90&9 - Letters

Letters - An Improvement

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:16:52 -0400

March 26, 2007

Well, it was Spring Break for us last week, but alas I was called to substitute teach on Monday for a group of first graders. So my husband, being the flexible man he is, stayed home to have a guy’s day with Caleb while I worked away. It was a mainly uneventful day, but one thing happened that has left me in wonderment. During the course of the day with the first graders one little boy in particular walked up to me and whispered something to me. I didn’t quite catch what he was telling me until he showed me—a cell phone. I looked at it in amazement that a first grader would have his own cell phone!

Letters: Proverbs Woman and NCAA Tourney

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:24:58 -0400

Daylight Savings Time already? Well, yes, it is earlier this year, but still it is hard to believe it is already March! I enjoy having the additional daylight at the end of the work day and I like seeing the sunrise on my way to work, but I do dislike resetting all of the clocks in the house. I never can get them synchronized, so each clock has a different time. That reminds me of the time my mother (who had Alzheimer’s) asked my sister what time it was. My sister replied that it was 5:30. In her struggle to match her thoughts with her words to ask if it were time to get ready for church, Mom asked, “Well, is that the time it is supposed to be?” Even though all the clocks in my house may display a different time this Sunday, I am comforted to know that God has everything under control in my life and it is exactly the time it is supposed to be.

Letters: Bus Ministry & More

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:02:50 -0500

March 5, 2007

There are many things that make me happy, but there are also a fair number of things that make me sad. One of those is to think about the years ahead when many of the pillars of our Apostolic organizations will no longer be with us. I’m not trying to be morbid, but the reality is that many of our great preachers and teachers plainly will not be around when my little guy is an adult.

Letters

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:49:57 -0500

February 26, 2007

It’s funny, but it really isn’t that this week’s letters discuss how important it is for us to get out there and “show our faith.” That very thing happened with us this week when I was in charge of my son’s Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts. There were 250 people in attendance there and only five of us were Apostolic. But, because I was in charge, the caterer I hired was an Apostolic caterer in hopes that other lights might shine.

Wife Swap Letters

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:04:57 -0500

Well I finally got to watch the episode of Wife Swap with the Hoovers/Meeks and I must say, Kristen, Steve and family did a wonderful job! I cannot imagine cameras in my face 24/7 for two weeks while maintaining a Christian attitude, let alone times when they were egged on. This week we have a couple of letters stating their views on the episode as well.

Letters

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:08:11 -0500

February 12, 2007

Yes, we’re saying goodbye to Gabby after all these years. The old girl has ministered through writing for 120 columns and . . . well, we’ll let her tell you about it.

Letters

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:05:47 -0500

Getting ready to read the Atlantic Monthly the other night, I paused in my thumbing through to the article I was going to read to their letters page. I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be nice if we had more readers who would write like they do? The reality is that I think that many times our readers are hesitant to write. It might be because they don’t think what they are saying sounds eloquent enough or that someone might judge what they write; regardless of what might make you hesitate—don’t! You have no idea how often a person’s comments leads someone to delve further into articles. That delving leads them to something that uplifts them and encourages them. Thus, your letter on a particular article can be a conduit to ministry—so write those letters and don’t hesitate. Just do it!

Reader Letters

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:34:42 -0500

January 29, 2007

Don’t know about you, but January is already a blur, and February is breathing down our necks! So how is this year going so far? Well not too bad for us. We are still looking forward to more articles submitted by you, but have been happy at the initial response to our $300 ApTube Challenge and to last week’s cover interview about Mennonites. This week we’re thinking your predictions about possible splits in the Apostolic movement might create some positive conversation on unity and biblical principles. It’s always exciting when you share your heart via writing and others respond.

Letters 2007

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:42:53 -0500

January 15, 2007

We receive so many wonderful compliments about what is offered on the web zine. But the reality is, the content we offer each week isn’t because of us, but because of you. Because of your experience with God, because of your special insights, experience, or lessons learned, we receive amazing articles from you. So, if God has given you something that will help someone else in this daily journey, please send it in as we’d all love to hear from you!

Letters

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:51:42 -0500

January 8, 2007

Back by popular demand: The Reader Demographic Survey2007. Please take 2 minutes (yes, an infinity in internet time) to answer the questions as honestly as possible.

Letters 2007

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:17:42 -0500
Happy New Year to all of you! It’s 2007 and to me that is simply amazing! I always like to think back a year ago and finish this sentence: “Last year at this time, I would have never imagined that…” You’d be surprised at how amazing a year can be when you reflect upon it.

Letters 20061218

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:59:37 -0500
Letters

Well it is the end of the year, so we proudly present our Year-End Double Issue for our readers this week and next. Plenty to read over these busy days, with new content available on January 1, 2007!

Letters - 11 December 2006

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:16:43 -0500
Letters
Don’t know about you, but it cannot get any more hectic for me at this point! This is one of my favorite times of the year; I love almost everything about it; it’s the one time of year I can get with friends, shop like crazy (and buy), bake, and decorate without that feeling of guilt—guilt that I am not getting something else done. One of the things that I consistently have problems with is getting those presents wrapped after I buy them. Hopefully, by next week, I will be completely caught up! Who knows though?

Letters - Where Are You?

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:51:50 -0500

We’re flummoxed. Since we switched over to our .NET redesign, almost everyone who’s contacted us has complimented the new look. The overall traffic to this site appears to be similar to .COM, however the amount of letters we’ve been receiving has dwindled drastically. This week we’ve received but one.

Letters: Ted Haggard & Bible Schools

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:29:31 -0500

This is a conversation that I heard from three strangers on Thursday night. “Oh, by the way, my name is _______.” “And ours is ________ and ________.” “Nice to meet you!” After only about one minute—honest—the three begin a conversation like this… “If you want to contact me, just go to _______ ________ on MySpace.com and we can keep in contact!” The other two replied, “Oh, we live on MySpace.” Blah, blah, blah. They were talking as if they had known each other for years! I wonder, are we becoming so computer savvy that the extent of our relationships doesn’t go far beyond the end of our keyboard? Oh sure, people are putting themselves out there. More people know about their likes and dislikes, who their friends are, and more. But are we replacing these relationships with flesh and blood relationships? Just something for us all to think about this week.