i thought i’d spend a few postings talking about the links over there… no, over THERE, on the sidebar… –>
these organizations, charities and churches are all near and dear to me, and i’d like to introduce you to each of them and tell you why they’re so special…
abchomes is the arkansas baptist children’s homes and [...]

i really enjoyed reading everyone’s lists of things/people that theyre thankful for, and i enjoyed sharing mine as well. we had a quiet cozy thanksgiving holiday in central florida with my mom. seemed like we drove more than we visited, but that’s ok too. hope everybody had a blessed holiday!
i hate that [...]

well, i thought i’d report on my night of star-gazing. as it turned out, the peak night was saturday night/early sunday morning. since there was church sunday morning, with a potluck to follow… which meant getting up early and cooking before church… it was just pretty impractical to go at that time. [...]

news item: strong leonid meteor shower expected this weekend
one of the neatest things i ever did in my first year as a youth ministry intern while a student at new orleans baptist theological seminary, was to take the group out to the country, away from the city lights, and watch a meteor shower. [...]

every now and again, i like to take a step back and look at things from a fresh perspective, so as not to fall into any ruts or get caught up in the same ol’ same ol’. i almost ended that sentence with”in my spiritual life”, but as part of this re-evaluation process, [...]