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Engage Israel
It is hard to believe that 9 months have passed since our trip to Israel. It had always been a life-long dream of mine to visit Israel, and through some divine appointments, a generous church and generous people, Kristy and I were able to spend 2½ weeks in the Holy Land and be the only [...]
Lost in Bible translation
I must confess, I’ve been lost in Bible translations lately. I’ve been spending more time reading about Bibles, than actually reading the Bible (shame on me). Let’s talk about translations… There are two types of modern Bible translation and all of our English versions are one or the other or a mix of both: Literal [...]
I broke into church
When I was a lad I broke into church. Frequently. My friend and I discovered that on a certain afternoon the church premises were unoccupied so we hatched a cunning plan. After the Sunday evening service concluded, one of us would arrange that an inconspicuous window at the back of the building be unlatched. When [...]
Mongolian throat singing
I have read accounts of exorcisms where two or more demons spoke out of the same person simultaneously. (That’s an attention-grabbing first-sentence if ever I wrote one.) A phenomenon, which is humanly impossible… but skeptics disagree. Nay-sayers are quick to point out that the people of Mongolia have been able to produce different voices at [...]
The good old days?
I came across this list this morning during my mammoth filing-cabinet spring clean. Cracks me up how times have changed – So this is what it was like to be a teacher in the good old ‘Anne of Avonlea’ days… How romantic. Rules For Teachers 1915 1. You will not marry during the term of [...]
Thank you John Daker
Dear Mr. Daker. You don’t know me, but I feel I know you – and somehow connect on a deep level. I relate. This is just a short note to say Thank you. Thank you for making me smile. Thank you for providing a ray of sunshine to otherwise dreary days. You are an inspiration. [...]
World media, pro-Israel… yeah right
On May 31, Israeli navy commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara, a part of a flotilla of ships aiming to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver supplies to the Hamas-ruled territory. The commandos were met with violence and the ensuing confrontation left nine Turkish activists dead, and dozens of people hurt. Once again, [...]
Old Folk rock!
The other day my wife and I were the guest speakers at our church’s ‘Senior Saints’ group. We sang vintage chorus’s with great gusto (helped along by a piano accordion) had yarns and laughs and listened to amazing stories (like hiding-from-Nazis-in-wartime-Holland). We were sad to leave, but eventually had to (laden with gifts and cake). [...]
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