Posts Tagged ‘Francis Chan’

The Box

Posted: September 17, 2009 by dennarr in Christianity
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The box has been sitting near our desk at home since May 31st. Each time I saw it, I thought of the lives it represented. Lives I was praying for…each time I saw the box.  Wondering what God was doing in each person’s life…praying that they were being refined by the Holy Spirit. Now it’s [...]

Abidin’

Posted: May 21, 2009 by dennarr in Christianity, Life
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I started listing to Andy Stanley’s podcast series, “Defining Moments” the other day – very good series!  One verse that has been resounding in my head since starting has been John 8:31-32: 31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and [...]

I was on a business trip last week and, in addition to the souvenirs I got for Karen (I never come home empty-handed), I came home with severe allergies.  I stayed home from work Monday and, as I sat in my chair, clogged up, napping, and watching TV, our dog Annie caught my eye – [...]

Not feeling too well today…I’m in Florida for a work conference and the allergies are kickin’ my be-hind!  Whine completed…now on the with post. I was prepping for Sunday School this evening (Francis Chan’s Crazy Love), and two things hit me smack dab between the eyes:

There is a laboratory where I work that does research on “extreme deformation and failure of materials and structures.” That’s basically a scientific way of saying that they blow stuff up to see its limits and recommend solutions.  I know, pretty cool! I’ve been to the test range, but they weren’t testing at the time [...]