Pictures

If you would like to see pictures of the Elorah Hope Long experience click here. Here’s a preview: Proud Daddyo: Alethea and Ethan were both excited: Tekoa was not impressed: Elorah Hope Long:

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Elorah is Here!

It’s too bad this is our last kid, because I am getting really good at this stuff! And Elisa didn’t do a bad job either!! Okay, she did a great job! Elisa started pushing at 5:20 and Elorah greeted the world at exactly 5:45. She weighs 7 pounds, 3 oz and has a full head [...]

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Having A Baby

Well, I’m sitting at the hospital waiting for Elisa to progress beyond 5 cm. Which means we are halfway there. The epidural with our first 3 kids was no problem, but this time her spinal cord was bumped, and Elisa’s reaction was not pleasant for her. But, we’re beyond that now, and beside the head [...]

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Irresistible Revolution

Well the title is accurate; I’ve resisted reading this book for several months, just because it is so popular with a lot of people I know.  Sigh.  Yes, I know; I’m incorrigible.  But anyway, last night it proved irresistible, and I’m now half way through (only because my wife intervened and made me stop reading [...]

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The Kingdom Now

I believe that when Yeshua said “the Kingdom is at hand,” He meant at least two things. It is coming quickly. This refers to the coming Kingdom which will not be established until Messiah’s return to rule and reign over the Earth. Of course, “quickly” is a relative term since quickly to Yeshua hasn’t happened [...]

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The Nitty Gritty

Why do you believe what you believe? Is it because of proofs and theorems, white papers and historical data? Ultimately, my answer to that question is “no.” Of course, when I go beyond the bedrock reason for my personal belief system it is nice to know that the historical and archeological data support Christianity, but [...]

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Personal Devotions

I will never forget sitting on my bunk in Dorm 4 at a Christian University, getting ready to open up my Quiet Time Diary. I was 21 years old and desperately in need of a connection with and a word from God. Before cracking it open to see where I would be reading that day, [...]

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Labels

Much to the consternation of some of my friends (and the glee of others) I persistently describe myself as a “Calviminian”, and since I don’t want this post to be about those two venerable Christian positions, I’ll leave it to your imagination to decide what I mean by that. However, and this brings to my [...]

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Welcoming the Sabbath

I’ve finally fixed the content of the Erev Shabbat liturgy that we use as a family, and that will be a part of The Offerings of Our Lips. I’ve made it available for download on my website (in .pdf) or for purchase all ready bound (in this case stapled, saddle-stich style) and printed here.

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One Unit Torah Clothing

A good friend of mine has been gifted by God with a considerable talent in the realm of the artistic.  He has opened up a cafepress.com store to put some of his designs on t-shirts and sweatshirts. I’m wearing one of his designs as I write this, and it has become one of my favorite [...]

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The Way People Talk

I never cease to be amazed at how differently people express themselves. I’m sitting in a Steak & Shake and three highschool or college girls (I can’t tell anymore, which is a sign that I’m getting old) were just seated in the booth opposite me. One of the girls asked the others, “Should I get [...]

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