September 2008
10 posts
McCain Buckles to Far Right... Wanted to Pick... →
For weeks, advisers close to the campaign said, McCain had wanted to name as his running mate his good friend Senator Joe Lieberman. But by the end of last weekend, the outrage from Christian…
Stark Contrast
The memories I have of Sundays during my childhood are pretty consistent, and what a contrast with the Sundays I have enjoyed the last 15 years.
As I remember Sundays at Dorsersstraat 58, we went to church pretty regularly. We’d head to the local Gereformeerde Kerk (here’s their current website) where I’d hope that this was the week when they offered a ”Children...
LunaPic Online Photo Editor →
I’ve started to use this online editor. Fun effects.
August 2008
19 posts
Holiday Sales
I saw the deal that Best Buy has going on for the Labor Day holiday weekend: no interest for 3 years on any High Definition Television set up over $1,000…wow. With my history of financial discipline, that actually sounds like an awesome deal. But, is this what Jesus would want me to buy? We can barely pay all the bills each month. I guess I already answered my own question.
I should quit...
Funny Videos Collected by Ryan →
Ryan put up some videos that made me laugh out loud. Check them out!
New Blog Post - Jack →
Jack’s First Grade Pictures
New Blog Post - Eliana →
Eliana’s Three-month Pictures
“First day of school [pause] First Grade. [strategic pause] (whispered) Good...”
– Jack. In the back of the car on the way to school. His timing and mock-whisper was AWESOME. He’s got a great sense of humor!
Camping Pictures →
Video Posted →
Our Camping Trip Near Pescadero from Christiaan VandenHeuvel on Vimeo.
Pretty Comfortable
If you’d look up the Official Definition of “Being At Ease” or “Comfortable,” I think I need to add my little neighbor friend’s picture.
Yesterday as it was getting dark, the kids were done playing outside with the 7 or 8 friends they have in the court. They came in and got ready for bed while some of the other kids were allowed to keep playing. At that point,...
Verse For The Day
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.” Ecclesiastes 10:19
WatchMy favorite quote by Arial Narrow: “I Hate You So Much.”
What does this say about me that I chuckled out loud when watching this video?
“The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better...”
– Bill Hybels
Alignment Dilemma
I am realizing that one of the principal reasons why I don’t “go for the ask” in order to give away key ministry responsibilities, and why I hesitate to pull in volunteers to join and participate in the process of planning, organizing and “strategizing” key programs from the ground floor is due to our values. One of Cornerstone’s important values is to stay true...
Hot Seat
As I got into my hot car to drive home this afternoon, and tried not to burn my nose with the hot metal of my sunglasses, it reminded me of the rare hot days I experienced growing up.
Growing up in Holland, we had perhaps 5-10 hot days each summer. If my mom didn’t have time to drive us to the beach for the day, we would wait for the community pool in Nieuw-Vennep to open up so that we...
“Leadership is a stewardship. It’s temporary. And you are accountable.”
– Andy Stanley
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Jack’s 7th Birthday! For his 7th birthday, Jack got to pick one friend to do something fun with. He picked a friend from school, Grant Garcia. Grant scored huge points by giving…
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Bakker Family Camping Trip I thought I should add a little text to the pictures Christiaan posted — he’s on the ball! We always try to vacation together in the summer. This year, we were able to…