Archive for January, 2009
Adventures in Flying
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Whatever the weather conditions, I figure once I’m in the air headed for Springfield I’m home free — although there’s always the possibility of being diverted to another airport. But in inclement winter conditions, it’s comforting to lift off the runway in a connecting city. It means I won’t have to spend the night sleeping […]
God’s Generous Giving
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009To many people it seems logical to stop giving to church and missions in an economic downturn. But after we lose our job isn’t the prudent time to cut God out of the family budget.
All we have comes from God — and all we have belongs to God. My wife and I started tithing early […]
Facing Up to Facebook
Monday, January 12th, 2009Family members, co-workers and church acquaintances all have urged me to sign up to join Facebook, the social networking site that “connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.” I’m not sold on the concept.
For one thing, being on Facebook would seem to be a massive investment of time. As […]
Farewell to a Man of Prayer
Monday, January 5th, 2009I attended the funeral of Larry Mather today, a day he and his family fully expected him to be home from hospitalization. But heart surgery doctors didn’t foresee complications before the New Year’s Eve operation. On New Year’s Day, as his family sang the Doxology around his bed, Larry went to his heavenly reward, four […]