An Encouraging Update

“Incensed by a ‘no tresspassing’ sign, Jeff Deck launched a cross-country trip to right grammatical wrongs. He enlisted a friend, Benjamin D. Herson, and together they got to work erasing errant quotation marks, rectifying misspellings and cutting unnecessary possessive apostrophes. In 2 1/2 months, Herson and Deck traveled the perimeter of the country, exploring towns [...]

Victors Valiant

“Hail! to the victors valiant. Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes. Hail! Hail! to Michigan…” Yes, it is almost that time again. As the pages of the summer calendar turn at a rapid pace I’m looking forward to fall and the start of college football season (maybe not so much the start of the Wolverines’ season, [...]

A Full Life

Chris and I got away up north for a couple of days recently. We borrowed a house on a lake from a couple of friends (I can’t tell you who they are or you might start hitting them up for some free lodging But it was nice to get away from phones, internet, and television [...]

I Am Not

God is great!!! And you are pretty special too! I really appreciated Louie Giglio’s reminder last Sunday that “I am not, but I know I AM”. I hope you have carried that truth with you this week and let it remind you that God is in control. That He who holds the universe together will [...]

Lazy Spammers/ Lazy Christians

I’ve lost respect for some of the spammers that fill my junk email account. They are getting lazy. Today I received the following: You have been awarded $1,500,000.00 in the Royal Dutch Shell. Send Name:……… Address/Tel:…. Occupation:….. That’s it. No sob story about an orphanage in Nigeria that I can fund with this fortune. No [...]

A Gossip-free Update

Mildred Fister’s beauty parlor in Jefferson, Iowa, has an unusual rule. Mildred refuses to allow gossip. A columnist for the Des Moines Register reacted this way: This is a beauty parlor, for goodness’ sake, one of those places women come to say things—loving, kind, unkind, and, sure, maybe downright nasty—about their friends and neighbors—whether it’s [...]

An Independence Update

This weekend we celebrate our nation’s independence from England and we remember the bravery of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence who “with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence” mutually pledged “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor” to the cause of freedom. Without the conviction and total commitment [...]

A Great Week

I hope you are having as great a week as I am. Opening up my email account each day is so encouraging. Monday I got an email informing me that I “Have Won £950.000.00 In Our M Benz Promo”. I didn’t calculate how much that is in dollars but I know it is over a [...]

Thank You Twin Oaks Dads

A college student fell into a cycle of classes, studying, working and sleeping. He didn’t realize how long he had neglected writing home until he received the following note: “Dear Son, Your mother and I enjoyed your last letter. Of course, we were much younger then, and more impressionable. Love, Dad.” This Sunday is Father’s [...]

TOCC Sports Update

Every once in awhile sports transcends the game and teaches us some lessons about character. Sunday I talked about Armando Galarraga’s imperfect, perfect game and the grace with which he handled injustice (see the message, and the highlights, at www.twinoakschristian.com) The other big story last week was the passing of former UCLA basketball coach, John [...]

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