Humility is not something we are very good at. This photo is framed and hangs (for one more day anyway) directly above my desk. It has 1 Peter 5:5 as its caption. “All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward…
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Psalm 32
"When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Selah Then I acknowledged my sin…
Merry Christmas
I know I'm about to hit a subject that causes people's emotions to rise up. Hopefully, we can look at this without the emotion factor too much.I caught someone's opinion that other day about where they shop at Christmas being…
Monday Brief
Normally I take Mondays off, but as I wrap up my last week at Word of Life and set up for my first full week at Capital City, there is so much to do that I am working every day…
Dear Lord
I am amazed by you! Your love, Your faithfulness, Your patience.You take us from the depths of ourselves and raise us to the heights of You. You give us life worth living. You grant us possibilities of what is yet…
Our Tree
Just wanted to follow through with the photo of our Christmas tree 2008. This tree was giving to us fully decorated last year by a woman here at WOL. It is beautiful and makes a great addition to Elena's normal…
Randomness Again
Just a few random whatevers as I sit here in my leather chair.Because we are moving in a couple of weeks, Elena is not covering the house top to bottom with Christmas decorations. In fact, she isn't even putting up…
The World is Calling
Like most boys growing up, Superman was one of my favorite superheroes. I saw the movies with Christopher Reeves. when they came out and was a definite fan. I even watched reruns of the original TV show. Of course, I…
Unbelievable
I just read what may be one of the most disturbing stories of the holiday news season (click here for the story). A Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death in NY as angry, anxious, and outrageously materialistic shoppers crashed through…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
We just wanted to wish each of you a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.Thank you for your friendship.Thank you for your support.Thank you for your prayers.Thank you for your encouragement.Thank you for being a part of our lives.and...Praise God for His…
Thanksgiving Eve
My daughter's didn't have school today and yet were still up at 6:30 am. All morning they have been drawing Thanksgiving pictures and are making a banner for their grandparents who are coming up later today.The news was on and…
Random Musings
I am feeling a bit random today. Maybe it's the cold, maybe it's just me being me, but here are some thoughts bouncing around in my mind.It's snowing hard right now, but only sticking a bit. Supposed to get more…
Thanskgiving
I love this week! Thanksgiving is such a relaxed holiday. Outside of the grocery stores it isn't very marketed, yet most people get extra time off to spend with family. Even more than Christmas it seems that people slow down,…
The Greatest Words Ever Spoken
This book at first glance is intimidating due to it’s shear size. Once you get past that, it is a fantastic resource. When I say resource, I don’t mean just in the vein of a concordance or commentary, though it…
A quick about me kind of bio
Adopted at birth, Shane had to deal early in life with the issues of rejection and anger toward a biological father who abandoned him and a biological mother who gave him away. Raised in church by a loving couple who…
