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Something my wife learned about drove me to the classified ads for ministers recently. She was at a smaller church for a ladies’ function and got to meet the young man who was their minister and his lovely wife. She liked them immediately. Shortly afterwards, one of the ladies who splits her time between that [...]

I’ve been a frequent critic of Michigan’s weather and politics. While the politics continue to plumb the depths of the sewer as the state’s economy and reputation circle the drain for the last time (thanks Governor Grantholm and Mayor Kilpatrick) I have to say that this is the most beautiful summer I can remember in [...]

[NOTE: my mother did wonderfully well and is now relatively free of pain. I reluctantly left her today at 3PM and headed home to Detroit. She should be out of hospital and home by Wednesday. Your prayers made all the difference. To God be the glory]
Neil Cole’s book Organic Church is a great read — [...]

I’m in my hotel in Columbus, ten minutes drive away from Grant Medical Center. Tomorrow, my mother will have her surgery there. I’ll update you as I can. 
For those who follow the online novels, chapter 25 is up. If you haven’t read them yet, start with tribes.patrickmead.net and give me some grace — the reason [...]

I made it back to Tulsa an hour ago and will fly out in another hour. I am one of those who has to be early for flights… and everything else. I’ve often said "I’ve never missed a flight because I was too early for it." 
The last two days have been a bit of a [...]

Last night was a great night. Rochester College had invited Elie Wiesel to speak to the community and he accepted. For the four or five of you who do not know him, Professor Wiesel is a Holocaust survivor who has spent his life resolving conflicts, speaking truth, and confronting evil. He has won every major [...]

OK, since Greg England shared that his sister is a fugitive from Canadian law, I thought I would share my brush up against Canadian vigilance. Before I do so, I really, really have to stress that my experiences in Canada have been almost uniformly wonderful. I say "yes" to every invitation I get from churches [...]

From time to time I get to go across the bridge to Canada. I always enjoy that. I find Canada to be a very interesting place full of interesting people. It is so similar to the US in so many ways that you can be lured into thinking it is the same… and it isn’t. [...]

If you’ve never been to Woodward Avenue in August it is time you made plans for next year. Even if you don’t have a particular enthusiasm for old cars, the spectacle is worth the ride to Royal Oak, Michigan. I don’t know what the economy might have done to this year’s numbers (and it looked [...]

A great point was made by one of my regular readers. He lamented that pure athletics are sometimes frustrated by poor judging. So true! We’ve seen some of this at the Olympics this time around — as we always do. Some of the women’s gymnasts were interfered with by judges and floor personnel a couple [...]