I’ve been reading through an interesting collection of brief anecdotes by Dorcas Smucker about her and her husband Paul’s experiences raising a family of six children, on a grass seed farm in Oregon. She does an amazing job of creating “snapshots” of the dynamic tapestry of life. I have found it to be a particularly [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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I just finished reading the very intriguing narrative detailing the SMBI Costa Rica Tour over on Hans Mast’s blog, one of my regular reads. Sharon Mennonite Bible Institute has to be one of the most unusual Mennonite Bible Schools out there. I highly respect the work they have accomplished with young people, as well as [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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For those of you who do web design as part or all of your gainful employment, here’s a survey you can take.
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Posted on April 26th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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I probably won’t be going, but I might view the live webcasts of this event. I thought I’d post it here for anyone else out there in the blogosphere who might be interested.
The website is http://www.revivalconference.com/
“How long, Lord?” – Psalm 79:5
Will God send another great awakening? Can revival still change nations? There are over [...]
Posted on April 24th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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I just finished listening to an excellent music CD entitled Reflections on a Journey. It is a beautifully done collection of classic hymns using piano, an orchestra and some soft background vocals. The style of the music reflects on the main artist, Greg Howlett, a graduate of Pensacola Christian College, who developed the musical arrangements [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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After a good discussion about our scripture memorization program at church, I thought I’d jot down some notes about the subject.
I have never been good at memorizing exact quotes. I love to paraphrase an idea or saying, so I can understand it better in “my own language”. However there is a definite advantage in memorizing [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2007 by Josh Champagne
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