I am always looking for new ways to connect and keep in touch with those I care about. This blog, in many ways, was born out of a desire to better share my thoughts with those I serve at Our Saviour. “A Fresh Focus” was a monthly newsletter that transformed into a digital [...]
Archive for May, 2007
16 May
Ark Almighty
At Our Saviour we are often looking for new ways to connect people within the community. Ark Almighty is a new site that we have signed onto. It is a way of posting your needs and offering your skills. Check it out!
15 May
Carry it alone
I found this most remarkable video. The performer here is Fred Knittle, who suffers from congestive heart failure. This song was intended to be a duet between Fred and another chorus member, Bob Salvini. Sadly, Bob died of a heart attack and it was left to Fred to carry the song on his own.
How often [...]
8 May
Eugene Peterson’s “The Jesus Way”
A number of books rotate through my nightstand every month. Right now I am enjoying a profound book by one of my favorite authors, Eugene Peterson called “The Jesus Way.” Here’s what Marva Dawn says about Eugene Peterson and his book:
“Eugene Peterson is always brilliantly — and warmly — attentive. This book teaches [...]
8 May
Israel 2008
Fun times are ahead. In eleven months I will be taking a group of intrepid explorers to Israel for two weeks. We’ll be discovering the ruins of ancient Old Testament cities, exploring the old city of Jerusalem, swimming in the Dead Sea, and we’ll be walking where Jesus walked. Over the next year I will [...]
1 May
Devotions
As a boy the idea of “devotions” conjured up images of boring pre-teen devo magazines and lengthy daily bible readings. All of that reading was followed up by a time of silence and prayer (both of which didn’t appeal much to my boyish energy levels). So, over time I developed my own pattern [...]
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