Fall Festival

Here a three pictures from Nick's Fall Festival party last Friday. The theme was on flight. We helped at a station where kids made kites. The highlight of the day was a ?U.S, Air Force Blackhawk that the kids got to sit in...

Lisa at the kite station:


Nick at lunch..Blackhawk in the background:


Up and away....

Trick or Treat

Here are some frightening trick or treaters that came to our door on Thursday night. Nick is in the middle.

Michael Stanley Anyone????

Sitting here listening to one of my favorite musical artists of my younger years, Michael Stanley. If you grew up anywhere in Northeastern Ohio in the 1980's you HAD TO know MSB! Haven't listened in quite awhile, but found the Michael Stanley "Live in Tangiers" CD last night and couldn't resist. There are some great old MSB tunes on this CD.....maybe we should go see him somewhere next summer....hmmmmmmmmm... "Thank God for the man who put the white lines on the highway"!

One final thought...
"Just as the sinner's despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion, so the loss of all confidence in himself is the first essential in the believer's growth in grace."

Later!

Life Is A Vapor

Found this article today...Is worth the read! As a Christian does it matter what others think of you?

Christian Counterculture Newsletter

The President (Part II)

We made it back from Wooster tonight. Had a nice visit with everyone. We stayed to watch the Buckeyes game, and they actually won this week! We are on a roll! Penn State next week (they look terrible!)

Election is just a few short days away (10 or 11 I think). I'll be glad when it is finally over and we don't have to see these aweful political commercials any longer. Too bad we are in a battleground state or they may have disappeared a long time ago. I am still pulling for GWB to pull it off, and the polls are showing him with a slight lead.

One thing I am really tired of is hearing all the liberal drivel from the "Superstars" of Hollywood and music. Cher is the latest one to give her brilliant insight into the polical arena. You can read her complex insights http://www.drudgereport.com/dnccb.htm. I guess they have a right to their opinion (no matter how wrong it is), but I wish they would just keep it to themselves.

Church and a Thanksgiving dinner meeting tomorrow!

Wooster

Haven't posted in a few days so I thought I would check in. We were serving dinner last night at the Open Shelter in downtown Columbus with some of our fellow PICPLM's (Sunday school class) at RUMC. We have done this many times, and it never ceases to amaze me how pleasant and grateful these homeless men and women are.

We are serving Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless, and for others who have no Thanksgiving meal planned, at the chuch this year. We are looking foward to serving about 400 dinners. We'll only make it with the help of God! More on this later!

We are off for a visit to Wooster this evening to visit family. We decided not to go to the OSU game tomorrow. Hopefully the Bucks can beat Indiana!!

The President

Time to check in on the political front. I have been a Republican all of my life. I support President Bush in his re-election bid on November 2nd. I think that he is the man with the most character for the job. His religious beliefs seem to be strong and genuine. He will receive my vote.

Here is a site with a short video clip of the kind of PERSON "W" is:

http://www.ashleysstory.com/#

More Later!

My Father's Hands :: DEEPERDEVOTION.COM :: Grow Down

My Father's Hands :: DEEPERDEVOTION.COM :: Grow Down

Here is a great article that I ran onto tonght. Some great advice when worry takes over...

Devotions: My Father's Hands
Thursday, October 14, 2004

Glenn Ansley

Matthew 6:27
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?

We all have difficult situations in life that must be dealt with. The problem is that so few of us regularly turn to Christ when these situations present themselves. We think that if we could just focus on our problems we would be able to work them out all on our own. The dilemma with concentrating so hard on these problems is that when we are preoccupied with them, our focus is no longer on the Lord. I find this to be a vicious cycle. The longer we stress over our own problems, the longer we ignore the Lord. Furthermore, the longer we ignore the Lord, the larger our problems will become.

How are you doing this week? Have you found yourself worrying about what tomorrow may bring? Do you have an exam coming up at school, a difficult relationship with your parents, or some other source of stress? How much time do you spend focusing on this situation? Imagine what would happen if you could stop worrying? Why not take your eyes off of the problem and look towards Jesus. Can you see Him? My guess is that His arms are wide open. His eyes wait in anticipation to make contact with yours. Let Him love you. He longs to help you through your situation. He is speaking to you if you would listen. “Seek after Me and know My kingdom first, then everything else will fall into place.” Do you hear Him?

The last thing the Lord wants is for your day to be long and stressful. There is good news in knowing this. The good news is that He can help you if you desire. He holds the universe in the palms of His hands. If you ask me I would say those are some large hands. Christ says to “Cast all your cares upon Him.” He will gladly take them. If this whole universe can fit in the palm of our Lord’s hand, He must be able to handle ANY problem that comes our way. How fast our worries must disappear in those large, loving hands. Will you trust the Lord in all your situations, or just the good ones? Ask God to give you wisdom and discernment as you go through your day?


“Cast your cares upon Him because He cares for you.”

What's Up With The Buckeyes?

Sitting here watching OSU get pounded by the Iowa Hawkeyes. Third quarter and we are down 30 - 0 ??? (READ THAT AGAIN!!) Zwick is on the bench and Smith is looking just as bad (or worse). We haven't been shut out in 11 years! Looks like we will lose the first three big ten games since the mid 1980's. Offense looks bad...defense looks bad...it might be a long year folks! Hard telling how bad this one will be by the end.

Thinking of selling my tickets to the OSU - Michigan game. Sure could use the $700.00 that the pair would bring (especially if I have to see that team up North beat my Bucks at home). Michigan pulled another one off today. Not looking forward to going to work and facing the two U of M fans after this weekend!

Don't worry Bucks...I'll be a fan to the end!

The cult of Ken Jennings (kottke.org)

The cult of Ken Jennings (kottke.org)

This is a great article about that Jeopardy phenomenon Ken Jennings. I've kind of watched him off and on for the last couple of months and he just keeps winning and winning..and winning... There is a rumor out that he losses sometime around show 75 after winning over $2.5M. however no one connected with the show or the network will confirm. Never-the-less, Jenning's knowledge on a very broad set of topics never ceases to amaze me. When will the streak end? Guess we will have to stay tuned!

It's Thursday...Home Again

Back home! Hopefully for awhile. The Ontario trip was a good one. I think that we have decided where to stay, where to hold the meeting sessions, etc. I think the LP group will appreciate the site. Now we just have to keep it under wraps for a few months!

Here is a pic I took from the Skylon tower of the falls yesterday morning:


Canada is such a clean country. It never ceases to amaze me how you just don't see the trash and dirt in major urban areas like we have in the states. Wouldn't want to live there, but it is a great place to visit!

Hope to ride the bike this weekend if the weather cooperates. Supposed to be in the 50's Saturday and Sunday. Need to get to my 500 mile goal before time runs out!

On the Road Again

On the road again! Sixth flight in as many weeks. Out on a mission for the next two days to determine where next year's national meeting will be held. We are in Niagara Falls, Ontario tonight scouting out hotels, meeting rooms, restaurants, etc. Sounds like a great time but I really wish I was at home. It seems I've seen about every airport in the US in the last two months or so. The falls are beautiful. We are on the 17th floor of the Renaissance Fallsview Hotel.
Before I forget to mention it - the ladie's Emmaus walk went very well. We got some good press on 104.9 the following day from Tracy...she couldn't stop talking about her experience. Hopefully more people will decide to check out the Emmaus walk....definately a life changing experience fro those of us that have attended. We are certainly happy that Tracy, and all of the ladies on this walk, had a great experience with our Lord Jesus Christ!

Got The Short Straw?

Tried to post this last Sunday night but something happened to the post. We went to the RUMC Seven16 service last Sunday and the message was very good. As a reminder, if you want more information about this service you can go to http://www.seven16.com. Woody's message was basically that we have all drawn the "short straw" and deserve death. There was only one perfect man, Jesus Christ. He is the only one who drew the "long straw". He gave it all up for us so that we are assured the promise of everlasting life. Everyone received a "short straw" as they arrived for the service.

This service to really great for the younger crowd! Come out and join us for a coffee, great contemporary worship music, and a great message! The service is held each Sunday night at 7:16pm! Click the link above for directions, etc!

What A Week!

Been out of town all week for a meeting and completion of an internal investigation for work! Returned today. Should have been home last night but was stranded in Atlanta due to missing our connection on Delta. They put us up in a Red Roof INN last night and we got the first flight back this morning. Haven't had time to write a post as we basically were working late each night. Anyway...good to be home today.

The ladies Emmaus walk is underway. We will be going to candlelight on Saturday, and will be cooking on Sunday morning. Not sure about closing at this point. Should be another great walk!

Buckeyes will take on the Cheese Heads tomorrow in "The Shoe". GO BUCKS!!! Let's get back on the winning track after our unbelievable loss to Northwestern last Saturday.

Men's Emmaus A Success

Reynoldsburg Men's Emmaus walk #46 came to a close this evening, and it appeared to be a success! Despite a language barrier it seems that the Haitian men were touched by the Holy Spirit this weekend. The Emmaus experience transcends all barriers and is truly blessed by Christ. We attended candlelight on Saturday night, cooked lunch for the men today, and attended closing tonight. After all that went on we were too tired for sharegroup tonight! The women's walk is happening next weekend, with the wives of the Haitian men from this week's walk participating next week. Tracy from 104.9 "The River" will be in next weekend's walk as well. The Reynoldsburg Emmaus Community is truly on fire for Christ!

The evening closed with the Seven16 service at RUMC. This is a more contemporary service for the younger to 40 (or so) crowd. Free coffee, great music and a timely message. Pastor Woody did his usual superb job tonight at Seven16. The theme was that we have all drawn the "short straw" and deserve death, but Christ (the only one to draw the "long straw") instead gave his life for us...so that we could have the promise of eternal life! If you want more information about the Seven16 service you can go here: http://www.seven16.com/ . We certainly would be glad to see you there!

Emmaus Weekend

Men's Emmaus walk #46 started last night at my church. For those of you that don't know what the Emmaus experience is all about you can go here: http://www.rumc.org/emmaus/index.html . This is the link to the Reynoldsburg Emmaus Community web page and there is a link there to the Upper Room Emmaus page. The Emmaus weekend is a spiritual walk with God that is absolutely life changing for most of us that have experienced it! This weekend (and the women's walk next weekend) are extra special due to the fact that we have five Haitian couples participating. They will be taking the Emmaus program back with them to their country. We will be going to a candlelight service tomorrow that promises to be fantastic. Also notable is that one of my share partners is on team for this weekend. More soon..

DeColores! Reynoldsburg Men's Walk To Emmaus #43, Table of John.