Lessons from God (and Mr Miage)  1 These are the nations the LORD left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan 2 (he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience) – Judges 3 God had left some trouble for Israel. ...

Things I Must Protect 14 When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley.But he didn’t realize there was an ambush behind the town. 15 Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness...

the story behind how he loves us Thanks to Kyle for the head’s...

How He Loves So, a partner in crime, Shawn Wallace, tells me that this song is blowing up in the blogsphere.  At first listen I yawn and think it is just like every other "Jesus loves me – I am the center of the universe song."  Second time thru.  I am almost in tears, realizing a...

Easter – off the charts! Easter blew up yesterday with nearly 2000 people in the building.  We celebrated the fact that we were salvaged.  In grand style, the team pulled it together.  Some highlights: Hundreds of pieces of junk Crazy scaffolding used as band risers and stage props Dancing to "Glory of it...

Easter – This Sunday 9 and 11 Bam!  I wish I could tell you all that was happening for Easter Sunday.  Let’s just say that it will be off-the-chain.  If I told you all the details, you wouldn’t believe me.  You have to see it to believe it.  Even after you see it, you might not believe it. Check...

holy email of antioch Another reason why I love exchange.  A sketch written by Jack Fox. ...

we are home . . . our luggage is not. It is somewhere in Atlanta. Thank you TSA. Jetlag. More...

the final night And so it ends.  Or maybe it begins. This is our last night in Moscow.  Not long from now we will grab some sleep and awake to a long day of travel back to the US.  On a 12-hour flight to Atlanta, I will try to come up with an answer for the question most of you will be asking: "So, how...

My Fashion Obsession by Stephanie Before we left for Moscow I was obsessed about what I should wear while I was there. I asked questions of Patrick Black who we would be staying with. I also prodded Roxy Bertsch for information since she had spent a summer in Russia. I was told that Russians tend to dress very nicely and in dark colors....