Off the Map
We are headed off the map … well not really off the map, but off the cell phone coverage for a week and I am a little nervous. So I am learning a few more tricks to make my digital life still available downloading movies and filling up sd cards with books that I may […]
Father’s Day Musings 2015
Happy Father’s day to my dad, Robert E Griffin?! God blessed my siblings and I with a father that was a sinner saved by grace. His life taught me the importance and strength of doctrine, a thirst for the Word of God and a burden for my world. My Dad gave me a wide selection […]
Peanut Butter Jelly Time – June 2015
It is always a joy to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Putting the Gospel to action in our lives includes the fun and sometimes dangerous adventure of feeding the poor and reaching out to the children. This month was another stunning example of God’s mercy played out in our hearts as we ministered […]
The Spread of Christianity
The Gospel and the great commission was an impossible task for the twelve disciples. But they jumped in and did what they could, the Holy Spirit spread Christianity through the world! This is a great graphic, maybe to use in a announcement loop for church or even a presentation for a school report… The Spread […]
Happy Flag Day!
Happy Flag Day and US Army Birthday! 240 years of Army uniforms: Happy Birthday, and thank you. Posted by IJ Review on Saturday, 13 June 2015
Homeschool Dropout Movie
Saw this movie the other day and it really hit home. Are you a second generation Homeschool family? Homeschool Dropouts from Western Conservatory on Vimeo. Five years ago, the Botkin siblings produced this documentary about the homeschooling movement after talking to their peers around the United States. In discussing the future of this movement, the […]
Prayer – a change in direction.
I am again under conviction that I do not pray enough, I do not give myself over to it or correctly go about it. I realize that this is what grace and mercy is for, but still I want to be more disciplined. So I have my list. Not a list of wants and needs, […]
It is okay to cry (part 1)
It is okay to cry. I have been telling my kids that for the last few months. They have dealt with death and loss and the pain of being let down. They have had betrayal by friends and forgotten by teachers and broken promises, mine included. Sometimes the pursuit of painless perfection and a disappointment […]
Fairdale, Illinois
In the midst of the destruction, hope. So I am learning first hand that God sends people into the local mission field hand picked for their tasks. We have had three different folks volunteer their families for the relief efforts with out my having to prompt them. This is a first for me. Now they […]
Spoiler Alert! – He is RISEN!
One of the best parts of Easter is that we get to point out all the spoiler alerts that Jesus himself gave to his disciples and followers. What an oportunity to shout that Christ is risen! There is so much more than the “Destiny” of the cross. Happy Easter! My new favorite song for […]