Shooting At The Range

 

Quotes From Spurgeon

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark."
~ Charles Spurgeon

"Unless you can tell why you are happy you
will not long be happy."  ~ Charles Spurgeon

Piano Recital

Tonight we went to Luke & Joseph's  spring piano recital.  They did a great job!!  A special thanks to their teacher, Pam Moody, for her fantastic teaching. 

Luke played Pour le Piano by Debussy.

Joseph played Mozart's Sonata, Allegro K. 330
and Bach's Invention No. 14

Girls Visiting

Grandmommy reading bedtime stories.

 

Alliance Defense Fund

Alan Sears, President, CEO, and General Counsel of ADF

We really enjoyed having the Potters go with us to a dinner for the Alliance Defense Fund Saturday night.  Alan Sears talked about some of their recent legal victories as well as some of their current legal battles.  We appreciate all that our friend Ken Fletcher does defending our 1st amendment rights through his work at ADF.   You can visit their website for more information on ADF. www.alliancedefensefund.org

What the Bible Says about Scorn and Mockery by Dr. S.M. Davis

We just finished listening to this sermon by Dr. S. M. Davis.  I encourage everyone to get a copy and listen.  Here is the description from Vision Forum:

What the Bible Says about Scorn and Mockery
"Mockery, like anger, is a powerful emotional force. In the Bible, it was almost always used by a proud person who was trying to stop or hinder the work of God or the truth of God. Mockery of truth was an attempt to get people to lay aside their minds and follow their emotions. Jesus faced much mockery while here on earth. It is questionable whether Christians should ever use mockery. Psalm 1:1 says, “Blessed is the man that ... sitteth not in the seat of the scornful.”   

Mothers Day

 

Peter Lillback at the Circa History Guild

On Friday evening and Saturday morning, Dr. Peter Lillback  spoke at the Circa History Guild about his two books Washington's Sacred Fire and Wall of Misconception.  For those of you who aren't up to reading a 700 page biography of Washington yet, he says they are working on putting out a 200-300 page abridged edition of Sacred Fire. 

Dr. Lillback is the president of Westminster Theological Seminary, Senior Pastor at Proclamation Presbyterian Church, and the Founder/President of The Providence Forum. 

Here's a quote from the introduction to Sacred Fire:

"George Washington's Sacred Fire intends to convince you that when all the available evidence is considered, the only viable conclusion is that George Washington was a Christian and not a Deist.  What enflamed Washington's passion and stirred his heart was that which was sacred to his soul---his utter dependence on the hand of Divine Providence."

A Day at Six Flags

Last Friday, Isaac surprised Christie for her birthday by taking her to Six Flags.   Surprisingly, we all kept it a secret for almost 2 weeks, even when she and Isaac dropped off the kids Friday morning:) Luke & I met them there, along with the rest of Christie's family.

 

 

Christie has more pictures on her blog here. 

The Stick-Together Families by Edgar Guest

The stick-together families are happier by far
Than the brothers and the sisters who take separate highways are.
The gladdest people living are the wholesome folks who make
A circle at the fireside that no power but death can break.
And the finest of conventions ever held beneath the sun,
Are the little family gatherings when the busy day is done.

There are rich folk, there are poor folk, who imagine they are wise,
And they're very quick to shatter all the little family ties.
Each goes searching after pleasure in his own selected way,
Each with strangers likes to wander, and with strangers likes to play.
But it's bitterness they harvest, and it's empty joy they find,
For the children that are wisest are the stick-together kind.

There are some who seem to fancy that for gladness they must roam,
That for smiles that are the brightest they must wander far from home.
That the strange friend is the true friend, and they travel far astray
And they waste their lives in striving for a joy that's far away,
But the gladdest sort of people, when the busy day is done,
Are the brothers and the sisters who together share their fun.

It's the stick-together family that wins the joys of earth,
That hears the sweetest music and that finds the finest mirth;
It's the old home roof that shelters all the charm that life can give;
There you find the gladdest play-ground, there the happiest spot to live.
And, O weary, wandering brother, if contentment you would win,
Come you back unto the fireside and be comrade with your kin.

Brian Sims Missionary Story

This is an incredible story about a missionary family serving in a remote part of Indonesia during the 1980's & 90's.  It's somewhat lengthy, but well worth your time.

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Happy Birthday Dad!

We celebrated Dad's 53rd birthday last night with a cook-out and homemade ice cream and cake.  We are so thankful to have a Dad that loves us so much and teaches us by his example to love the Lord with all our hearts.  We love you, Dad!!

"The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him." ~ Exodus 15:2

 







  
Davina enjoying homemade ice cream

Patrick Henry, Forgotten Founding Father

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains or slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me; give me liberty or give me death!" -- Patrick Henry

After hearing Bill Potter's lecture, 'Patrick Henry, Forgotten Founding Father', last weekend at Circa, I started reading David Vaughn's biography of Henry: Give Me Liberty.  I am especially enjoying Part II of the book, The Character of Patrick Henry.