Hi folks. I just noticed it had been a long time since I wrote one of these updates (though of course, not so long since I’ve posted a video.) But I thought I’d put out another, just to let you know what we’re up to!
Update: 11/11/21
Lynn and I just got back from two weeks in Blacksburg, Virginia, where we’d gone to visit our daughter Allison, working on her doctorate at Virginia Tech, her husband German, and their four boys. It was beautiful there with the Fall colors on brilliant display. Continue reading “Update: 11/11/21”
Update: 1-22-2021
While working on my website today I noticed I hadn’t entered an update since 2020! I guess I need to update my updates! Continue reading “Update: 1-22-2021”
Update: 10-03-20
Lynn and I just got back from a trip to Colorado, arriving home after 1 am and going to sleep around 2. This morning I had to get up and do a funeral in Spanish for a beloved brother at the church called Pan de Vida. All of this provoked some serious reflection on my part, and I’d like to share it with you. Continue reading “Update: 10-03-20”
Nothing “Corny” About Family Fun!
Five-year-old Isaias Sanchez was extraordinarily delighted when his grandmother “buried” him in a huge pile of loose corn. The corn was just one of the attractions Isaias and his kindergarten classmates experienced on a field trip to Paradise Pumpkin Patch near Eufaula, Alabama. The children also enjoyed hay rides and a wild “bull ride” behind a speeding John Deere tractor. They got to see wild animals from around the world: a camel, a Cape Buffalo, zebras, a kangaroo, an ostrich, and a herd of African cattle with huge horns. Safer animals were in the petting zoo, and there was a traditional pumpkin patch and corn maze, hay bale climb, and all the jumping balloons and inflatable slides the kids could handle. Paradise Pumpkin Patch operates primarily during the Fall of each year. Located on beautiful Alabama farm land, it provides great wholesome fun for all ages, proving there’s nothing “corny” about family fun.
You can learn more at the Paradise Pumpkin Patch website http://paradisepumpkinpatch.com/
Upcoming course on the Bible
Hi folks,
Just to inform you, I’m in my final semester, Lord willing, of the M.Div. program. I have to do an internship, meant to give ministry experience to those who have been studying. Of course, I have over 35 years of ministry experience, but I still have to do this! To fulfill this requirement, I have decided to write a course to help unchurched people understand and get oriented to the Bible. In this update, I want to tell you about what I’m planning to do. Continue reading “Upcoming course on the Bible”
August Update
Having just completed my next-to-last semester for the master’s of divinity program, and since I have a one-week intermission, I thought I should post an update. Continue reading “August Update”
Update – Spring into Summer
Spring Into Summer
Hello friends,
My Spring semester has just ended, so as I get a one-week break before the Summer session starts, I think it’s time for another update. As I am nearing completion of my M.Div degree program, I am taking more courses at a time, so the work load has been pretty heavy at times. According to the online site that charts my progress, I am now 86% of the way through, and have kept an all A grade average, with the exception of one B+. Oh well, I never did preach Christian perfectionism! Continue reading “Update – Spring into Summer”