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Friday, June 9th, 2006UPDATE, 6/12: Flew back to New York last night. A two hour delay put us at the gate in JFK at 1:25 am. Grandpa is still in a coma, but all the signs point towards improvement. Thanks again for all the well wishes and prayers for a miracle! ______________________ UPDATE, 6/10:  - Today’s bloodwork showed [...]
Off to Puerto Rico
Sunday, June 4th, 2006My grandfather has taken a turn for the worse and the doctors don’t expect him to survive the night. My mother, cousins David and Jennifer, and I will be flying down to Puerto Rico tonight to join my father, Jamie and many other family members. Please pray for us.
Please pray for my grandfather
Thursday, June 1st, 2006UPDATE, 6/4: My grandfather has taken a turn for the worse and the doctors don’t expect him to survive the night. My mother, cousins David and Jennifer, and I will be flying down to Puerto Rico tonight to join my father, Jamie and many other family members. Please pray for us. ________________________ UPDATE, 6/2 11PM: [...]
Prayer Alert – Major Ministry Updates – 5/3/06
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006[Note: This prayer alert is longer than most, as it contains major ministry updates. Next month, I’ll return to our usual format. Thank you.] May 3, 2006 Friends and Intercessors: When God told Abraham to uproot his family and go where He would lead, He conveniently neglected to provide a roadmap. Instead He pointed in [...]
Beyond Passion: Living a Crucified Life 2.0
Friday, April 14th, 2006- Ed. Note: Reflecting on Good Friday, I recently reprised an article originally written in anticipation of Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ. Two years ago, the evangelical world eagerly awaited the release of what was being lauded as “the greatest evangelistic tool of our time.” The anticipation built as a brilliant marketing campaign invited [...]
New, personal affection for Time magazine
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005My cousin Juliann has always been a fun conversationalist, with diverse interests ranging from art and music to basketball and softball, politics and China. Plus she’s brilliant (Princeton sophomore; publisher of a campus magazine; summer abroad in Beijing; blah, blah, blah). But the two-plus hours we spent talking on Christmas Day was special. She told [...]
“I don’t wish to have a coward as a husband.â€Â
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005In response to my Prima Donna Christianity post, Matt Kruse emailed me about Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, Romanian Jews who found faith in Christ and were repeatedly imprisoned by the Ceausescu communist regime. In 1945 Romanian Communists seized power and a million ‘invited’ Russian troops poured into the country. Pastor Wurmbrand ministered to his oppressed [...]
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005
In an article attacking Bill O’Reilly, the NYT invites us all to live the Gospel in the midst of evil: So I have a challenge for Mr. O’Reilly: If you really want to defend traditional values, then come with me on a trip to Darfur. I’ll introduce you to mothers who have had their babies [...]
Chronicles of Narnia -
Tuesday, December 20th, 2005Diana and I went to see Narnia last night. Fun movie, fitting for the season of life in which we find our ministry. Aslan’s on the move, and the ice is beginning to thaw! One question I’ve always wondered about the book, and now the movie: Why a wardrobe? The lion, the witch, the sacrifice [...]
I am Salvation: the Promise of Christmas
Sunday, December 18th, 2005I am Salvation. Not me. Yeshua. The name Yeshua, Hebrew for “Jesus,” is a derivative of Joshua, which derives from Hoshua. Hoshua means “salvation.” Moses changed Hoshua’s name to “Joshua” (Numbers 13:16) which mean “God is salvation.” And God — who identified himself to Moses as “I am who I am” — named his son [...]
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