Archive for April, 2005
Saturday, April 16th, 2005
There is a rhythm of global dominance. No country remains the first player forever. Maybe this American hour will not last. And who will be the next leading player? Maybe next will be China. But more probably, before China, it will be the united Europe. Europe’s time is almost here. In fact, there are many [...]
Monday, April 11th, 2005
(from Acts 2:42)
If we neglect…
The Lord’s Table, which is the revelation of His truth,
The teaching of the apostles, the application of His truth,
Prayer, the reflection of His truth,
Fellowship, the expression of His truth,
Or the persistent conveyance of redemption outside the community of the saints, which is the translation of His truth,
Then we will never wholly [...]
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005
I, too, was 20, like you. I enjoyed sports, skiing, acting. I studied and I worked. I had desires and worries. In those years, now so long ago, when my native Land was wounded by war and then by the totalitarian regime, I sought the meaning to give to my life. I found it in [...]
Monday, April 4th, 2005
Jim Weisenburg of Portland hugs soldiers [Caleb Mayhew] at the demobilization ceremony in the Pavilion at the Oregon State Fairgrounds for the Oregon National GuardÂ’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry and their families. ANDREA J. WRIGHT / Statesman Journal
This Photo appeared in the Salem paper Saturday, April 2, 2005. The [...]
Monday, April 4th, 2005
(2nd of 2 parts begun April 2, 2005)
And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be [...]
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
(1st of 2 parts)
How small is the earth to him who looks from heaven.
~DeLille
The call to oneness is a call to see things from a different vantage point, a different perspective. Paul has said that we are seated with Christ in heavenly places. It is from there that oneness begins. Imagine the view from a [...]
Friday, April 1st, 2005
I have noticed that paintings are best appreciated from a distance. It is from across the room that a painting is likely to stir the heart and awaken our emotions. Often, when we step closer we see the nuances of color, the technique and the skillful use of texture. Focusing on the details, we can [...]