Month: August 2012
FAQ: Is the Bible Reliable?
by Dave I have had this conversation perhaps a million times: Me: [talking about the Gospel] The Bible says… Person: Well, you know that the Bible has been corrupted. Me: Oh it has? Person: Yes, it has been around for thousands of years and has been tampered with by men throughout the years. Who knows what it said originally? Me: Okay. So, what parts have been tampered with? Person: Excuse me? Me: If the Bible has been corrupted and the earliest manuscripts are so different, what parts have been corrupted? Person: … Perhaps you have been on one side of…
Memorial Services and Birthdays
We just got back to Texas after a roller coaster ride to Colorado and back. We drove up to Colorado Springs on Wednesday (it takes us about 14 hours). Thursday was the memorial service for Heather. Saturday was my birthday (30 years young). Then on Sunday we drove back to Dallas. It was really draining partly because of all the driving and no doubt also because of the grief. It was difficult to be back in Colorado and not have Heather there. But in the midst of it God was kind. It was encouraging to be around my family and…
A Loss of Joy – The Death of My Sister
It is amazing in the time that we have started this blog we have already written twice of death that has impacted us. But here I am again. This time the Lord has chosen to bring my sister Heather to himself.If you have never met her, my lovely sister Heather Joy Hare was born in 1978. She was born with Down Syndrome which was no doubt a shock to my parents as she is their first child. I came around four years later and by that time, Heather had already received open heart surgery. Even as a newborn, the Lord…
More Quirky Happenings in the Hare Home
Stacey said my blogs have been a bit heavy recently, so I thought I would go for something light. Here are some more quirky happenings in the Hare home:Kyra has asked to translate the Bible with us, Kaden has made it clear he does not want to help. Twice recently two separate children have pointed to pictures of African American men and thought it was a picture of me. Makyra says at least twice a day, “Daddy I like Oleg and Chad.” Oleg is her uncle and Chad is Chad Armstrong, a college buddy of mine that lived in Dallas…
