Since the days when Jesus walked this earth, baptism has been a symbol of Christianity.

Although water is a key component of baptism, the Bible never defines how much water is to be used, nor does is define how the water is to be applied. Therefore, immersion, sprinkling, and pouring must all be considered acceptable methods of baptism

December 24, 2009 - A magical moment.

The bright rays of the morning sun are
reflecting in the windows of my neighbor's house.






 

December 7, 2009 - We received about an inch of snow this morning. As I have for the last few days, I drove the 1981 T-Bird to work. The T-bird is about two miles long and it weighs about 47 tons and it has rear-wheel drive.



What fun this morning! Every turn from one road to another caused the T-Bird to fishtail. A couple of times, when I attempted to turn, the brakes locked up and I started to slide right by the place where I wanted to turn. I popped the gear shifter into neutral and cranked the wheel. Each time I successfully made the turn.

Although driving this morning was somewhat stressful, it was also kind of fun. Unfortunately the snow will be melted when I go home for lunch, but it was fun while it lasted!







December 4, 2009 - This morning I was greeted with some extraordinary sites.

As I left the house and started to breathe the cold crisp air, the vapor of my breath, as it left the warmth of my body, turned to steam. The rising sun caused these tiny particles of water and ice to reflect the rays of the sun. A twirling, twisting cloud of orange appeared before my eyes.

Then as I started to back my car out of the driveway I noticed that the sun was shining through the tiny pieces of frost that had formed on the side window of my car. It was as if my window was covered with beautiful, orange, sparkling jewels.

As I drove to work on the State Road 3 By-Pass I noticed a totally white billboard. The old message had been removed, but the new message had not yet been added to the billboard. Sitting on top of this billboard was a hawk and shining behind the hawk was the brightly lit moon. This sight warmed me to my core. It was as if the blank billboard and the majestic hawk were giving me a message of hope. They were telling me that I could cast away my troubles and that I could start anew with a blank canvas upon which I could write my own message of hope.

The sun, the frost, the air, the moon, the billboard, and the hawk were all giving me a message:

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY!!!

Photo taken with my cell phone on November 23, 2009






Four photos
of fall colors from my back yard
on Saturday, November 14, 2009
(including something rarely seen - a photo of me)

Two photos taken
from our walk
on Saturday, November 7, 2009






Three photos taken at the
  Indianapolis Colts vs.  San Francisco 49's Game
at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 1, 2009







Eleven photos showing fall colors
Taken with my cell phone camera on
October 19, 2009, October 20, 2009 and October 21, 2009









Macie

Macie and the bridge
Photograph taken on October 2, 2009 at the old Greensburg Reservoir

Be sure to read the captions at the top of each photograph.







Photo of my Front Porch
Photograph taken on September 15, 2009 using my cell phone

I came home for lunch and while walking toward the house I was amazed and pleased
by the dazzling display of sunshine on the brightly colored flowers.

It was time to take a picture!





My Stainless Steel Crown With Two Holes
Posted on September 15, 2009






Click HERE for photos from our 2009 Labor Day Weekend
camping trip at Pokagon State Park
Posted on September 8, 2009

Click HERE to see the photos presented in a different way

Click HERE to see the photos presented in still another way







Click HERE for still more "Photos From My Back Yard"
Posted on August 11, 2009







Click HERE for "3 More Photos From My Back Yard"
Posted on July 28, 2009




 

Photo taken by Mollye Leas


2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
July 25, 2009

Click HERE for "Mid Summer in My Back Yard"
Posted on July 16, 2009







Click HERE for
"Baptism: A Practice of Faith in the United Church of Christ"
Posted on July 9, 2009







Click HERE for "Early Summer In My Back Yard"
Posted on June 27, 2009

Click HERE to see a five minute video,
"The Truth About Modern Pork Production"
Posted on June 26, 2009






Click Here to read, "The Taunting Must Stop"
Written on June 25, 2009






Click Here to read "A War Song in 1775 - 'What can those British tyrants think?'"
This post includes a shockwave movie, "The Pennsylvania Song"
April 21, 2009





Click Here for, "Spring Colors From My Backyard"
Posted on April 19, 2009




  Click Here to read "Taxes: King George and You"
Written on April 7, 2009






Click Here to read "Self-Indulgent Rubbish - Season 8"
Written on April 1, 2009






So I said to him, "Barak, I know Abe Lincoln, and you ain't him."






Click Here to read "I am a conservative, Republican environmentalist"
Written on February 25, 2009





Photograph taken on my cell phone
while travelling to work on the
State Road 3 By-pass

-9° Fahrenheit



January 16, 2009 - 7:56 a.m.




Click Here to read The Evening Star
newspaper article about my niece,
Kim Nusbaum
Posted on January 14, 2008




Click HERE to read "Contemplations on a Mental Interface"
Written on November 11, 2008



Click HERE to read about "The Migration of John Leas"
Written on October 19, 2008



Click HERE to see photos of our trip on the National Road
October 17, 2008



Click HERE to learn about John Leas (1755-1847), Mollye Leas and the DAR
(This is located on Mollye's webpage)



Click HERE to see our cat assemble a patio swing.


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Click HERE to see photos of some plants from the backyard.



Click HERE to go to Mollye's Page to see photos of both the State Finals
and
her High School Graduation




CONGRATULATIONS MOLLYE!

   For Advancing to the IHSAA Track and Field STATE FINALS
May 20, 2007


A sign made by Mollye's dad



May 13, 2007
Mollye Advances to Regional in IHSAA Track and Field Tournament


A sign made by Mollye's dad

Mollye is chosen as the 2007 Decatur County
DAR Good Citizen




Click Here to view a Shockwave (.swf) presentation of a trip
Janeanne and I took along the Ohio River
from Madison to Aurora with a stop at
Vevay. (54 seconds long)




No Smoking - A helpful message from the Cleveland Clinic





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