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Christmas Parade
1 minuteI remember in my high school Latin class that we once asked our teacher how to say “parade.” We had finally stumped him! Well, I’m not exactly sure how you’d say Christmas parade in Latin, but I now know that parade is pompa as in pomp and circumstance. Let me assure you that the Christmas […]
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Banquet at the Hilton
1 minuteOh how I wish I had pictures for you. I went to a Wycliffe Associates banquet last night at the Hilton. Sounds posh, doesn’t it? Well, I certainly dressed up for it. Wycliffe Associates, a partner organization of Wycliffe Bible Translators, hosts regular banquets to help raise awareness of and financial support for Bible translation. […]
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Missions is Too Important to Be Left to Professionals
2 minutesHere’s a good word from MissionsMisunderstood.com: More often than not, “partnering in missions,” means small churches give what little money they think they can afford to a larger church or a missions sending agency that will handle mobilization, screening, indoctrination, training, sending, and maintenance of missionaries on the field. This is not “partnering,” it’s outsourcing. […]
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Losing Our Marbles and Taking a Stroll
1 minuteI’m not sure who had the most fun at the Marble’s Children’s Museum, Granny or Poppy!? Well, actually, I bet it was me. I had a lot of fun watching the two of them! Grandad enjoyed doing outstanding tricks with the hula hoop. The following day the air was perfect for a stroll around Wake […]