Archive for 'stories'
Churches Dissapearing In the UK
Posted on 14. Nov, 2008 by frank.
The below video is an interview with a gentleman (Sir Roy Strong) who is behind an initiative to turn abandoned church buildings, in his country, into a useful community space. It is really too bad that these churches didn’t maintain that type of attitude while they still had people in them. That is one of [...]
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Help Out Your Neighbor Update
Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by frank.
The Umsteads and Rawns have had quite a bit of press coverage over the last week. NBC 10 did a report on the 6pm news and the Mercury did a piece on them stating: Two elderly couples are resisting efforts by the township to purchase theirproperties for future use as a park. A grassroots group [...]
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David Allison Responds (I Kissed A Girl Update)
Posted on 16. Sep, 2008 by frank.
David Allison recently did an interview on his response to the reaction of his church sign. I thought it would only be fair to post his interview since I commented on his sign earlier last week. Watch it below or click here for the link.
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Denzel Washington on Faith and Spirituality
Posted on 31. Jul, 2008 by frank.
At the end of last year Denzel Washington was interviewed by Michael Kress about his faith and how it played a big role in his recent film The Great Debaters. Shelli has always enjoyed his work and I regularly make a point of seeing everything he is in when it makes it to DVD since [...]
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God – A Boy – And A Bike
Posted on 26. Jun, 2008 by frank.
My wife recently blogged about a new bike my son received as a gift and it is pretty cool. Not only does it have pedals for his feet but it has a hand crank on the handlebars to add to the workout he gets when riding. Man does he love it! Michael really likes it [...]
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Rowing Across The Pacific
Posted on 27. May, 2008 by frank.
Roz Savage is an inspiring woman that is rowing across the pacific ocean. She departed from California at midnight last night and is going to be blogging from a PC in her high tech row boat. Here is a bit from her first entry after departure: Last night, at a few minutes to midnight, I [...]
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Military Memories
Posted on 26. May, 2008 by frank.
It is days like today (Memorial Day) that cause me to reflect on my military experience in the Air Force. While I discovered that security and law enforcement wasn’t a real passion for me, I did like the Air Force. The memories I have from that experience are good ones. Plus the military helped me [...]
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Miracles Still Happen
Posted on 16. May, 2008 by frank.
It amazes me what God uses to help people. Sometimes technology, sometimes medicine, sometimes other people. My friend Lindsay Spengler recently experienced something miraculous. After being stuck in bed for about 5-6 years she is now out and about and getting her life back. CBS news recently interviewed her about her recovery. Click here to [...]
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Youth Group Memories And Stuff Christian’s Like
Posted on 23. Apr, 2008 by frank.
I am addicted to a new blog – Stuff Christian’s Like by author Prodigal Jon. He wrote a recent post that brought back some youth group memories from my high school days… Stuff Christian’s Like #124. The Kid That Makes Out With Girls From Other Youth Groups.You had this kid in your youth group, I [...]
