Category Archives: Family Business

The Fourth Turning is Here and Other Thoughts on Generations

I just finished The Fourth Turning is Here by Neil Howe, which several people have recommended. I skimmed the previous seminal work Generations by Strauss and Howe which set forth the basic premises that this book is based on several … Continue reading

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My Problem with Church

When James I of England agreed to a new translation of the Bible, a translation which would eventually become the 1611 Authorised Version in the UK and more commonly known in North America as the King James Version, he had … Continue reading

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Tertullian on Marriage

“How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice . . . Nothing divides them either in flesh … Continue reading

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Julian the Apostate’s View of Christians

Julian the Apostate's View of Christians

In the Fourth Century an Emperor who was very antagonistic to Christianity had this to say about Christians. Oh that enemies of Christianity would say such things today “Why do we not observe that it is their [the Christians’] benevolence to strangers, their care for the graves of the dead, and the pretended holiness of their lives that have done most to increase atheism [unbelief of the pagan gods] For it is disgraceful that, when no Jew ever has to beg, and the impious Galileans [Christians] support not only their own poor but ours as well, all men see that our people lack aid from us. Teach those of the Hellenic faith to contribute to public service of this sort.”

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Created in the Image of God – Continuously Outpouring

We were created continuously outpouring. Note that I did not say we were createdto becontinuous outpourers. Nor can I dare imply that we were createdto worship. This would suggest that God is an incomplete person whose need for something outside … Continue reading

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Parent Training Begins

Jono has writer’s block tonight – so I (Shari) am taking over the blog!   We are continuing the process of taking over the feeding from Ben.  Ben fed Josiah all of his solid food today, as he was still … Continue reading

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Another Day at Los Altos

We’ve settled into a routine over these two weeks – up around 5ish and to the clinic for a 6am feed then a mid morning snack and lunch at 1pm. Then dinner at 7pm. This weekend we had decided to … Continue reading

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Need New Pictures

I’m sorry this blog is starting to get boring – we need some pictures to liven it up a bit – I apologise for our lack in this regard – we need to get on that…. tomorrow… in the meantime … Continue reading

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Easter Saturday

The second weekend in this feeding program and this weekend we had decided to work through instead of just putting Josiah back on the tube. Ben is confident tonight he has worked out the final piece of Josiah’s “protocol”. His … Continue reading

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Back to the Clinic for Jono

After three and a half full days in Kansas City catching up on work, having meetings and shooting a number of TV programs and promos for IHOP and TheCall – I (Jono) managed to get my assistant to take me … Continue reading

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