This is the heat of the battle! Students are streaming onto campuses and the battle for their hearts and minds intensifies. RUF has been preparing for this all summer, and now our ministers, staff, students, and interns have joined the cosmic struggle. Pray for Jesus to be victorious through us in the lives of college… Continue reading August 25, 2019 — Bethlehem
August 18, 2019 — Doubling Gap
Most of last week Ruth and I were at Doubling Gap, west of Carlisle. We drove out on Tuesday and joined Peter and his family with students from West Virginia University for a pre-semester retreat. Ruth spent most of her time with the grandchildren. It was a wonderful visit! The retreat center has lots of… Continue reading August 18, 2019 — Doubling Gap
August 11, 2019 — Bethlehem Again
I had three major priorities last week: 1) Details of travel plans, 2) Training Conference documents, 3) Retreat preparations. The previous week I had sketched out my fall calendar. Last week I planned each day in most of September and October, booked a flight, and reserved hotels. I'm ready to resume traveling. I finished creating… Continue reading August 11, 2019 — Bethlehem Again
August 4, 2019 –Bethlehem
It happened again! Last Monday our flight to Detroit was delayed and we missed our connecting flight to Bethlehem. The Detroit airport is not a bad place to spend an afternoon, but it meant that we didn't get home until 11:00 PM. Last week was a jumble of house and ministry tasks. I mowed the… Continue reading August 4, 2019 –Bethlehem
July 29, 2019 — Dallas
Our flight from Bethlehem was delayed last Sunday, so Ruth and I missed our connecting flight in Atlanta. We were booked on the next flight to Dallas, which meant that we missed worship - but we were upgraded to first class on the new flight! Peter and several other RUF staff joined us for lunch… Continue reading July 29, 2019 — Dallas
July 21, 2019 — Home
Ruth and I are on our way to Dallas for a week of staff training. We will worship at Park Cities Presbyterian this morning, then get ready for the week. This week is a turning point in the summer. After staff training all our attention gets turned toward the fall semester. I was in Bethlehem… Continue reading July 21, 2019 — Home
July 15, 2019 — Maryland and Delaware
I spent the largest part of last week on performance reviews. I worked on the writing part on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday I drove to College Park, MD to discuss Chris Garriott's review with him. The traffic was awful, and the 3-hour trip took 6 hours. Chris and I had a good visit, then… Continue reading July 15, 2019 — Maryland and Delaware