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THE FINAL MOVE?

BlogManager — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:27:25 +0100

For the last six years we have been living in a large house in the historic district of Grand Rapids, Michigan. We needed a large house because we decided to live together with young people in community. After our kids were adults, we wondered what we would do with our time. So we decided to invest in young people by living with them in the same house. We ate together. We studied the Bible together. We prayed together. We did life together. It wRead More...

ALS UPDATE

BlogManager — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:50:43 +0100

THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN TOUGH. I HAVE HAD TWO COLDS PLUS ALLERGIES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME BREATHING AT NIGHT AND SO FOR SEVERAL WEEKS I HAVE NOT SLEPT WELL. (GOOD NEWS IS THAT I AM DOING BETTER). AS A RESULT OF THIS I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL ALS CLINIC. THIS IS A CLINIC THAT WAS STARTED BY JJ BOUMA WHO WAS A CLOSE FRIEND AND DIED OF ALS. WE DID THE ROUTE 66 CRUISE WITH CORVETTES TOGETHER.

BASICALLY I GOT GOOD NEWS AT THE CLINIC. MY BREATHING IS EXCELLENTRead More...

JESUS AND TIGER WOODS

BlogManager — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:11:51 +0100

I LIKE TIGER WOODS. I FOLLOWED HIM FOR A FEW HOLES AT A PRACTISE ROUND OF THE MASTERS - WHERE HE WILL ONCE AGAIN PLAY GOLF. I PRAY FOR HE AND HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. HAS ANY ONE IN RECENT MEMORY FALLEN SO SUDDENLY AND SO QUICKLY? IT WAS HARD TO READ THE NEWSPAPERS AFTER HE CRASHED HIS SUV. AND ALL THE WOMEN. HARD TO TAKE IT ALL. BUT WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY?

TIGER CONFESSED AND DID NOT MIX WORDS IN HIS COFESSION. SOME HAVE DOUBTED HIS SINCERITY. BUT I CANNOT JUDGE WHETHER IS IS BEING HRead More...

JESUS AND ELTON JOHN

BlogManager — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:07:31 +0100

Elton John recently lit up the blogasphere with his comments in Parade magazine that Jesus was a gay man. The reaction has been swift and harsh. Let me say up front that Elton was mistaken - Jesus was not a gay man. But what did he really say? The following is what he said.

"I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave those who crucified him. Jesus wants us to be loving and forgiving. I don't Read More...

Trip to Israel

BlogManager — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:27:34 +0100

I just returned from another trip to Israel. I have been there at least 15 times and every time I go, I am profoundly moved. There is something inexplicable about reading the stories of the Bible in the locations where they actually happened. There was something about the land and its people that cannot be fully explained in rational terms. Every time I go, I am stirred to be more serious about the Bible. After one trip I decided to memorize the sermon on the mount - MRead More...

A NEW YEAR

BlogManager — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:17:50 +0100

It has been a while since I wrote on (or "in") the blog. Don't know why. Maybe just laziness. Certainly not business. Anyway, here it goes. It is a new year. For years I made new years resolutions. One year i decided to read through the entire Bible once a month. Another year I committed to focus on prayer. My resolutions always related to something that would help me grow spiritualy. This year I have no resolutions at all. Well, maybe one. I resolve to live everyday to the fullest and try noRead More...

What in the world were you thinking?

BlogManager — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:04:37 +0100

The new book,"The Year of Living Like Jesus", is on the way to the bookstores. Soon you will be able to buy it. If you are anticipating a typical conservative,evangelical approach to following Jesus and his teaching-be warned. You will likely be dissapointed and maybe angry-in a Christian sort of way. Some will think,"What is the world were you thinking?" Let me attempt to answer that question. (Even though my answer will sound defensive).

First, I wanted to try and follow Jesus and hisRead More...

I talk with my neurologist.

BlogManager — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:29:22 +0100

Tonight I will be giving a talk along with my neurologist to over 90 medical professionals. Dr. Wiley, my neurologist, has been a great encouragement to me these last nine years. A while back we gave this talk to the Kent County medical Society. I spoke from the perspective of the patient and he spoke from the perspective of a physician. It was very well received and so we are doing it again at Calvary Church -- the church that I served for over 18 yRead More...

Divine Healing

BlogManager — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:41:42 +0100

Shortly after I was diagnosed with als (incurable,degenerative and terminal illness) I preached a series of messages on the subject od Divine Healing. For me this was not theological or theoretical - it was the reality of what I was facing. The first message introduces the topic and the rest fill in the blanks. I can remember the series as if it was yesterday even though it was almost nine years ago. I hope it will encourage a lot of people who are struggling.

THE SERMONS ARE FOR DOWNLORead More...

The Book Is Coming

BlogManager — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:54:15 +0100

Actually I never intended to write a book about my year of living like Jesus. I was several months into my journey and I ate lunch with one of my friends who works at Zondervan. I was telling him about the first several months of my journey and he suggested that I consider writing a book about my experience. So I was several months into the journey before I even considered writing about it.

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My Very First Blog Post....

David — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:00:00 +0100

This is my very first, ever blog. I know, welcome to the twenty-first century! Over the years I have written or contributed to about twenty books and most of them I wrote out longhand. Then I would have someone type what I had written. I think I am addicted to modernity. Now I either type or use voice activated software on the computer. So I am slowly progressing.

I have done some research on the subject of blogging. Most bloggers write at least twice weeRead More...