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Author: Daniel Cooley
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2 Corinthians 4:7-9 in the SCV: The light of God’s power is inside me. I’m fragile, but His power is great. That’s why I’m troubled but not crushed, perplexed but not giving up, spiritually terrorized but never abandoned by God, hurled down but unbroken. I was trying to memorize 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, and realized paraphrasing it …
LOVE This Book!
This just came in, so daughter Amanda is reading it to grandson Oliver. I got to help with a bit of editing on this book -- my favorite by Leanna. The graphic artist and illustrator are the same as for Bizarre Bible Stories 2!, and they did a terrific job on this one. OK, maybe …
2 Adventures Coming!
Adventure #1: we leave for Maranatha Ministries in Port-au-Prince TOMORROW. We will keep you updated on overweight bags allowed in, on-time flights, kids saved and mosquitoes killed. We are taking 20 bags, 50 pounds each, plus our carry-ons that contain our stuff. Check out the towel pile in the back! Also, buy God's grace our new …
Sure Hope This Is Legal
My friend Cole Holderman is at Stanford - and was published in The Stanford Journal of Public Health for this very personal article on siblings dealing with childhood cancer. It is an amazing combination of good research and personal experience. I downloaded the article, converted it to a word doc, and pasted it below, so …
DOG VOMIT AND THE MYTH OF SILVER LININGS
2 Silver Lining Myths, and a daughter who loves living at home.
Max about 11 years ago.
There is no such thing as life’s “Silver Lining.”
My husband and I have moved in with my parents until September. That’s not my anti-silver lining point… My parents are visiting family in Texas and we are watching my mom’s favorite child, Max – a Bernese Mountain dog a little larger than a minivan. He is old and smelly. Like most minivans.
This morning my husband took our son Memphis downstairs to eat breakfast while I got ready for work. Shortly after, I heard him yelling, “THERE’S POOP AND PUKE EVERYWHERE.” Quickly and to my utter relief, Jon brought me Memphis and returned downstairs to clean.
Do you remember the scene from Jurassic Park where they’re taking Triceratops samples? If you happen to be the proud owner of a dog the size of a minivan, and they get sick in your house this is what you can…
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A Cooley Hymn
Those of you who know me know of my phenomenal musical talent. I have none. So, this poem was written by my sister Janice, music written and performed by my brother David, posted by me. The picture above I had made from a slide of David and Janice when my parents were missionaries in France in …
The Last Battle
The Last Battle: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Good Quote: Possibly the greatest picture of Heaven outside of the Bible is given in the last chapter of this book. I won’t put all that here, but just the end of the end. Which is, I think, the best kids book ending ever …
The Nones Have It
Will the Nones really have it? I love the Lewis quote in here about translation. I never thought of his writing that way, but his writings were a translator of sorts for me. Makes me realize the importance of my translation for others.
The arrival of the “post-Christian” Western world is ahead of schedule. Great Britain just passed the point where those with “no religious preference” actually outnumber those who profess to be Christians.
With Europe leading the way, can North America be far behind?
You know what makes this even more shocking? The results come from a survey where all the people claiming to be disciples of Jesus needed to do, was simply check a box. One wonders how many among that 48% would still claim to be Christians if they lived in Iraq.
Ponder for a moment the sobering title of an article in London’s The Spectator.
“Britain Really is Ceasing to be a Christian Country.”
The secularization of the United Kingdom was a matter of great concern to C.S. Lewis. And this erosion was well underway during his lifetime.
The truth is that although Lewis excelled as a Christian apologist (defender of the faith)…
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The Silver Chair
the good, the bad, and the ugly
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