Railroad fun w/cousins Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Railroad fun w/cousins

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I’m testing something. If you can see this post, would you please post a comment? It would really help. Thanks.

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Ok, I’m getting SERIOUSLY impressed with my friend Debby and her book on Henry Ward Beecher. Her book made the cover of the LA Times book review section yesterday! I’m continuing to enjoy the book myself. Check out her website on the book, if you haven’t ordered the book yet.

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I realized yesterday that I have been failing to do something I said I would do: I was (for a brief period of time)putting up BEFORE Sunday the bible text we would be looking at in worship, and asking for your reflections as a way to have others shape and give input and help me [...]

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I feel like my status in the world is going up…simply because of the people I know. Yesterday, I received my THIRD “comp-ed” book of the year…you know, where the publisher sends a complimentary copy of a not-yet-published book for review purposes. This one comes courtesy of the author, Debby Applegate, a friend of mine [...]

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At first, I found myself internally resisting; seemed like some publicity stunt just to get Angelina Jolie’s face on television again. And I’m sure that some of this is hype for ratings as well as padding to Anderson Cooper’s resume. But I’m pushing myself past the cynicism and making the decision to blog about today [...]

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Today in worship we dedicated two babies to God, in the process committing ourselves as a church family to be people through whom God loves those babies and families in real ways. We prayed for our friends who were involved in a climbing accident yesterday, including long time reader Liz’s husband Brad as well as [...]

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Quite awhile back, I bookmarked Kiva after seeing it on Peggy’s blog (Thanks, Peggy!). What a fantastic idea: a simple way to loan as little as $25 to an entrepreneur in the two-thirds world. Kiva forwards 100% of your money to their partners around the world, who loan the money that helps break the cycle [...]

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Zoo trip Originally uploaded by gkoskela. School’s out…Zoo trip with friends!

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We finally began our series on Micah…God is opening a lot in me from looking at this book. Here’s what I shared yesterday.

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