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Running the Race
Those of you who know me can probably infer quickly I’m not referring to an actual race….I wish I was more excited about exercising! I’m referring to the Christian life. God’s been getting my attention lately in a number of ways, through our pastor’s wonderful sermons, through Bible studies in I John with our community [...]
Continue reading...Great Quote
13. March 2009
We are doing a fascinating series at church called Practical Atheist: Are you who you say you are? Here’s a definition: “The distinguishing characteristic of these people is that they live as if God did not exist. God makes no difference in their lives. This is ‘practical atheism.’ We all know people like this. Some of [...]
Continue reading...February Update
5. February 2009
So the Pitsch’s have been MIA for a while primarily due to a bug in our blogging software that wouldn’t allow us to post pictures. I finally took a few minutes to fix it so we could start posting again. Above is a new website we just released in February for a Turtle Farm and [...]
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18. October 2008
On October 12, 2008, as our Emelyn was being baptized, God took home one of his faithful servants, my grandfather, Joseph Alvin Scharer. He was 87 years old and he lived a wonderful, full life. A Navy Chaplain during WWII, he married my grandmother Helen when he returned from the war and loved her for [...]
Continue reading...Emelyn Meets Her Cousins!
19. September 2008
I was thinking today about something that happened almost a year ago. Ethan and I volunteered last fall and winter with a group called Jobs Partnership, a Christian-based organization here in Orlando (and other cities) where professionals volunteer their time to assist people with increasing their employability skills. The adults who attend Jobs Partnership need [...]
Continue reading...A Collection of Thoughts
25. August 2008
(A) The Miracle Blanket: Anyone who has read prior posts knows that I have been concerned about Emelyn’s sleeping habits. A good friend, Heather, called me up after reading my moanings and offered to loan me her “miracle blankets,” which she had used with her little girl several years before. I [...]
Continue reading...Blessings from the Orangewood Singles Group
9. August 2008
We had a fun gathering a few nights ago to say good-bye to Mike, Stephanie and their new son Elliot as they head to Georgia to start their new life. Mike took a job as an assistant pastor at a church in Augusta after graduating from RTS this spring. As we gathered for dinner it was [...]
Continue reading...Great Story
23. May 2008
Literal divine intervention When two New Zealand pilots ran out of fuel, they prayed and made an emergency landing — in a field beside a 20-foot-tall sign that read, “Jesus is Lord.” Grant Stubbs told The Associated Press, “There was an instantaneous answer to prayer as we crossed the ridge and there was an airfield — [...]
Continue reading...Creation is Groaning
12. May 2008
40,000+ dead in Myanmar cyclone; 9,000+ dead in China earthquake; 20+ killed in Midwest twisters; Wildfires burn across Central Florida… Creation groans for Christ’s return, just as His children do. Sometimes, it seems the news is chock full of examples of this. Yet in the midst of this, there are wonderful reminders of renewal. The marriage of friends. [...]
Continue reading...Happy moments
7. May 2008
So I dropped into my favorite chicken establishment today for some nuggets and a fruit cup, and the cashier was so gracious. I love Chick-fil-a anyway, because there are never long lines and the people who work there don’t seem miserable, which is refreshing. So this cashier said to me, “I praise God for what [...]
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24. May 2009
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