Chuckquinley's Blog (4)

Ok, so this is not the most hospitable way to treat a tourist, but the bus from Athens LITERALLY dropped us and our luggage off in the middle of a three way intersection and drove off (entire operation took about 60 seconds). Thank you Samsonite for the wonderful four wheeled luggage we just purchased. Without it, I really don’t know how we would have handled the bags. Those are amazing suitcases. You leave them st… Continue

One of my favorite ceremonies as a shepherd has always been at Christmas when the body gathers and we turn out all the lights in the large building. Total blackness for a few minutes. Then, the hiss of a match and one candle is lit. It is amazing the powerful light of even one birthday-sized candle in a really dark room. Then that candle lights another and within two minutes the whole place is bathed in warm, orange light. I am deeply grateful for the work I have been called to do. For the past… Continue

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I think about ultimate things a lot. I think it was Spurgeon who said, “Death destroys a man, but thoughts of death may save him.” I think about what I am doing with my time and my energies. I evaluate the patterns we are establishing. I look for fruit from our activities and I judge to see where the best places are for the investment of our lives. In the end I am responsible for the stewardship of two lives, mine and Sherry’s. Together we work out our systems and priorities. Our kids are with u… Continue