A"kettles" view of Philly

Just a nice view of Philly coming down Broad street - this picture was taken after I put our friend on a flight to Cuba!

Mystery Passenger!!??

I (Phil) was driving down Broad Street in downtown Philly the other day when this man (see picture) jumped in my van and said "take me to Cuba or you die" Can you identify this mystery man? Extra points if you can give me any of his nicknames!

Is this what I will look like when I am over 60?? I hope so!!

What the man looked like on the night Susan and I saw him in concert!! Your life is incomplete without at least one Dylan concert! And the second hand smoke wasn't too bad!!

Dylan is Back!!

Indulge me here, dear friends!! Dylan is back!! This is the best thing he has dne since "Slow Train Coming" "Saved" or "Infidels" - What some would call his Christian era. This album is deeply spiritual, for those willing to listen carefully. My favorite is "Working Man's Blues". Did I mention that this past summer Susan and I went to Reading Pennslyvania to see the Legend in concert?? We were like 30 feet from the stage, outdoors, on a great summer evening! And The Man sang Susan's favorite Dylan song, "Make you feel my love" - She is "converted" now!! He get's sweeter with time, like a fine wine (not that I would know!)

The fall of life - That is the season the Doctor told me I am in! Guess that is OK!

"Jacob, you drive me up a tree!"

Hot and humid is over; The air conditioning is off for months to come; sometimes the heat must be turned on during the night and the warmer clothing must be found! Don't you just love fall!

We love Fall - Don't You!?

On a beautiful fall day, just out the door on the way to school, we were struck by the crispness, the freshness, in invigoration of this fine fall day!! Here is Emma outside our home, this picture doesn't do justice to the beautiful red of this tree. Being a city boy, I have no idea what kind of tree it is, but it is truly beautiful - Our Creator God.

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Sarah (in the middle) at her 15th birthday party!! That is Erin on the left and John on the right. Her present was an MP3 player....she hasn't heard a word we have said since....can anyone relate??

Commissioners Watson, our Guests for the weekend...Thanks for your Godly example and leadership...and your passion for the Pioneer Corps!

Pioneer Homecoming - 127th Anniversary!

We just completed our Homecoming weekend at the Church (Corps). Our guests were Commissioners Robert and Alice Watson who are the retired National Commanders of The Salvation Army in the United States BUT ALSO they both went into The Salvation Army's School for Officers Training from the Pioneer Corps back in the 50's....what a great weekend and what wonderful, gentle, sincere people to work with! Thanks to everybody who make it possible, God was GLORIFIED!

The Wittenberg women!! 

Emma with some short old people. 

Emma and Jacob slightly happier than their older sisters!! Come on, admit it you have watched this character on tv!! 

Meaghan and Sarah at the scarecrow festival....Don't they look thrilled!! Let's have a caption contest for this picture...what are your thoughts?? 

24/7 Prayer at the Pioneer Corps!

For an entire week the church was at prayer! Part of a prayer initiative where the entire Salvation Army in the Eastern United States will be in non prayer for a years. A classroom was tranformed physically and spiritually into an upper room and God's people prayed.....the effects are just now being felt.

Who is this?? Can someone tell us?? Confess! 

Our CSM (chief elder) Bill hanging out in the prayer room...how we thank God for this faithful, faithful servant!! 

Beth in the prayer room. The window there looks out into the chapel.....truly an Upper Room....Certainly many were praying for an outpouring not only in the Upper Room but also in the chapel below and on the streets outside...Gode is honoring these prayers!! 

One of the best books I have ever read is "Pure as Gold", the biography of Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire). That is Eric back row left. His true story is better than the film (my favorite film of all time!) as it related his missionary service to China leading to his eventual death in a Japanese internment camp. By the way, there was a Salvation Army Brass band in that camp, a young Salvation Army girl, daughter of an Officer, at his bedside when died. What a true hero of the faith! 

What a wonderful picture of some of our favorite ladies from Estonia......We miss you all!!