Posts under ‘vacation’

This post seems a little disjointed, but there is a lot of diverse background to this story, so stay with me. When I was 8-9 years old, we lived in Alexandria, Indiana, where my whole family was working for Bill Gaither. My aunt was a backup singer for the Bill Gaither Trio, my uncle was [...]

Well, it has been a while since I shared the beginning of our journey to Indianapolis and beyond, so it’s about time I continue. Besides, I needed to do something to get that demon serpent off the top of my blog.
My last installment left us in Franklin, Tennessee, where we awoke early (and with ears [...]

Though I had taken a Sunday off last fall, it had been eighteen months since the last true vacation I took with my family. So when the time approached to head to Indianapolis for the convention, my church graciously agreed to allow me to combine that trip with a week’s vacation. We had been looking [...]

Well, obviously I’ve been a little busy lately. I was able to take a vacation with my family following the convention, and we had a great time (with the exception of that little transmission incident). We had some great experiences, from being nearly deafened by Phil Keaggy to having a laugh with Bill Gaither (he [...]

Many bloggers have published endorsements of candidates they will support when our convention elects a new president next week in Indianapolis. Here are the candidates I plan to support.
Second Vice-President: Dr. John Newland
I don’t much like being away from the pulpit on Sundays, but one of the highlights for me is the opportunity to enjoy [...]

I’ll let the picture tell you what my fifth point of interest was – just a driving tour on the way home, but I felt like it was an altogether appropriate fifth point.
We had a wonderful time away, our first vacation in eighteen months. We enjoyed great time with family, and return feeling truly refreshed. [...]

Well, the vacation ended last night, when we arrived home safely at 11:30 PM. The last few days of the trip left me without reliable internet access, so I have fallen behind with my posts, but I will catch up.
The fourth entry in my Five-Point Vacation series is about what is perhaps the coolest single [...]

This morning, we attended Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan. This church was started in 1999 by Rob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith.
It was an interesting experience. On the positive side, it was a welcoming environment with a lot of friendly people. In a church with over 10,000 attending each [...]

Yesterday’s highlight was a trip to the Meijer Gardens, an amazing Grand Rapids area attraction that boasts, among other things, the largest tropical conservatory in the state, at 15,000 square feet. We enjoyed seeing the many different species of cactus, and the carnivorous plant exhibit was a lot of fun.
The special attraction was a display [...]

In light of the fact that my family’s home, where I am spending my vacation, is within a well-struck three wood of Calvin College, I thought it might be fun to share with you “Five Points” of interest as I come across them during my time away.
The first point of “interest” I want to share [...]