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One Final Word
My dear friend Michele slipped into eternity on Wednesday, February 1. She was a remarkable woman who left a legacy of faith, determination, and love. For three years she courageously battled the ovarian cancer that eventually robbed her of her life. A few days before she died, one of her docto
posted 8:43:41pm Feb. 10, 2012 |
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The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated
My husband told me that there are rumors that I've died. I'm happy to report that I'm still very much alive. My cancer has gone to stage four but we are controlling it with chemo, the cancer numbers are currently in the normal range. I've stopped blogging to concentrate on my daughters and writing a
posted 7:07:55pm Aug. 23, 2010 |
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An update and a prayer request
Several people have asked about Michele's condition, and have promised to pray for her. On her behalf, I thank you for that. I spoke with her a little while ago, and she asked that I come here and tell you what's going on, and to ask you to pray for her. She isn't able to post here herself right
posted 4:55:36pm Apr. 06, 2010 |
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Rest in peace, Internet Monk.
A man known in the cyber world as The Internet Monk, has died. Michael Spencer lost his battle with cancer tonight.
My prayers go out for his family and for all those who loved and will miss him. :(
posted 11:52:00pm Apr. 05, 2010 |
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The peace that passes all understanding, pt. 1
I'm coming out of my normal hiding place to make a few comments.
The internet is a strange place. It is often a wonderful place, a helpful place, a unifying place. But it is also alienating, cold, and is the perfect medium in which to depersonalize others.
Through it, I have seen people reach out
posted 4:39:08pm Mar. 25, 2010 |
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posted December 1, 2009 at 2:51 pm
I know more than a few Christians in New York City, as well as their churches and neighborhood ministries, and wonder what they’d make of your “amazement” that “the gospel can be preached in New York and New Yorkers are responding to it.” Arrogant much?
posted December 1, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Looking to scoop up the 20 somethings in hopes of answering the hard questions that life posses, the yuppies of today, are no different than the moonies of yesterday, only dressed in a suit and tie. The City is a lonely place, why not capitalize on that and invite the lost souls to meet other lost souls and preach the word of “God”…scary that its ok to “Plant” to our youth..scarier that it gets a drop of praise from any media…hold onto your kids- a cult of a new kind is pounding the streets and colleges
posted December 1, 2009 at 8:26 pm
“the gospel can be preached in New York and New Yorkers are responding to it.”
Aw, I bet most of ‘em come over from NJ.
posted December 2, 2009 at 8:33 am
New York City has more Jews than any other city in the US. It will be interesting to follow. Can he resist the temptation for proselytizing?
posted December 2, 2009 at 8:48 am
I haven’t read the entire article yet but the interviewer says, “Running with the hares, and hunting with the hounds” which I guess means having it both ways and appears in this poem. http://www.all-creatures.org/poetry/haresandhounds.html
I don’t see anything wrong with understanding the ethos of someone else in order to meaningfully dialogue with them.
posted December 2, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I wholeheartedly agree with LutheranChik. I lived in NYC for almost 5 years and there are more Korean Presbyterians who have been in NYC for over 30 years. Which by the way, many of my Yuppie Korean and Asian-American friends, have jumped ship to join Redeemer as part of their transfer growth. This is why there is a large contingent of Asian-American attenders at Redeemer, which was noted in the NY Mag article. If you go to the Immigrant churches in NYC, they are vibrant worshipping communities centered on the gospel. But, as I fear, when their assimilated English-speaking children grow up, they will most certainly transfer to churches like Redeemer and affiliated network churches.
I am very glad that Tim is there in NYC. Many of my friends have been refreshed and have re-dedicated their lives to Christ under his ministry, but the gospel was there way before Tim and Redeemer got there. They just weren’t “sophisticated” enough to be noticed.