“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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Latest Posts

  • Yes! I Went to the Potholes

    For whatever reason, perhaps knowing that Pastor Dave Wainscott would encourage me to do so, I went to the potholes. It was a mile down and a mile back. I was there long enough for all the kids at camp… Continue reading

  • I Am Back

    It is good to be back even if no one knew you were gone and even if you enjoyed where you went. Back is a wonderful place and suggests that there is somewhere we belong. So I am back which… Continue reading

  • Greetings from Camp Sierra

    I have a laptop and internet access here at Camp Sierra, but little time and the kids are our priority. This is the first opportunity I’ve had to post anything and it will be short. I’ll post something on top… Continue reading

  • The Big Deal about Father’s Day

    I’ll be heading for the mountains till next Saturday, so I won’t be posting till then. It’s all about camp. From today till Wednesday, we will have 6th-8th graders and from Wednesday through Saturday, 3rd – 6th graders. It is… Continue reading

  • Brilliant Simplicity

    Fran Briggs is brilliant as she preaches simplicity and duplication. "Success in anything, including the "exposure" of any business, product and service comes down to creating and maintaining an environment which inspires, designing a dynamic plan, taking daily action on… Continue reading

  • Henry’s Web

    My friend, Henry Neufeld  asks a stimulating question on his blog from PaceSetters. Formal and Informal Prayers – a Metaphor June 10th, 2007 by Henry Neufeld Some Christians believe that the right way to approach God in prayer is through… Continue reading

  • Be Hungry

    Proverbs 16:26 says (NIV), " A laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on." It was the year 1975 and I had been married for less than a year. I had recently quit my job on a church… Continue reading

  • Asked and Answered on AnswerBag.Com

    I’ve been having a little fun today and answered a truckload of questions on Answerbag. Here are three that I had fun with: What is the glue that sticks together a broken heart? It is the glue of experience and… Continue reading

  • Ruth Graham – On to Glory

      Ruth Bell Graham now knows what we will have to wait to find out. She knows what it is to stand in the presence of the Lord she has loved and served all these years, free of pain, young… Continue reading

  • Network Marketing Update

    I am here primarily to write and to encourage people in ministry, network marketing, and other entrepreneurial endeavors. If that is all I do, that is fine. A few years back while I was preparing to turn 50, I asked… Continue reading

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