Category Archives: thoughts

Twenty Eight

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Mark

For those of you that missed it (which was not many, judging by the myriads of facebook wall-posters), I turned 28 yesterday.  One of the first things that my lovely bride said to me that morning was: “Wow, you’re just … Continue reading →

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It was a good honeymoon.

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Mark

Well, we all knew it would happen.  Sooner or later, the excitement of moving and meeting people and dreaming wears off and you’re left living in a place that’s still slightly uncomfortable, missing your friends, and gearing up for the … Continue reading →

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Good to Us

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Mark

God has been so good to us so far.  I don’t want to make it sound like it’s been all roses – we’ve had struggles and everything hasn’t been easy, but MAN He’s taken care of us.  He’s been extravagantly … Continue reading →

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The day we’ve been waiting for.

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Mark

In about nine hours we’ll board the plane that will take us to Chicago and then on to Dublin.  In less than 24 hours we will have landed in Dublin, taken a bus up to Newry, been picked up by … Continue reading →

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A strange hope

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Mark

Ange and I are reading a book called Red Moon Rising. It’s about the 24-7prayer movement and it’s really interesting. This passage really struck us and, strangely, gives me a lot of hope: J. Edwin Orr, a widely respected historian, … Continue reading →

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Pain

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mark

This is a strange thing to be thinking about when it’s been such a week of celebrating God’s goodness (did you hear we got our visa!?!), but I’ve been thinking about pain today. One of the most alarming things about … Continue reading →

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Relationships: Joints and Ligaments

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Mark

For the last two years I’ve been spending time with a group a of Indianapolis pastors, facilitated by Loving Accurately Ministries. They have a weekly prayer meeting for pastors and meet monthly at the Broadripple Brewpub. I’ve learned so much … Continue reading →

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He IS Good

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Ange

I don’t have any funny stories or anything today.  I just want to tell you how wonderful my God is.  He has been waking my heart up in such a new way.  There aren’t words that are big enough to … Continue reading →

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He Loves Us

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Mark

I was spending to time with the Lord tonight and I found this video of one of my favorite songs: This is reality: He loves us!

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this week, in 600 words or less

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Ange

Mark and I had the pleasure of attending a bit of the District Conference of the C&MA this past Tuesday. It was a really interesting day. It felt really good and encouraging to be with a bunch of people who … Continue reading →

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