Archive for January, 2008

The Eyes of the Betrayed

Monday, January 28th, 2008

“Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you,”
Matthew 26:25
Do you know anyone named Peter? Andrew? How about James, John or Matthew? Do you know anyone named Judas? We have, rightly so, attached a stigma to the name “Judas” and, generally, don’t name our children […]

Shameless Promotional

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I promise to write more soon (sorry it’s been a week already!!). However, just a very quick shameless promotional. Last October Tim golfed in a fund-raiser for the Oneonta Community Christian School where our boys attend. At the end, he was able to pick out a “door-prize” from a table of things. He was […]

Personal Touch

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

“But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
Matthew 17:7
Last week I wrote about the Lord’s Prayer and some reflections I had while meditating on those verses. I have no idea whether you remember that, but I sure do. That night, at one point in the night, I woke up panicking […]

Seeking to Know

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

You know all those questionnaires that go around asking information about people? Well, here’s a couple of my answers:
Favorite book: Gone with the Wind
Favorite food: dark chocolate
Favorite Trip: Israel or Europe
Favorite animal: NONE!
Now you know a little more about me, but do you actually know me? We cannot actually know a person until we spend […]

New Year’s Resolutions

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.
Proverbs 19:21
I must say, we had a wonderful week of Christmas, family, friends and then New Years. On New Year’s Eve Day we traveled down to Tim’s brother’s home in Pennsylvania to celebrate “Thurber Christmas” as well as to stay […]