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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…
Here’s our annual ElfYourself video. We’ve been practicing for months: Send your own ElfYourself eCards
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We woke early today to go eat Thanksgiving breakfast with the Cook family. That itself was wonderful, but in the grand perspective of things, it’s rather surreal. Darrell and Laura have been great friends for a long time – since…
