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So, that was not one of our better Mondays. Today is Tuesday, from the Latin for “What happened yesterday? Let’s not do that ever again.” What? That is totally true. Briefly, here’s the game plan: surgery in about half an hour (8 am Central). The chief of surgery here will ...
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Breaking my longstanding tradition of not using my kids’ real names on open social media channels here so y’all can pray: Timothy Davis Hale. Thanks. TIM UPDATE: After running some tests over the last few days, it was discovered that Tim’s artery, where it leaves the heart, is too narrow. ...
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This time last week, Christie was being wheeled into the OR & I was putting on my fashion-forward surgical gown & hat, not knowing whom I would get to meet. It’s been pretty crazy since then, but we’re thankful that our new baby boy is doing very well. He’s continuing ...
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My friend Jeremy Smith, whose blog Hacking Christianity I’ve followed for years, posted yesterday about my conference’s Proposed Minimum Standards for Entering Candidates. As I have a little bit of knowledge about this, I thought I would offer some clarifications and challenges to what he has written. If you are ...
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On the wall of my study hangs a poster-sized picture of my confirmation class. It’s a game for my church members to come in & try to find sixth-grade-Josh. Not a hard game, actually. I keep it even though I can’t remember everyone’s name—it was a big class, and not ...