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Review of The 5th Avenue Theatre’s Production of The Secret Garden: Sleepy Beauty
After watching The 5th Avenue Theatre’s opening night production of The Secret Garden I was reminded of my recent trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. While visiting the tulip festival I was at first overwhelmed by the acres of vibrantly colored tulips in full bloom. From a distance, the rows of flowers looked as […]
Bible League Africa: Day 6 or 7 or 1?
For the last 5 days I’ve shared a journal from a life changing trip I took with the Bible League to Ethiopia. Today is my final journal entry. Looking back, I realized that I forgot to include my first journal entry. So today I’ll end where the journey actually began. These are quickly written notes […]
Bible League Africa: Day 5
All this week I’m sharing a journal from a life changing trip I took with the Bible League to Ethiopia. Today is day 5. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! Ethiopia Trip: Friday, Day 5 Friday was our last full day in Ethiopia. The travelers were somewhat […]
Bible League Africa: Day 4
All this week I’m sharing a journal from a life changing trip I took with the Bible League to Ethiopia. Today is day 4. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! (Thursday: Day 4) Today was a bit of travel, about seven plus hours on the bus. One […]
Bible League Africa: Day 3
All this week I’m sharing a journal from a life changing trip I took with the Bible League to Ethiopia. Today is day 3. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! Bible League Ethiopia Trip (Wednesday) I don’t know if I’m a daily anything! This would also include […]
Bible League Africa: Day Two
All this week I’m sharing a journal from a life changing trip I took with the Bible League to Ethiopia. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! Bible League Ethiopia Trip (Tuesday) Tuesday is almost impossible to quickly journal or blog. Too much happened today for me to […]
Bible League Africa: Day One
In the coming days I’ll be sharing with you my personal journal about a life changing trip I took to Ethiopia with the Bible League. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! Bible League Ethiopia Trip (Monday) Last night I slept like a grandfather clock, waking up on […]
The Letdown: Why Do I Feel Bad at the End of Good Days
The Letdown There might be a very good reason you feel down after big days. And there is a good chance is has less to do with reality and more to do with how your mind is processing reality. Don’t get me wrong, it is a real feeling you confront, but it might not be […]
A Private Letter to Hurting Pastors
A Private Letter to Hurting Pastors by Pastor Doug Bursch NOTE TO READER: Recently, I wrote a letter to a good friend of mine who is also a full time pastor. At the time, he was facing some really difficult relational challenges in the church he faithfully serves. I’ve decided to share a modified version […]