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Sunday, August 7th, 2005Caleb Josiah “Cub” Stevens 2/21/95 – 8/5/05 Viewing: Sunday, 4-6 pm, 7-9 pm Ruck Funeral Homes, Towson, MD Celebration Service: Monday, 10 am Gospel Tabernacle, Perry Hall, MD Details here. The family has asked that rather than sending flowers, a tax deductible gift would be made in Caleb’s honor to: Chain Reaction 1355 Deanwood Rd [...]
He died in daddy’s arms
Saturday, August 6th, 2005From Matt Stevens (8/5/05): Today I held my son in my arms as he took his last breath. Caleb was 10 years old and lived an amazing life, only to have a car accident on a back country road end it. Besides the tragedy, I want to share with you what he spent his last [...]
Home with Jesus
Friday, August 5th, 2005[Pastor Joe of Abounding Grace baptizing Caleb Stevens last August.] Ten-year old missionary Caleb Stevens went home to be with Jesus in a car accident in Western Maryland this morning. Details are still sketchy. Caleb, a cherished member of our ministry family, had committed his summer to work alongside his parents with Chain Reaction. His [...]
Perspective, part one
Tuesday, July 5th, 2005(Judah and Sammy at the Bibleman altar call last week.) Last Thursday, Judah and I picked up his buddy Sammy for two days of boys-only fun. The first thing out of Sammy’s mouth was that a man shot his brother six times “over there,” and he pointed to the courtyard just outside his building. “See [...]
A man, two horses, and memories of his daughter
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated gives a moving tribute to his daughter and Afleet Alex.a porn becoming starporn free becoming2bizle 2bvideo bedava 2bpornoresim bedava pornoporn bedwettersolson bee porn starmidget beetlejuice pornbegatis porn gay Map
Hermes, may your family be blessed
Tuesday, May 31st, 2005A trailblazer in New York City ministry passed away last night after suffering a massive stroke on Sunday. Hermes Caraballo gave every ounce of himself for the sake of the Gospel as a teenage evangelist, pastor, and, most recently, the faith-based liaison to the Bronx Borough President. Long before faith-based initiatives had become a federal [...]
Bittersweet
Monday, April 18th, 2005Today is bittersweet for the Vecchione clan. Nonna is being released from the hospital after surviving several life scares last week — the good news. But she returns home with a pancreatic cancer diagnosis and the textbook prognosis of 0-6 months to live. The impact of the news gripped me last Thursday. Hearing the MercyMe [...]
R.I.P. Holy Father
Tuesday, April 5th, 2005Three things have struck me about the passing of Pope John Paul II on Saturday. First, the extraordinary love Catholics and nonCatholics worldwide feel for this man. The concensus of those he touched on a personal level seems to be that he genuinely cared about them and wasn’t afraid to meet them on their terms. [...]
There’s no resurrection without the cross
Saturday, March 26th, 2005This weekend can make a person reflective. Christians the world over commemorate Good Friday and celebrate Resurrection Sunday, but what about the day in between? Although it gets no play in our modern traditions, I’ve often wondered about the first “Holy Saturday.” I can’t imagine the torrent of emotions — fear, anger, grief, self-doubt — [...]
Off the mountaintop, into the valley
Sunday, February 13th, 2005I returned home to bad news. First came word that 4-yr. old cancer fighter Samuel is back in the hospital with a high fever. Please pray for him. Then came an email that a friend’s cousin committed suicide a few days ago. He left behind a seemingly wonderful life as a successful lawyer at a [...]
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