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Reflections from a father / son campout

Posted in Family, Kids, Photos, tagged , , , on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Last weekend Daniel & I had a chance to pull out of Dallas for a two night campout with other 1st – 3rd grade dads & their boys from our church. We left Dallas around 3 p.m. on Friday and got back around lunchtime on Sunday. We had a blast together and I was reminded [...]

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“What is REAL?”

Posted in Kids, Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , , on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

The other night as the kids were getting ready for bed they picked out The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams for me to read to them. This is a well-read & well-loved book in our house, not just by my kids but by Missy. On the title page of the book it reads, Anyway – [...]

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My Sweet Caroline Turns Five!

Posted in Kids, Photos, tagged , on October 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Five years ago today Missy & I found ourselves about to give birth outside of Baylor Hospital. After the birth of Daniel we were told that you can expect labor time to be cut in half for baby #2. So we did the math – Missy spent 16 hours in marathon labor with Daniel so [...]

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P4 – ‘Peat, People, Possessions & Purity

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I spent some time today being encouraged & challenged in 2 Peter 3. There were four big take aways for me…I thought I’d share them in hopes that others might be spurred on as well. ‘Peat (as in repeat) – Peter mentions (for the 2nd time in this letter – cf. 1:13) that one of [...]

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Walking in a War Zone – Thoughts on 1 Peter 5:8-10

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , , on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“Be sober and alert.  Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.  Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.  And, after you have suffered for a little while, the [...]

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Bear Grylls ain’t got nothing on me OR an overnight camping trip

Posted in Family, Kids, Photos, tagged , , , on October 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I have a confession to make. I’m not a big camper. It’s not that I don’t WANT to be a camper…it’s just a reality that I’m NOT a camper. However, I’ve been telling Missy that I want to become a camper – not just for me, mind you…but for the kiddos. It just seems so [...]

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How to Avoid a Crummy Inheritance? – Observations on 1 Peter 1:3-4

Posted in Spirituality / Theology, tagged , , , , , on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for [...]

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