Dear Friends,
Today, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. You probably won’t hear anything else about it unless you live in a big city, maybe see a small item in the paper about it. Unless you have AIDS or have had a loved one die of it, the day pretty much passes unnoticed here in the comfortable, [...]
I had a great run Oct. 30, finishing the Marine Corps Marathon 10K in 51:30, which is about an 8:20 pace. I ran alone, but felt good as I watched the scenery around me, inspired by the music playing and the people all around me.
It was cold, but I was warm in my [...]
Team 25:40 had a cold start to yesterday’s Marine Corps Marathon and 10k. But they braved the cold (and the mud) to run the 10K and the full marathon. They were easy to spot on the course in their construction yellow t-shirts!
We at 25:40 are so blessed to have such a great team of [...]
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“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have unwittingly entertained angels.” – Hebrews 13:2
It was the first time I recall meeting him, although he was quick to remind me that we met before – I think simply by knowing my name. No matter. It will remain the image forever [...]
Continue Reading →I saw the Pentagon explode that day. I was stuck in traffic on I-395, battling my way into the city in my ’78 Fiat Spider – top down. It was less than half a mile away, and I saw it all. The ball of flame, the thick black cloud of smoke that seemed to just [...]
Continue Reading →Drakensburg, South Africa, August 15, 2011. It seems this country is awash with metaphors. And so it comes as no surprise that I would awaken to one on this cold morning in the Drakensburg mountains – in the form of three inches of wet, heavy snow. Snow is not unheard of here, especially [...]
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