Creativity and Architecture - 4 year old style
Thursday, May 15th, 2008A pajama creation of monumental proportions. He got up and just began to build on his own, this was the competed tower!
Archive for May, 2008
A pajama creation of monumental proportions. He got up and just began to build on his own, this was the competed tower!
Mission Alert: CHINA, Earthquake Response
Thursday, May 15th, 2008A massive earthquake in Sichuan Province of China has killed at least 12,000 people and destroyed up to 80 percent of homes and businesses in the area. More than 300 aftershocks have been recorded, keeping people on edge. UMCOR partner Amity Foundation was able to send help to those affected within ...
Counter-Culturalism in the UMC, Confirmation Project - Day 3
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Yesterday I was reminded just how counter-cultural Methodism. I was talking with someone about the beliefs and practice of the UMC. I was sharing with her the views on gambling (linked here). After that conversation I began to think about some of the other Social Principles found ...
Confirmation Project - Day 2
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Today was a day spent mourning. I had a personal loss today, but my loss is only compounded by the loss of so many lives in the past 10 days. Between Cyclone Nargis and yesterday's earthquake there have been so many lives lost. So many left mourning! The personal and ...
Confirmation Class Project - Day 1
Monday, May 12th, 2008We are looking for daily God moments in our lives. For the next week, my Confirmation Class and I are journaling daily about our daily God moments. Yesterday, I ran into someone who we keep crossing paths with (like dance class, gymnastics, at NYSC on our way in and they ...
How’s Christian Family Week Going?
Friday, May 9th, 2008Well, here at the Tiedemann household, Day 1 - check Day 2 - check Day 3 - working on it with the kids, we were about to produce the video version of "Poems of God's Love" but couldn't find the video camera last night. Day 4 - half check, no TV and almost was ...
Fun video.
Friday, May 9th, 2008I might use this video on Sunday. The theme is being excited and genuine with your faith.
Christian Family Week - May 5-11.
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Here's what we are doing for Christian Family Week in the churches. This was produced by the worship committee and will end on Saturday night with a pot-luck dinner and a showing of The Waterhorse. Looks like we have about 50 people signed-up so far. It will ...
Cyclone Nargis Disaster.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008From the NY Times: Aid Flows to Myanmar as Death Toll Rises to 22,500 BANGKOK — The death toll from a powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar three days ago rose to 22,500 Tuesday, with more than 40,000 people still missing, the government said, and foreign governments and aid organizations began mobilizing for ...
