Server Problems/Lost Comments #2

This is the second try. Everything collapsed again immediately after my last post. The server folks say they’re “working on it.” It seems to be up right now, so let’s just hope this will keep up!

I can restore comments and will try to do so over the next couple of days.

Family Time

Family time is a phrase that means many different things to each of us. The words recall memories and regrets.

When I ask my children about family time, it shouldn’t be surprising that it is the time when their parents gave them undivided attention that they recall most vividly. Concerts, meets, and ball [...]

Introducing Jody Neufeld

I’ve occasionally posted copies of my wife’s devotionals or links to them, but she will not be a contributor to this blog. It’s still not really a “group blog” but I do have a couple of guests posting, and now my wife.

Jody is the author of Daily Devotions of Ordinary People – Extraordinary [...]

Prepare, then Vote!

Since the Foley scandal broke I’ve read and heard a number of commentators talk about the danger of evangelical Christians staying home on election day. The suggestion is that especially the conservative “family values” voters will be so put off by the Foley scandal and the apparent lack of action by the leadership to [...]

Dr. Ray Neufeld Obituary

I’m appending my dad’s obituary to this post in its fully expanded version. Various papers published various portions.

I greatly appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support from the comments here. I’m still in Niagara Falls until Saturday, though a good portion of my business happens on the internet so I’m back to working [...]

Christian Carnival CXLIII Posted

Christian Carnival CXLIII has been posted at the Romans 15:4 project. It again looks like some fun stuff and as usual my submission was from my Participatory Bible Study Blog, but I will try to post links to some particular gems here.

Thanks to Mick for an excellent carnival post!

Out of Town Again

I’m out of town again, this time unplanned. My father passed away early this morning, and I was just able to make it in time to be with him while he still could recognize me. The funeral will be on Tuesday, and I doubt I will be blogging much until then.

I will certainly [...]

Looking for Moral High Ground

I’ve been watching the Foley scandal in congress, though not as closely as I might. While Foley represented a portion of Florida, that portion is a long ways from the panhandle where I live. Our congressional race isn’t even close. At the same time moral standards are extremely important to me. I will tend [...]

Christian Carnival CXLII Posted

Christian Carnival CXLII has been posted at Nerd Family. It looks like a pretty rich source of good posts. As usual, I’ll be posting some of my favorites here some time during the week before the next carnival.

Thanks to Nerd Family for hosting and for an excellent post.

Understanding and Acting

There are many on the right who complain whenever someone tries to understand evildoers, or to explain the reason for their actions. They assume, not always incorrectly, that the person who is explaining also intends to excuse, that finding a reason, other than that certain people are evil, must remove any justification for reprisal [...]