Jan and I celebrate 109 years of marriage today. WE have been married 109 years. (Those of you who know our story know that is 54 1/2 for me and 54 1/2 for her. We are careful how we answer, depending on how the question is phrased. If you ask about US, WE count one …
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Today is our anniversary. Jan and I were married on August 15, 1969–44 years ago. When we are asked how many years WE have been married, we always add her years or marriage and my years of marriage. We began that tradition on Valentine’s Day in our first year of marriage when we celebrated one …
The Wednesday night adult Bible class I have been teaching this fall at Park Plaza concluded last night. The study and discussion of Paul’s first letters was stimulating. This would be a good time to reflect one more time on the content of the class, thinking about the challenges faced by the Gospel in the …
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Yesterday was my birthday. My birthday folder (electronic) has 128 items in it. Facebook says 106 friends sent birthday greetings. I received a few cards by snail mail, and a few more by email. I received a number of personal greetings–real words spoken by a real person, either in person or by telephone (no greetings …
The first weekend of October. The calendar says fall began two weeks ago. Solely a technicality of the calendar. Yes, the days are of approximately equal length and the daylight hours are noticeably shortening. But the trees are still green–hardly a hint of even thinking about wearing any color but green. The grass is still …
Those who check by this blog regularly have probably noted that there have been fewer postings over the past few weeks. Sometimes changes in the number of postings is due to my travels for ministry and missions obligations. In the most recent few weeks, the explanation is that today is moving day. August 15 to …
During this very busy week of packing and working through details of our upcoming move, God has reminded me regularly of my kingdom connections…. Warm words and shared precious memories on Sunday. A thoughtful note received that simply said, “We miss you at Edmond.” A quick stop by the church office with Jan to share …
Happy Anniversary, Jan! 86 years–43 for you and 43 for me! How blessed I am!
Today is my wife’s birthday. August is for her both birthday month and anniversary month. Birthdays are special–especially when those we love remember. Where have the years gone? When we married many moons ago (over 500 moons ago), how could we have thought forward to this time in our lives? Decades have passed, a century …
Saturday evening Jan and I attended a benefit dinner at the Park Plaza church facility. The purpose of the dinner was to raise funds for a heart transplant for Ernesto Sanchez. Some of Ernesto’s family is involved at the Iglesia de Cristo-Park Plaza in Tulsa. This is an opportunity to help with a life-and-death need, …
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