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Dreaming

Posted in Children, Foster care, God, HIV/AIDS, Hospital, Jim, Kyiv, Orphans, Prayer on February 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Yesterday Jim and I, along with Allyson — another missionary in Kyiv — took a short trip to look at some property just outside of the city. In ways that only God could orchestrate, we learned of available property and also discovered some others who have a burden for orphans who are HIV+. [...]

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With a bit of coaxing

Posted in Book, Christianity, Politics on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Jim and I continue to read as one of our devotionals A Year with C. S. Lewis. This excerpt is from his book The Screwtape Letters. (For those who may not be familiar with the screwtape letters: shift gears in your mind and read this as if you were speaking to your [...]

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A Time of Departing

Posted in Book, Prayer on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Are all y’all familiar with the website http://www.discerningreader.com ?
Very interesting reviews of books out there, and, for the most part, I agree with Tim Challies’s conclusions.
A recent review of the book entitled A Time of Departing might make for some interesting reading and for some interesting discussions. It deals with contemplative prayer…and as [...]

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Flight 1549

Posted in CMDA, God, Sovereignty on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

We received an email with a link to the CMDA website that featured an interview offering a first-person account of the emergency landing in the Hudson River.
Andrew and Jennifer Jamison are both 4th year medical students at the Medical University of South Carolina. Andrew grew up outside of Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Clemson University [...]

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Grace Community

Posted in Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, God, Jesus on February 9, 2009 | 4 Comments »

We were so encouraged last night when we learned that a church that is new to us has officially decided to support God’s ministry here in Ukraine, even through us.
Our friends who attend there sent us a link to the church’s web site so that we could become a bit more familiar with the beliefs [...]

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Verizon math

Posted in YouTube on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to Julie… Good grief! Can no one do math anymore?

Some of you may want to review your phone bills…

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Hudson River

Posted in God on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A friend just sent me this picture…what REALLY happened on the Hudson River:

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John Calvin

Posted in Book, God, History, John Calvin on February 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

July 10, 1509. John Calvin was born.
This year marks 500 years since his birth, and Jim and I decided to read a book that we’ve owned for a little while…but never read. A Heart Promptly Offered: The Revolutionary Leadership of John Calvin authored by David W. Hall.
This morning we simply read the [...]

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