Matthew the Pilot
Somehow we missed his pilot outfit sized for 3-6 months.
It’s a little tight on him and he’ll outgrow it sooner than we would like. He looks really cute in it. There are a few more new photos of him in the gallery.
This last week an esteemed brother minister was telling me that, in speaking to a man who professed to have been converted, he asked him which sin remained as a load upon his mind. “Well,?” said the man, “I have to see after cows, and I have often beaten the cows very badly.” “What do you do now?” “Oh, I coax them instead of beating them.” Now, I have no doubt, that in his peculiar calling, cruelty to animals would be most strikingly laid upon his conscience, but the pastor had to say to him, “Yes, quite so; but the great sin in your fault is, that the cows are God’s creatures, and that he is angry if we treat his creatures unmercifully.?’
Spurgeon (May 16, 1868)
Family
Family,Friday, December 23, 2005
Family,Friday, December 23, 2005
Thankful Singing
Our Thanksgiving this year was complete with a concert performance.
We enjoyed a variety of songs from my cousins in 4-part harmony. They sometimes spend their spare time throughout the year getting together around the piano and singing. Most of the songs they sang were classic R&B tunes most people are familiar with.
Family,Saturday, November 26, 2005
SF 80
Thanksgiving day, we saw an RollsRoyce with the license tag SF 80. A very big African American was driving. Guess what happened on our way back home in the evening.
The same Rolls Royce passes us on the freeway. Wow, we were all floored. So we caught up with the Rolls Royce and eventually came along side. Of course, our Chevy Tahoe probably looked like any of the hundreds of Chevy Tahoes on the freeway. He had no idea that he was side by side with us early in the day.
We continued our way home and thought that we had gone different ways when the Roll Royce passed us for the third time. Morgan Hill has some very wealthy communities, so we thought for sure it was going to Morgan Hill. Our exit was coming up and it seemed that the Rolls Royce was getting off at our same exit. To our suprise, he took the same exit as us! Where in our middle class neighborhood would a 49’er in a Rolls Royce live?
We had considered following the Rolls Royce to see where a supposed SF 49’er football player might live. My dad joked that he wanted me to let him out so that he can continue the pursuit on foot. We continued on our way home so that we can see the special two hourse of Donald Trump’s The Apprentice.
Family,Monday, November 21, 2005
Matthew Stuck
Somehow he managed to wedge himself under the Step and Play.
We have no idea how it happened. He has yet to take his first crawling steps. Perhaps he was crawling when we were not looking? Or he just rolled his way in there? Or he backed his way in there. One moment he was in the middle of the floor, and the next he was stuck underneath the Step and Play.
It was funny for a while, and we laughed together with him until he started lifting his head, banging into the Step and Play. 
Family,Friday, November 18, 2005
Church Discipline
In a day when the morality of our churches is on the decline with high
divorce rates, same-sex marriage and abortions. Church discipline is a hot
topic. Church discipline ranges from discipline of the entire congregation
from the leadership, to holding each other accountable withing small
groups. Christianity today has some good articles on the subject. It’s a
great place to start learning about the subject.
Christianity Today Church Discipline
