by Cheryl | Jan 6, 2022 | Family Mission, Ministries
I recently purchased a little book for Stan accurately titled A Little Book on the Christian Life. Edited and translated by Aaron Clay Denlinger and Burk Parsons, this book is filled with nuggets of wisdom from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion...
by Stan | Aug 29, 2020 | Community, Family Mission, Family vision
“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” Proverbs 11:25 Here is something most don’t know about me–I grow bougainvilleas in our back yard. Oklahoma is far from Hawaii where Cheryl and I marvel at...
by Stan | Aug 12, 2020 | Family Mission, Heritage, Marriage
On this day forty-eight years ago, Cheryl and I stood in front of family and friends and spoke marriage vows to one another. These vows included the words, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, and for richer or poorer. The negative components seemed...
by Stan | Nov 4, 2015 | Family Mission, Family vision
My dad had many infamous sayings through the years as I was growing up. One in particular was repeated as I left the car for my first boy-girl party. He put his hand on my shoulder, looked into my eyes, and said, “Remember who you are.” This same message...