt.
I am going away next week for a conference. I have to suffer in Florida! Don't be surprised if I fail to write next week. I may not be able to see the screen out by the pool!

Mission Trip!

Prayer and discussion has turned to plans and action. Sue is planning a return outreach trip to Belize. We have a number of students who have expressed interest and the contacts have been made.
If the make up is similar to the last Belize team, we will have a work project to do. The last time we made shelves for the town library. Many schools and villages opened for us and we saw the light of Christ shine on faces like these.We visited Guatemala and helped in a medical mission too.
The details are still in the planning stage and while the members are excited the real work now begins. Morning prayer, evening prep time and oh yeah, fund raising.
I will keep you posted as the plans and team comes together.

Shalom

Like a Thief in the Night

We woke up this morning to the news that a major storm had bashed Florida. Normally we don't have any kin in Florida, but this year Sue's mom and dad are wintering there. So our ears perked up and we used Google Earth to find out how close they were to the path of the storm. They appear to be okay, the storm was north of them, but as we watched the news the pictures showed a Church building completely destroyed. The only way to identify it was by the steeple which now lay on its side on the ground. As the cameras were filming, the people from the area began to gather around the former "church" building. The newscaster said something like "there is a great example of the spirit of people. It is not the building that is the church but the people." "and the church is gathering to rebuild their meeting place"
Wow, all that from a news anchor. I could not have said it better myself.

Loose Change to Loosen Chains

What is that all about. Follow this link: http://www.iabwa.org/2007/02/the_amazing_cha.html to see for your self.