Dawn Krause correctly answered the Christopher D. Bennett Trivia Question: Q: Christopher D. Bennett bowls on Monday nights. What is the name of his bowling team? A: Patio Pros. Proust Quote “Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them.” Confessions Question For what fault… Read More »Proust No. Six
The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan November 2010 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Advent: A Good Busy Hello everyone! November… Read More »Taiwan Times – November 2010
Here is a copy of the journal I kept while I was on vacation last week. It covers parts of 10 days and over 1300 miles. While I doubt anybody reads this whole thing, it was an important exercise for me. There are no pictures, but I will post some… Read More »Vacation Journal
Taiwan Times: October Newsletter Hey everyone! I know it has been awhile since I got a newsletter out, and you have my apologies. I will work to do a better job in the coming months. In the meantime, I wanted to give you all a quick update for this month.… Read More »Taiwan Times – October 2010
The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s mission in Taiwan August 2010 “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household,” Ephesians 2:19 Back on the island Hello everyone. I am back in Taiwan, after a busy, but… Read More »The Taiwan Times – August 2010
EARL J. WOODCOCK Boone Earl J. Woodcock, 80, of Boone, IA, passed away at his home at the Eastern Star Masonic Home Courtyard Terrace in Boone on Friday morning, August 27, 2010 where he and his wife have resided since February of 2008. He was born on September 11, 1929… Read More »Obituary
Here are a few more pictures of my trip to the State Fair. Last year I had only 1 goal and that was to see The Blue Band. Instead of getting to see The Blue Band I was nearly killed on a midway ride and spent the rest of the… Read More »State Fair Trip 2 – Collection 2
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” -Abe Lemons Sunday was my Mom’s retirement party. Here are a few pictures: There are more pictures from the party in the Mom’s Retirement Party Album.
The latest from Mark’s mission work in Taiwan. On a personal note, Mark is back in the United States for a few weeks and we will be having our annual meal in the next couple of weeks. There will hopefully be a in focus picture of us on that night… Read More »The Taiwan Times – June 2010
COLORFUL did light the imaginations of several people. Here are this week’s submissions: Christopher D. Bennett Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier Debra Krause Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective Mike Vest of Waxen Media Dawn’s Poem Colorful Brighter thoughts fill the… Read More »RWPE #24 – Colorful
Hot off the presses! The latest issue of The Taiwan Times. The Taiwan Times By Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s Mission in Taiwan May 2010 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within… Read More »The Taiwan Times – May 2010
Phil showed this video during his sermon last week and I liked enough that I would like to share it. (Of course, if you subscribe to this journal via RSS Feed or email, you will have to go to the website to watch the video.) Also, Mark’s latest newsletter is… Read More »A Couple of Religious Notes
I spent a large portion of my Saturday at the Methodist Men State Meeting. I ran the soundboard and the projector for the meeting. I was all alone in the balcony all day, so I also amused myself by taking the occasional photo. Here are a few photos from the… Read More »Meth Men Saturday
The Taiwan Times by Mark Wolfram Reporting on God’s Mission in Taiwan February 2010 Happy Chinese New Year Happy Chinese New Year to all of you! The month of February provided a time for travel and relaxation, as Taiwan celebrated its biggest holiday, Chinese New Year. I was blessed with… Read More »Taiwan Times – February 2010
Hearts Beat High with Joy When I took this picture I went down quite the long journey of family history in family Bibles. One of the most important things I discovered was that I was born special. The Bible in the picture belonged to my Grandma Bennett. My birth announcement… Read More »Personal Photo Project of the Week No. 6
Pardon and Sanctify Me This cross stands on top of my church. It no longer looks like this because the it was painted during the tuckpointing process last year. The name comes from a classic hymn: 1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of… Read More »December
The conclusion of Mark’s 12 Days of Christmas. Day 10 The tenth Christmas blessing that my Lord gave to me: 10 Small Group Students I know I have written in a previous newsletter about my small group students. They are a group of 10 eighth graders, who meet with me… Read More »12 Days of Christmas – Happy Epiphany
Day 7 The seventh Christmas blessing that my Lord gave to me: Seventh Grade Bible Class For our 7th grade (Junior 1) Bible class this month, we taught the students about the first Christmas. We had 3 lessons to help the students understand the first Christmas and why it is… Read More »12 Days of Christmas – Part 3
Day 4 The fourth Christmas blessing that my Lord gave to me: Song Competition At Concordia Middle School, 7th grade (also known as Junior 1) through 11th grade (also known as Senior 2), have a couple of intra-grade competitions. One of these is the Christmas song contest. For this competition… Read More »12 Days of Christmas – Part 2
I’m trying to figure out a good way to post Mark’s most recent newsletter. He has what I think is a most ingenious idea. He is posting a new thing that he is thankful for on the 12 days of Christmas. It has come to my attention that most people… Read More »12 Days of Christmas – Part 1
IMAGE LOST Hope, Peace, Joy and Love are promises offered to us by God, and all of them manifest in this one we light tonight: the Christ Candle. In Christ we find the hope of transformation, the peace that follows justice, the joy of self-fulfillment in community, and the love… Read More »Happy Christmas Eve