by sworel | Aug 17, 2009 | 2009, Musings
August 17, 2009The Law of Kindness on our TongueI spent some time in an emergency room last night. My god-daughter is pretty sick with the flu and a very infected throat. Around 3 am I pulled up to the hospital clearly needing someone with great medical skills to...
by sworel | Aug 10, 2009 | 2009, Musings
August 10, 2009 The Death of Good SamaritansWe have all heard stories about an assault victim crying out for help only to have people around them refuse to come to their aid. One of the worst of those stories came from an August 24, 2007 Associated Press report out of...
by sworel | Aug 3, 2009 | 2009, Musings
August 3, 2009CompassionI had the opportunity this past week to visit with an old friend from out of state. He used to do youth work in the area but now is a policeman back east. I had a great conversation with him and his wife. I was particularly interested to see...
by sworel | Jul 27, 2009 | 2009, Musings
July 27, 2009Returning to WorkIt is Sunday night and I am returning to work tomorrow after a wonderful three week vacation. I sailed the Inland Passage in southwestern Alaska and visited British Columbia. I delighted in breaching whales, soaring eagles, a bear eating...
by sworel | Jul 20, 2009 | 2009, Musings
July 20, 2009MarginsI am a pretty prolific reader, but if I had to choose the three most influential books I have ever read (with the scriptures in a category by themselves!), I would mention Knowing God by J.I. Packer, The Green Letters by Miles J. Stanford and...
by sworel | Jul 12, 2009 | 2009, Musings
July 13, 2009Short Term Missions TripsI have always been fascinated by the statistical data that comes out of the Christian research firm, The Barna Group. A recent article by Barna’s current President, David Kinnaman (“Rev” magazine, July/Aug. issue) caught my eye....
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