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Running Update

Posted in Running Update on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Sunrise Gypsy Hill Park This morning wasn’t the first time I ever ran at sunrise, but it was the first time that I ever ran at Gypsy Hill Park in the early morning.  Most of my runs there have been in the afternoon.  I love to watch Sunrise Earth, especially on our HD television.  This [...]

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Weekly Lectionary Reading

Posted in Epiphany, Lectionary, Ordinary Time on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Third Sunday After The Epiphany January 24, 2010 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 * Psalm 19 * 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a * Luke 4:14-21 1 all the people assembled with a unified purpose at the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which [...]

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Running Update

Posted in Running Update on January 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Cold, Grey Morning Cold grey morning without sunlight ghostly mist on the horizon… These are words written by Kerry Livgren, but played by the band Kansas.  However, these lyrics really sum up the way it was running this morning.  On Monday afternoon, with the sun out and the temp around 50 degrees, everyone was out [...]

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Haiti Update

Posted in Compassionate Ministries on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Wesleyan Churches in Haiti Damaged by Earthquake Jan. 18, 2010 The Wesleyan church of Carrefour Dufort-Leogane (pictured) is one of five Wesleyan churches in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. This photo by Thony Querette shows the extent of damage to one of those churches. Photos and videos of Haiti are being sent to The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters by [...]

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Tuesday Quote

Posted in Tuesday Quote on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. Mother Teresa

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Sanctity of Life Week

Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

From the Wesleyan Church website: Sanctity of Human Life Week Spreads Hope and Holiness Jan. 16, 2010 Debate about the ethics of torture has risen to a new crescendo with the international war on terror. Yet, another global war—unashamed of its use of torture, dismemberment, and chemical weapons—is being waged against unwanted, unborn children every [...]

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Running Update

Posted in Running Update on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Getting Back Into the Swing of Things I was able to get out for a third run in five days  today.  It was another 3.9 mile run and I shaved a minute and 10 seconds off of Saturday’s run.  I completed the run in 50 minutes and 51 seconds for just over a 13 minute [...]

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Mr. Holland’s Opus

Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last night I had the chance to watch an older movie, “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”  It is a classic movie about a man who takes a teaching job so that he can do what he really wants, which is to compose music.  In the process, he makes a huge impact on the life of his students. [...]

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How Can I Keep From Singing?

Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This was posted by one of our Wesleyan missionary kids.  When he was younger his parents served in Haiti.  It includes the old Quaker song, “How Can I Keep from Singing?” which was the inspiration for the Chris Tomlin song.  In the midst of devastating circumstances — if we have the Lord of heaven and earth [...]

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Sunday Night Thoughts

Posted in Sunday Thoughts on January 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Cold and Rainy After several nice days here in the Shenandoah Valley, we had a rainy day.  It seemed to rain hard overnight, but most of the daytime hours was more of a mist or spritzin’ as Pam would say  Tomorrow is suppose to be nice with temps back in the 50′s — sounds like [...]

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