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I don’t hear directly from the Lord in any vocal sense nor do I claim to be a prophet or the son of a prophet. Remember that as I share with you a vision that has been laying claim to my heart and robbing me of sleep for some time now and which I am [...]

These are two prayers known to soldiers and marines. My son has them posted on his myspace page. I thought it appropriate to post something to honor those who paid the ultimate price for their country, their families, and for freedom.
A Soldier’s Prayer:
Lord, I ask for courage;Courage to face andConquer my own fears,Courage to take [...]

I am about to enter a period of life where I will have to read many books on the same subject. I thought I’d let that world when I left university many years ago. I can remember the wonderful joy I felt when I opened a book I wanted to read rather than one I [...]

This is a retelling of the story of the battle for the souls of Koreans as I heard it from Andree Seu, at that time senior writer for WORLD magazine.
Korea went through centuries of purposeful, intentional isolation. All foreigners were kept away so that their culture could be kept pure, untouched by eil outside influences. [...]

My momma is a wee Irish lady. I call her my “pocket mom.” If you asked me to describe her the words “sweet”, “kind”, “patient”, and “loving” would roll off my tongue. After that it would just be repeating myself.
And yet… the thing about women is that they are so wonderfully complex creatures. Men, in [...]

This will be a strange Mothers’ Day at the Rochester Church. Although we have more than 1200 members, we meet in three morning services and there is a powerful sense of family and intimacy in our fellowship. When one suffers, we all suffer.
And some are suffering today. Little Lyndsi has died. Her family welcomed her [...]

I’m on the road again this week though, thankfully, it is only a four hour drive west across the State of Michigan and not a series of small planes and borders. I crossed the border on Friday when I spoke in Windsor, Ontario to a group of law enforcement officers. Crossing the border is always [...]

This is my son, Duncan, standing beside his recruiter, Sergeant White. On the right, he is between the officers assigned to him, Captain Shields and Major Worth. We were at Marine Corps Family Night in White Lake, Michigan.
Hoorah!
Duncan is in the early stages of deciding whether to do Platoon Leader Class, and which university he [...]

Things are moving fast in our lives and this blog will be the place for people to read about it. Here are some recent highlights.
1. Duncan has begun training with the Marines. Its all simple stuff right now as he isn’t even officially in the Delayed Entry Program, but he loves it. People all [...]