My family were invited to visit with a friend at their cabin “up north” last weekend. With recent (constant?) stresses, it was a blessing to “get away” for a while.
Anna was unable to join us as she had previous plans with friends that kept her home, plus she was scheduled to work on Monday and we planned to stay until then. I had to be back mid-day for an appointment, and we all wanted to be back for Anna’s concert with the Medalist Concert Band that evening.
Let the blogging begin. It took me a while but I finally got WordPress to work on our Web server. Now that I’m staring at a blank page, it seems I have nothing to say. Hmmm, that has never happened before. Well, I’m sure I’ll get in the groove.
This blog will chronicle the ministry I have here as Director of Communications and Publications for FaithSearch International. Since you received information on how to find it, you already know something about me. I’m in the early stages of developing a personal support team, so this vehicle will be important for letting you know the latest details. Your interest in my ministry–and your prayers and support–are important to me. I’m strongly convicted that having a team behind me makes anything I attempt to do for God’s glory more powerful and effective.
Now that the blog is up and running, I’ll focus on tweaking its look and feel to reflect who I am and what I do here. The patterns and habits of communicating with this tool will no doubt grow and change over time.
Don’t let this be a one-way street, however. One of the benefits of this communication channel/medium is that you can comment and react in real time. I look forward to hearing from you as well.
For now, and until then, I remain your servant and instrument for advancing God’s Kingdom.
–rww
My two earliest memories of my younger sister Margaret both come from photographs. I don’t know if I actually remember the events, but they have been recounted to me so often and I’ve seen the snapshots enough times, that they are etched into my memory as if they happened last week.
The first image I have is of seeing her through the ground floor window of the hospital when I went with my dad to bring her home. I’m sure I had no idea what it was Mom was holding, but at least I recognized her. Continue reading
“HAPPY NEW YEAR! What are your New Year’s resolutions for 1993?”
It is a safe greeting this time of year—no religious or political strings attached, and no hidden agendas. What’s more, nobody ever expects you to take the question seriously: no accountability is required later in the year to prove you have kept your resolve.
What’s the fuss? I find myself rather detached from the celebration of the arrival of 1993 (or the new millenium, or any new year). I’m not sure why this year should be any different from others: I’ve never paid much attention to the resolution ritual. On the other hand, I see nothing wrong with the practice.
Nonetheless I was compelled to consider the custom after hearing a report that fully 75 per cent of all New Year’s resolutions are broken by January 7. A widespread sign of very little resolve, wouldn’t you say? Continue reading
Worship \’w&r-sh&p \ n [ME worshipe worthiness, repute, respect, reverence paid to a divine being, fr. OE weorthschipe worthiness, repute, respect, fr. weorth worthy, worth + scipe -ship, akin to OHG skepfen to shape] : reverence offered a divine being or supernatural power; also : an act of expressing such reverence vt : to regard with great, even extravagant respect, honor, or devotion ~ vi to perform or take part in worship or an act of worship
WORSHIP. Literally, worth shape: to give shape to the state of someone’s worth or specific value.
That’s some of what Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary has to say about the word “worship” and how it made its way into our language. The etymology of words can add insight into the meaning behind the definition, and I must confess that they hold some measure of fascination to me. Continue reading