Please keep my dad and the members of the congregation at the Gugeegue church of Christ in your prayers for the next couple of weeks. He’s leaving tomorrow morning March 17 at 6:30am for a 15 day trip to the Marshall Islands. He will be speaking there as part of the Gospel meeting they are having and working on repairing the building’s leaky roof. He will be returning March 31st.

My dad’s specific request for prayers is this: “I ask for your prayers that all of the obstacles Satan tries to put in our way to helping this congregation will be removed, that we will be successful in our teaching, our construction efforts, and in our travel.”

There is a blog that should have up to date information on the Gospel Meeting as it is going on: nothertz.blogspot.com

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This is the blog of a friend of mine from college. I’ve always admired his dedication to the faith, as well as his knowledge of the Bible. He is currently undergoing chemo treatments to battle colon cancer. Despite the toll these treatments are taking on him, he retains a positive outlook and upbeat attitude. He also keeps his blog updated regularly, which, obviously, is something I still struggle to do.

Please remember to keep him in your prayers as he fights this disease.

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Today’s Monday Update comes with some bad news. This past Thursday I was told that I am being laid-off, my last day is Wednesday the 31st. They gave me the option of whether or not to go in until then and today I’ve decided only to go in to get the last of my stuff.

I have been reading Matthew 6 and Romans 8 a lot. We’ll be fine. The Lord will provide and I will find another job. Prayers are welcomed and encouraged.

I did present my lesson on Wednesday about choosing sides. I’ll be putting that up later today or early tomorrow. I still need to edit the audio. Yes, I finally remembered to record it.

Other than those two highlights of the week, not much else has happened. At least in contrast to them, everything else seems unimportant.

One of the topics I’ve yet to really talk about here is my gaming hobby. I plan on doing some articles on some of my favorite games, as well as provide some links to several of my favorite blogs and sites related to them. This will definitely emphasize the “geek” side of DiscipleGeek. If you had any doubt, this should cement my geekiness in your mind. Even with all the job searching I plan on doing, I should have plenty of time to come up with the articles now that I’m unemployed.

Speaking of job searching, my resume is available at request through my Email Me page if you know of a place hiring.

Back in this post I mentioned that my mother-in-law (and I neglected to mention my step-father-in-law) teaches in China and had a Bible burned on her doorstep. She is in America at the moment and I got to meet up with her the first week of January. She shared with me the photos of the burned Bible and the accompanying note and I thought I’d share them with you as well.

I’ve blacked-out the note to remove vulgarities. Part of the note got burned as well, so the first line is hard to see. For reference, here’s what it says: “**** you! **** God! **** Jesus! Your Bible is here! I am not fooled by your religion. GO HOME!”

I believe that they are still going back this year to continue to teach English through the Bible. Please continue to keep them in your prayers.