So I am a total dolt!!!  My beloved wife was perusing my latest post and pointed out that I substituted "Are" for "Our".  Yeppers...I'm an idiot!  UGH!  SonofaNutcracker!

Our community at St. Mark Antiochian Orthodox Church have a monthly Newsletter that goes out to our members, as well as those members of our community that have moved away so that they can stay informed.  Over the past 7 years I believe that our family has probably missed maybe 8-10 services that Father Dan has held...I wrote a letter to the ( Read more... )

Sermons We See

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day,
I'd rather one should walk with me then merely show the way.
The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear;
And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,
For to see the good in action is what everybody ( Read more... )

                               9!!!

Count 'em...9 days until I give notice...and what a liberating day that will be!

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You know, I am not one to follow closely the lives of the famous (or infamous depending on their actions), however I must say that music holds such a dear place in my heart that I often find myself compelled to learn more of those people that I know are both songwriters and singers.  For those that know me well, they know that my musical taste is ( Read more... )

Oh my word...how very strange this is...as a not-so-compliant student in both high school & college...and at times in grad school downright defiant it seems mind-boggling that I would be looking forward to GOING back to school!! I guess I also have the impression (right or wrong) that this Seminary experience will be markedly different than my ( Read more... )