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Tata Jesus is Bangala!

January 3, 2009

I’ve just finished reading “The Poisonwood Bible” a novel by Barbara Kingsolver about the Price family who go to the Belgian Congo in the late 1950’s as Baptist missionaries. It’s a pretty depressing story based upon the experiences of Nathan Price’s wife and four daughters… who rotate telling their story in each chapter of the [...]

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OK! – So, Now What?

November 6, 2008

As you know if you read this blog, I was not a supporter of Barack Obama. However, he won fair and square and will become the next President of the United States of America. I admire him, and wish him well. I will pray for him and support him as far as my conscience will [...]

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Chapter 5 – The Senior Pastor: Is He Biblical?

June 20, 2008

I am going to jump ahead in my review of the book Pagan Christianity? by Frank Viola and George Barna, to Chapter 5 which is entitled: The Pastor: Obstacle to Every-Member Functioning. The reasons for doing this are many. The church that I attend is in the midst of a search for a “senior pastor.” [...]

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The Calf Path – A metaphor for the church?

March 8, 2008

I am quoting from Pagan Christianity? – “In this book, we sometimes refer to “the crooked path” that led the institutional church to its current form. This poem, written more than a century ago, served as the inspiration for that metaphor.”
The Calf Path
A poem by Sam Walter Foss
One day through the primeval wood
A calf walked [...]

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Depleted Ice Cap?

February 25, 2008

According to reports from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), almost all the allegedly “lost” ice reported by Al Gore and other global warming alarmists, has come back. The report shows that ice levels which had shrunk from 5 million square miles in January 2007 to just 1.5 million square miles in October, [...]

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My Introduction to “Pagan Christianity?”

February 23, 2008

I am just finishing reading a book that my father sent to me (Thanks, Dad!) and that has been one of the most challenging and enlightening books I’ve read in recent years. The impact it will have on me personally will take much more time to realize and digest because there are so many ways [...]

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Valencia Americano Blog

January 14, 2008

My third son Marshall left yesterday for Valencia, Spain, where he will spend his next semester of college studying the Spanish language, history and culture. I am happy to report that he arrived there safe and sound today! Apparently he is staying near the lower right hand corner of this photo of the Valencia soccer [...]

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Welcome to the New BirkeyBlog Website!

December 13, 2007

I’ve redone my former birkeyblog website into a new one powered by WordPress. The old one was hosted under my Apple .MAC account using a software product called BlogStudio. This new WordPress site gives me a lot more control and access to cool new features that I’ll be adding over time.
Many of my old posts [...]

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S. Fred Singer on Climate Change

September 30, 2007

Who is S. Fred Singer and why does he matter?
I am a subscriber to the publication of Hillsdale College called Imprimis. The latest issue (AUG 2007) arrived in the mail a few days ago. I had the pleasure of reading it last night. S. Fred Singer is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia. [...]

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Rodeo Experience

August 24, 2007

My family and I went to a real rodeo while we were in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in mid-August. We watched bucking broncos, bull riding, barrel racing, rodeo clowns and a number of other events in a family-friendly atmosphere. It was delayed a bit due to a rain shower passing through!
One the most memorable things about [...]

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