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John Paul: February 2009
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Lent - Giving up Ignorance. Lent starts in a week. Different denominations celebrate or observe Lent in a variety of ways. As I was growing up, my parents took (often dragged) my sister and I to church. I never remembered observing lent, and I am not sure if I ever have. This year, however, that is going to change. Meeting with the Lord, then spent 40 years in the. This year, I made the decision to observe Lent. It may be the first time that I have, but I have recently h...
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John Paul: August 2008
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Thursday, August 14, 2008. Conversation with some friends yielded the topic of striving. That prevents us from moving in the freedom of who we were created to be. Until we are good enough. 8230; if we were to do so, we would never stop waiting. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My Online Gallery (not up to date). View my complete profile.
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John Paul: November 2007
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Mars Hill really Rocked." Last update from Greece! One of the most amazing sunsets ever, Porto Rafti, Greece]. Thank you, Dan Shannon, one of our speakers this week, for that lovely quote. As part of our teaching this week, the entire class and our speakers took a trip to. First Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece]. Acropolis Panorama at Night, Athens, Greece]. In polytheistic cultures, people live in fear of the gods. They fashion their lives around pleasing them and bribin...
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John Paul: February 2008
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Holy Land, Egypt. then to Ethiopia! Was a surreal experience. It had been a month, spent almost all in. A haven for tension. A couple trips to Galilee broke up the monotony and opened my eyes to more of what the. Has to offer and a better idea of where and how Jesus lived. The Wall of separation from the Bethlehem side]. Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem]. Palestinian Man in the Old City, Jerusalem]. Looking West from Arbel]. My heart burns for the. From January ...
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John Paul: October 2007
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Midnight on the Beach in the Mediterannean". Written a couple of days ago]. 8220;It’s all Greek to me”… Literally. I have been here for almost a couple of days now and I still do not know how to say hello in Greek. If I read it on a sign or something like that, I still wouldn’t know how to pronounce it… Greek is hard. I have a greater respect for the people at. Who were studying Greek (even though its not the same type of Greek). As well. Since it is so close to. Since the wa...
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John Paul: Videos!
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Sunday, November 2, 2008. Recently, Alex sent me some of the video footage that he was able to capture on a couple of the visits. Here is a brief history of the orphanage, a personal story from Edith, one of the directors, and a video of the Echo Children's Choir of St. Ameria's. It is a song that has brought me to tears. Here is their website as well. www.thesenumbers.com. Thanks for posting our video. we appreciate it. November 2, 2008 at 7:01 PM. November 9, 2008 at 12:17 PM. January 6, 2009 at 7:15 AM.
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John Paul: October 2008
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Sunday, October 26, 2008. 8220;So what am I supposed to do again? 8221; I asked my father for the third time. My car had been making a terrible noise for a couple of days. It is the sound of metal against metal… the kind of noise that told me there was a problem. Before I left for YWAM, while I was still in college, my dad almost forced me to help him change the brakes of the 93’ Pontiac Transport SE (aka the spaceship or dustbuster). It was a project I figured I would never have to repeat. 8221; We had ...
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John Paul: April 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. With Love and Flowers. She is Beautiful, yet she doesn’t always think so. She has big dreams for a bright career. When she is nervous, she plays with her hair. She has a birthday… 1977 although I would have guessed the 80’s. She has two smiles, the real one is much better. She wants to have a baby and a family. She wants to forget about this part. She hopes for something more. One of the many alleys in the Red Light District]. Is one of the last places that you will find it.
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John Paul: August 2007
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Sunday, August 19, 2007. Is my goal really to change the world? To do that would be a task monumental and impossible. To change the world would be to change humanity, sin nature, and the very things that make up this flesh. Rather, I would like to make an impact on the world, not by adding to it anything, but by taking away from it; adding to the. It is time to take action. I don’t want to wait! I have heard it said that God is doing something new in this time; but I know that my God is the same through ...
