Month: August 2009
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New House Pictures Forthcoming
Read More: New House Pictures ForthcomingSince we bought a new house, we have not yet gotten internet in it (which is actually really nice – it saves money and TIME!). That means that pictures of our new place take a little bit of work to post (putting them on a zip drive and taking them to the local library to…
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My Updated Birdwatching Life List
Read More: My Updated Birdwatching Life ListI started birdwatching in May 2009 and here is my list of birds observed in the wild. Northern CardinalBlue JayAmerican RobinCedar WaxwingMourning DoveBlack Pole WarblerRed Bellied WoodpeckerCommon GrackelAmerican RedstartBay Breasted WarblerCarolina ChickadeeSpotted SandpiperRedwinged BlackbirdBlack and White WarblerProthonatary WarblerTurkey VultureCarolina WrenAmerican GoldfinchTufted TitmouseNorthern MockingbirdCowbirdMallard DuckGray CatbirdIndigo BuntingOrchard OrioleGreat-Tailed GrackleBelted KingfisherBarn SwallowRed-Headed WoodpeckerBlack-Capped ChickadeeRuby-Throated HummingbirdRed-Tailed HawkOspreyGlossy IbisBlack-Crowned…
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“Holy Fools”: Exploring the Journey of Calling for Christian Variety Performers
I am happy to announce that my PhD dissertation has been published to ProQuest, an academic database for published research. I have made the dissertation open source, which means anyone anywhere can access the full content free of charge. Here is the full dissertation: https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/holy-fools-exploring-journey-calling-christian/docview/2622316783/se-2 Please share far and wide. I am very much excited…
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The Easiest Large Group Game Ever
This is probably the easiest large group game ever invented. If you can think of an easier one, please let me know in the comments. Heads or Tails! This game of heads or tails involves EVERYONE in your large group. It is actually better the larger the group gets. There is an elimination factor to…
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Merry Christmas from the Joyners!
Greetings from our family in Richmond, Virginia! We are thankful for you, our friends and family. We are also thankful to the Lord for His gift of the love to us all this season. This past year has been a roller coaster of experiences and emotions, specifically regarding our spunky little Annie, who is now…
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Book Release! Incredibly Bad Dad Jokes
I have been writing down my original Dad jokes for several years now, but recently they dramatically increased. While the past five months of my life have been the toughest for me as a Dad (with Annie’s medical crisis), the Dad jokes actually came out in full force during this season. You see, in my…
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A Children’s Ministry Poem
From the mouths of children come questions galore about heaven and angels and Satan and more. They speak what their hearts say without holding back, so the wonder of God is something they never lack. Oh God, who are you? Who inspires the minds of little ones many, so that they may find this Jesus…