Family

Great-grandpa Ed Hook and Tim 12/23/68

Great-grandpa Ed Hook and Tim 12/23/68

Last Saturday I had a family reunion on my mother’s side.
It was the Hook reunion which has been held the weekend of Memorial Day for as far back as I can remember.
All of the Hook’s are gone now. Continue reading

Did I Pick A Winner?

For the first time ever, Linda and I have watched the complete seasons of Dancing with the Stars and American Idol.

We were amazed at the talent we heard and saw and, like most, we had our favorites and we picked who we thought would win.

This has been the week of underdog upsets. Continue reading

One Way And Only One Way

I am intolerant of false doctrine and hard-headed when it comes to the Biblical understanding of salvation.

It is written, For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim 2:5

Jesus said to him, “I am the way , the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 Continue reading

Christian Confrontation

Yesterday evening I happened upon one of the religious channels and noticed Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron talking to people on the street.
Ray was trying to talk to a very confrontational man.
The guy believed he was good, a thought shared by many these days.
Though he admitted that he had lied, stolen, taken God’s name in vain, and had impure thoughts, he maintained his goodness. Continue reading

Are You Finished?

He said, “It is finished!” John 19:30

Saturday found Mark D. and me at Daniel Springs church camp at 7am.

We were there to run computer cables through the ceiling and mount 2 video/multimedia projectors.

Before we knew it we’d been working for 5 hours. Continue reading

A Pact With Deception

Here’s one for you.
I found this at the Worldnetdaily website.

The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil. Continue reading