Shame

Put your attention to the apple in this video. Think of the apple as the object of your shame. You may be feeling shameful after hurting your best friend 5 years ago during high school. Or perhaps you've had an affair and ashamed to tell your spouse. Often, shame turns us to God and seek His mending and healing power.

Colorful!

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:12 (niv)

End of Trouble

"I can see the light
that is coming
for the heart
that holds on,..

And there will be an end
to these troubles,
but until that day comes

still I will praise You,
still I will praise You!.."

This is one of my favorite Zoe song, "You Never Let Go". As I was driving on the way to my daughter's school to check the team list if she made the volleyball team, I saw something that must, forever, be painted in my digital camera! Thank You, God, for your art!

When the sky opened up, rays shone through the dark clouds. It was thundering and lightning! We, the family, ate at Wendy's that eve. A strong storm passed through and literally knocked out the power! Most of the girls at Wendy's screamed from the top of their lungs! Mothers rushed to the dark bathrooms to check on their children.

And we scream, crying out to God, each time our lives have been shaken by the thunder and lightning of life's problems! As we endure each of our storms of life, there will always be a time when God's grace shines on us all! There will always be a light shining on the confusions we wrestle with. There will always be an "end" to each of our troubles. But, until that day comes, until that end happens, we should always continue to praise God!

And, oh, by the way, my daughter, Amanda, made the 8th grade volleyball team!

God bless you!

Deaf Bible Studies (UStream)

In case you got LOST and normally we're used to helping LOST people (chuckles), check out these recorded deaf bible studies via UStream:

Gospel of John (Sundays)
Book of Genesis (Wednesdays)

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1994474

And, FYI, we're having issues with the wifi connection in room 104 during the deaf worship time. As for now, we will work on the kinks (bugs) and hope to get the deaf worship LIVE asap!

Have a great week!

Secret Promo

Starting this Sunday, August 16th, our focus is on "Secret", a 5-week sermon series @ Overland Park Deaf Church. What's your secret?

www.ustream.tv/channel/overlan d-park-deaf-ministry

Live Deaf Bible Study (tomorrow, August 12)

Surf the web @:

ustream.tv/channel/overland-park-deaf-ministry

Bear with us as we work out the kinks! We will improve so you can learn about Jesus! Consider supporting the deaf work in Kansas and beyond the Midwest by visiting this website @:

Deaf Christian Foundation

God bless!

Highest Office

A very special thanks to Kasey Vessel for bringing up this subject. Her father was nominated to become an elder in their local church.

Guess what is the highest office in our land?

It is not the President of the United States.
It is not being recognized the richest man in the world (Forbes).

Read on:

"James A. Garfield was the twentieth president of the United States, serving less than four months before he was assassinated. He was a member of the church and served as an elder. When Garfield relinquished his role as elder, it is said that he stated,

“I resign the highest office in the land to become president of the United States.”

Serving as an elder in Christ’s church is the highest position a man can attain on this earth."

Awesome, huh? And, Amen!

New OPCC Deaf Website...

Check out our new website @ http://deafchristianfoundation.org/deafministry


Enjoy!

The Perfect Storm

Touching story about a father with two boys! Come and check it out! Must see the ending or you'll never grasp the real story behind this "Perfect Storm".

Love vs. Lust

Love endures!! (1 Corinthians 13) And... lust falls apart!!!!

Fellowship of the Unashamed

Love this one!

Are you ashamed of the gospel?
Are you ashamed to share Jesus?
Are you ashamed to be different from the world?
Are you ashamed because you're a Christian?

Examine

"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." Acts 17:11 (niv)

"A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup." 1 Corinthians 11:28 (niv)

"Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test?" 2 Corinthians 13:5 (niv)

Midwest Athletic Association for the Deaf (MAAD)

Softball tournament is here! This weekend is the MAAD Deaf Softball Tournament where hundreds of deaf men, women and children will flock to the softball fields in Gardner, Kansas! There are deaf teams (co-ed, men's and women's) from Columbia, Denver, Souix Falls, Omaha, Wichita, Olathe, St. Louis coming together for the weekend fun!

Here's an old, old, old picture of me playing for the Olathe Twisters back in the early 90's!!! It's been almost 14 years since I last played for the Olathe Twisters Deaf Men's Softball team!!! I've played softball for the Fairfax church team for almost 3 years.

Now, this will probably be my last time playing softball. I will soon be enshrining my good ole' glove and start playing golf. Enjoy these pictures!

Overland Park Deaf Church LIVE

A very special thanks to Joe Kaplan for recommending this site: UStream. This gives us an opportunity to show LIVE deaf bible studies and deaf worship services. Right now, we test how things go with UStream at the site of the Overland Park Church of Christ.

While we're getting started with Overland Park Deaf Church Live, here's a link for you to browse through. If you're interested in getting more information about our deaf bible studies and deaf worship (dates and times), click on "Follow" and your information will be posted on my site.

Bear with us as we work out the kinks and get things started. Once you become a "follower", you will be able to receive our updates such as dates and times of our deaf services that will be shown LIVE. Please keep in mind that our showing times are in the CENTRAL time zone.

Check it out!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/overland-park-deaf-ministry

I'll be back!

As Arnold Swartzenegger says in Terminator, "I'll be back," and so will I.. I have not been posting in a while and do not plan to until after July 17th.

As Apostle Paul says in Acts 18:21: "..but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus."

I'll be back!

KAD '09

Enjoy these pictures of the people/events surrounding the KAD conference:

Deafnewspaper

I had the privilege of meeting Ken Davis and Michi DeMarrais last week during the Kansas Association for the Deaf (KAD) conference. It was surely good seeing them. If you haven't done so, please check their website at:

www.deafnewspaper.com

Blessings!!

OP Deaf Lifegroups

We had a blast last Sunday night at the Allens. Food was delicious! The fellowship was fun! Our small group discussions was spirit-filled! And I'm hungry for more lifegroup meetings!

Our Deaf Lifegroups takes place on Sundays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. @ the Allens.

Happy Birthday, Alyson!

Alyson was born 10 years ago, today! It's really hard to believe that our youngest daughter is TEN today. Right now, she's at a Christian camp. As a family, we celebrated her birthday last week. We will celebrate her birthday again after her return from camp. Happy birthday, Aly!! Love you!

Legalism

Check out this interesting post at Preacher Mike (Cope)'s blog:

http://preachermike.com/2009/05/30/desperately-seeking-legalism#comments