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What a year! It was begun fighting cancer in southeast Arkansas, and it is ending with a healthy family in Virginia. We are humbled and amazed at all that has been done in and through our lives this past year.…
My best friend was born 39 years ago today. It’s amazing to think we’ve been married for 17 years, but we’ve been friends since her freshman year in college. I was a senior when I first met her. I was…
It’s nice to have a sled run, with jumps, in our own backyard…
ruminate |?rü-m?-n?t| verb [ intrans. ] 1 think deeply about something : we sat ruminating on the nature of existence. 2 (of a ruminant) chew the cud. “Random Ruminations” may not necessarily be accurate because few of what you’ll see…
A sermon at Christmas misspelled RELEASE. But it still communicated the joyful truth of Christ's peace.
The Best American Short Stories 2005 (The Best American Series) I waded through the first story, F-bombs and all. Then came the second story with more of the same… What?! Really?! If these are the “Best American Short Stories of…
It was one of those weekends as a leader that you anticipate/dread with equal measures of enthusiasm and uncertainty. Our church had an opportunity to host the Glory in the Highest concert tour here in Blacksburg. After deliberation and an…
Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan My short synopsis is: “One of those simple but powerful books that challenges comfortable “Christianity.” Can being a Christian really be “comfortable?” Peaceful perhaps. But anything but comfortable.” This is…
Green (The Circle, Book 0: The Beginning and the End) by Ted Dekker I have read the Circle Trilogy and reviewed Black and Red on my blog. I was thrilled to see that Thomas Nelson publishers was offering Green as…