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If there was ever any doubt of the tenet of the universal church of Christ, it was swept away today. Thousands of miles away, in a country and culture very much foreign, and in a building little more than a concrete garage, here we sat taking communion with our brothers and sisters. When the message is preached from the Word, it applies to us all.

We all struggle with the same sins. God has just seen fit to spare us in America from many of the consequences. Why, I cannot say. But if we ever look to Africa and think that in some way we are better because of it, let us run to God for forgiveness. Let us instead look to Africa as a warning to us from God that He will not always be so patient with us. Africa struggles, not because black people live here; Africa struggles because of sin. And if we think we are innocent of the same, not only do we deceive ourselves, but we succumb to the additional sin of hubris.

My little buddy Tumi


Especially on a Sunday, this made me wonder if the crown of thorns was not unlike these.


Stirred up a grasshopper today - about 4 inches long. Not sure how to spell it, but it sounds a bit like hoopie (kind of a hard "h"). Tankiso said that they bite, but you really have to watch out for the jagged hind legs. Not surprising, I have another one of Joe that will have to wait until we come back.