It is only 6:30PM but it looks like midnight out there. We woke on Thanksgiving Morning to find just over two inches of snow coating the lawn, our cars, and the street. It was beautiful! Duncan went out before 9AM and took pictures around the neighborhood. Snow showers continued as we got ready to drive [...]
When we recently asked our congregation to write down the one question they would like to ask God, several of them wrote some version of "Why hasn’t Jesus come back yet? Why is evil allowed to continue? Why doesn’t He strike it down NOW? This is one of the most frequently asked questions in all [...]
Another full day at Rochester Church of Christ. Today was Harvest Sunday. While we are very involved in charitable work every week of the year, this week is set aside for a special push. It started with our huge warehouse, God’s Helping Hands, where we often feed and clothe 200-400 people a month. This was [...]
I was asked this morning if we plan to stay in our home for three or more years. The questioner was our banker who is helping us decide whether or not to refinance our home. It is a good question. I am not a fan of the weather, taxes, and pace of life here but [...]
[NOTE: this is from Tommy Drinnen, a missionary to Africa and a friend of some fellow bloggers. Tommy's parents are two of the dearest people I know... even though it is their fault I got into caring for parrots! I had a blog published yesterday and it disappeared. While we are recovering that from somewhere [...]
This weekend was the Marine Corps Ball, held in honor of the USMC’s birthday. Duncan is the youngest Marine in his platoon so he had the honor of cutting the cake. The oldest Marine in attendance is given the first piece. That usually means an elderly man, a veteran of World War 2 but those [...]
[NOTE: thanks for the heads up on my last post. I deleted it. It's always a good thing when iron sharpens iron.] People often ask what programs we have at Rochester that makes us grow like we have. They assume it is the minister, or the staff, or the elders, or maybe the facility. More [...]
(chapter fifteen was just posted, for those interested in such things…) I recently moved my office to the end of the hall. It allows me a little quieter area in which to work, write, and think. I also get a big window here, a window that today is peppered with leaves and rain. The [...]
My mother was released from hospital this evening. The doctors are now saying it wasn’t a heart attack. They blame her pain and fainting on extreme fatigue and stress due to mourning the loss of her daughter last week and… like a Mead… continuing with her ministry without stopping. Too many kind, solicitous people asking [...]
Back from a wonderful two days in Kentucky at "Celebration." There were about a thousand kids there. The committee that put this together should be put in charge of weather, peace in the Mideast, and church politics. They were awesome. Jeremy Swindle and his praise team were outstanding. Me? I approached adequacy!!! But, just as [...]