Marhabah!  Greetings from the Middle East! At this very moment (Friday, July 21) I am in the Middle East doing some recordings for Kids'Time on 3ABN.  I wanted to take a moment and wish all of you in North America (and the rest of the world) a Happy Sabbath!  Even though I'm on the other side of the world I'm still thinking of you guys! 

Over this past weekend, the All-England Club known as Wimbledon is about to crowned their 2017 champions in men’s and women’s tennis.

  Hello everyone!  I hope each one of you is having a terrific summer...if you live in North America. For many, summer is a time to take it easy and rest and relax a little.  Some of you may be old enough to be working and helping out in other ways.  Either way, I hope that each of you get to do some fun/relaxing things this summer, too.  Here are some interesting SUMMER facts...

Did any of you happen to see this year's NBA rookie class thank their fathers? 

This week's Pathfinder column in Guide magazine briefly talks about playing games on a camping trip. One of my favorite games is Sardines. If you don't know what sardines are they are small fish. They are usually packaged as food in square tins with six to a dozen fish in each little tin. This is important because it comes into the rules of the game.

Hey everyone!  I'd like to share a video with you from a mission trip I got to on in CUBA.  Cuba is in the news a lot lately as the US and Cuba continue to explore the changing political climate.  I figured this would be good time to share this video...

I watched this video and want to share it with you. It’s related to a story that you’ll read in Guide on Sabbath.

This season Major League Baseball has produced two incredible rookies that has everyone locked in and paying attention. Yankees young star Aaron Judge, and Dodgers phenom, Cody Bellinger.     This is the farthest along in the MLB season that two rookies have led the league in Home Runs. They have combined for a total of 50 homers. Even if Aaron slows down with the upper-deckers, he’s still in the running for the American League Triple Crown. (Refers to the batting achievement of leading a league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in over the same season.) Cody is special in his own right, he’s played 14 less games, and had 44 less at bats to get there. Overall, they’re on pace to hit over 40 long balls. It’s been a while since we’ve seen summer HR battle.  In 2001, Barry Bonds almost made it look effortless when he hit 37 moon shots before the All-Star break. In 1998, Mark McGuire and. Sammy Sosa went head to head in the National League Home Run race, which made anything other than a four-bagger tiresome. The legends of the past will never be here again. It looks like these rookies are here to stay; witnessing this brings a new energy to baseball.  It may be to early to call this a Home Run Race, but it’s certainly interesting. I’m ecstatic every time I see young leaders of the pack. But this doesn't just have to happen in sports, it can happen in church too! Watching young people, even younger than myself, lead out in different church activities is inspiring. Hard work pays off. We just can't give up.  Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (NIV)     

It's July and vacation season is in full swing! I had the privilege of traveling a lot when I was younger. Unfortunately, it was rarely what most people would consider vacation.