Last night my church had a fairly unique service. A woman from Jews for Jesus came and gave a presentation on the traditional Jewish Passover feast. She explained the meaning of each cup, prayer, tradition and food item. The presentation was interactive, so we sampled many of the foods. Most… Read More »Prayer, Reflection, Horseradish & Jumpshot
Today is Maundy Thursday. I have been asked a few times lately about Maundy Thursday, so I will give everybody a small succinct answer about what Maundy Thursday means. At least if you are a Methodist. It has slightly different meanings for other denominations. Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday,… Read More »Mandatum
Mark’s March Newsletter. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan March 2009 Exciting News! Greetings to everyone. I would like to open this newsletter by informing everybody that I have decided to extend my service in Taiwan for another year. After much prayerful consideration, I… Read More »Taiwan Times – March 2009 Issue
Mark’s February newsletter. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan February 2009 Christian Support Here at Concordia Middle School, I teach Bible class for 7th and 8th graders, and like any classroom it has both rewarding and challenging aspects. On one hand, it is a… Read More »Taiwan Times – February 2009 Issue
Jesse and I woke up in Coolidge, Arizona and made our way to a local diner for breakfast. This place was certainly McCain Country. We sat at the breakfast counter and listened to a couple locals complain about the governor for “being nice” to Obama. They agreed that the governor… Read More »Arizona Day 4
The final picture of the 2009 Calendar. This is a picture of the Downtown First United Methodist Church in Des Moines. The picture was taken from the top of a parking ramp across the street.
The day after Christmas we had a very Special Friday Night Supper Club. Robert was back in town from Wyoming and was having a hankering for a tenderloin from BK’s. Jay, Jesse, Willy, Monica, Robert, Jeff and I braved the extreme weather and made the trip to BK’s. I took… Read More »Foggy Night Supper Club
As you may know, Building 429 is one of my favorite bands. This year they released a new albums and thus one of my new favorite songs. Here in the Christmas season I felt it was necessary to share the lyrics to the song Always. AlwaysI was standing in the… Read More »Merry Christmas
Tonight is my favorite church service of the year. I love Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve! It is one beautiful service that manages to completely encapsulate the season of Advent for me. It is one service where I definitely can feel Hope, Love, Peace and Joy. Plus I love the… Read More »Christmas Eve
May’s picture. This picture is from the mission trip I took to Cedar Rapids to help clean out houses after the flood.
When Sara and I went to Ottumwa I think we might of had a glimpse into Boone’s future if it becomes the proud home of a Juice Bar. I should start out by pointing out that on our way to Ottumwa Sara got pulled over and issued a speeding ticket… Read More »The Future of Boone
Here is Mark’s September newsletter. Hi everybody! I know this is not my formal newsletter, but I did want to take a little time to give you a quick update about how things are going. I’ll write something a little more formal in October. I hope and pray all is… Read More »Taiwan Times – September Issue
More pictures that weren’t selected. This is a picture of June and Dean’s barn. This is a picture of the Basilica in Dyersville. This picture was actually originally selected for entry, but I decided that I didn’t really like the way it looked when it was printed, so it was… Read More »Bereft
It is that time of year when we are nearing the Pufferbilly Days Photo Contest. I took a different tact for selecting pictures this year. I am pleased with the results. I will get into the process at a later date. But first, I want to reveal the pictures that… Read More »Not Loved
After we left the Field of Dreams on Sunday, we visited the St. Francis Xavier Basilica. It is one of only 53 Basilicas in the United States. Random Flower Spires Spires The Church Altar Stained Glass Window Sanctuary Spire Willy Jay Dessert in Jesup Traditional Road Trip Photo The height… Read More »St. Francis Xavier Basilica
It is time to answer the most common questions I have received about my trip to Kentucky: What in Heaven would ever possess somebody to go to Kentucky, even for a visit? Teresa’s significant other Ernie lives in Kuttawa, Kentucky. He is a good guy and I wanted to visit… Read More »Kentucky FAQ
Friday was day 1 of my odyssey to the South. I took a few pictures. Here are some of them. Lunch Superman II Astronaut Costume Superman Museum Teresa Classic Family Portrait Metropolis, Illinois Superman Statue Superman Statue and Teresa Superman Statue Superman Reflection Metropolis I like big statues. Small Baptist… Read More »The South – Day 1
Looks like I’ve fallen a might behind. I’m in the process of helping Jesse put together a slideshow of pictures from Honduras. He has told me many a tale from his mission trip, but my favorite will always be about how he earned the credentials to be a first ballot… Read More »Jesse Goes to Honduras
I managed to make it through this Sunday’s Sermon/Interview. I don’t think that I embarrassed myself too much and I think at least a few people were touched or were able to relate to my message. I don’t want to re-hash the experience, but I would like to thank Jesse,… Read More »Sunday
I understand that most people will be donating stuff to help out Iowans, but say you don’t like Iowans all that much, I have an alternative for you. That alternative starts with a geography lesson. This is Honduras These are Hondurans Jesse is going to Honduras to do some mission… Read More »Donations Requested
With all due respect to Dante and his circles of Hell, the only definition of Hell that I have ever been able to get behind is “separation from God”. Now that I have that figured out, I should work on a better definition for Heaven. While it is certainly true… Read More »Heaven and Hell