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April Flops

By on April 18, 2011 in sam reflects

I once promised myself that I wouldn’t ever rock this look… but the weather has forced me to make regrettable fashion compromises.

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The Art of Room Preparation

By on April 6, 2011 in sam reflects

Army Jon and I have been working almost every night on getting the room ready for the baby. I’ve been learning how much I have to learn about painting, and Army Jon is hoping the baby waits to show up until we’re done with the job. I hope the baby isn’t too picky. Also – [...]

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New Dad in Training…

By on April 6, 2011 in sam reflects

Yeah, i’m trying to learn how to take pictures – here are some random shots of our house at night… and I’m sure I didn’t annoy Ashley at all by taking 143 pictures of here trying to get some projects done… our house decorations didn’t mind either.

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Teenaged Daniels, Lions and Prayers… oh my.

By on April 5, 2011 in sam reflects

My Monday musings are full thoughts about Daniel (I’m teaching the book in Sunday School) but mostly of gratitude for brave teenagers who stand out for the gospel in world where Christian conviction is frowned upon. – Here some of the strands that are making up my mental tapestry of young people who are taking a stand. [...]

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Newsday Interview “Asking the Clergy”

By on April 2, 2011 in sam reflects

So today I heard this conversation a bunch of times: “Sam” (or) “That guy” is in the paper” – and then the follow up question – “what did you do?” – with people eagerly waiting to hear some crazy drunken story about crashing a car filled with chickens into an abandon  porcelain doll shop. Ha [...]

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Look Mom, I wrote in a book again :-)

By on March 1, 2011 in sam reflects, things we read

NEW TESTAMENT resource for YOUTH WORKERS. VOL II Jack Crabtree and some of his youth ministry friends (like Me, Kevin and EmLam and Jimmy)  wrote a bunch of youth group lessons complete with games application, etc – and finally the second volume is published. It’s a pretty huge publisher (that’s right dad, you will probably [...]

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WORSHIP: leaving the shallow world

By on January 23, 2011 in sam reflects

“How can you cope with the end of a world and the beginning of another one? How can you put an earthquake into a test-tube, or the sea into a bottle? How can you live with the terrifying thought that the hurricane has become human, that fire has become flesh, that life itself came to [...]

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Book Review: To Transform A City (Swanson, Williams)

By on January 20, 2011 in sam reflects, things we read

“The storyline of the Bible may begin in a garden, but it ends in a city.” Book Review: To Transform a City: Whole Church, Whole Gospel, Whole City One of my favorite gifts was a year-long subscription to Time Out New York – It comes to my mailbox once a week packed with events and [...]

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Happy New Year Friends!

By on January 3, 2011 in sam reflects

Happy New Year! From the Sutter home to yours – we are looking forward to what God accomplishes this year in the lives of our family and friends. We’ve had a busy end to the year-celebrating with the Sutter and Baker sides of the family, a road trip with Mikey and Bella, a blizzard, a [...]

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Some of our friends…. (Youth Group Christmas Party)

By on December 21, 2010 in sam reflects, sights and sounds

I just love the kids and leaders who make up our church youth group – seriously from the kid who spends hours making ornament-looking cupcakes to the one rocking the absurd belly sweater I’m really thankful for the people that God has placed in our lives. (Check out the video… it was a crazy night [...]

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