COLE Donovan Lorraine Bethel Stephen David Grace-Michelle COLE

We all preach about risk-taking.
Some take the risks we preach about.
(2006 March 17)



As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15).


These words of Joshua constitute the intent, we believe, of every Christian-led family. The intent does not however, guarantee the reality. But God sees the heart and the effort of all who try to honour him in this way--you and us. We pray that intent and reality would by God's Spirit be one.

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Some sayings . . .

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2006 April 01

Without the ministry of prophets, the Church dies from lack of Godly confrontation, ending up in the people being carried away in compromise. Without the ministry of priests, the Church dies from lack of Godly comfort, ending up in the people being weighed down with condemnation.

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2006

When there is dispute, conflict, misunderstanding, take the high road--which is often the low road.

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2006 May 12

The only thing that a condom stops for sure, is your breath!

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2006 June 18 (Father's Day)

Both crisis and nurture are important in the spiritual journey. For some, crisis leads to nurture. For others, nurture leads to crisis.

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2007 October 19

"Faith without works is dead"; and faith without war is similarly dead--except it is faith for women and children only.

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2008 April 04

Live real. Live simple. Live real simple.
Real life. Simple Life. Real Simple Life.

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Posted 2008 April 04 but written years ago, maybe early 1980s

The only thing that is fully accomplished overnight is darkness.

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2008 April 08

From time to time, I ponder the tragedy of death to my children. I have become so aware of the fact that the tragedy of physical death is far outweighed by the extreme tragedy of spiritual death.

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2008 May 13

He who has never suffered the beating of a whip says the whip leaves no mark!

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2008 May 22

LIFE is the heart of FAMILY LIFE--and any meaningful family LIFE focus!

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2009 February 22

In some matters, we have to
Err on the
Side of
CautionAway from
Proximity to
Evil

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2009 May
Where marriage is concerned, on these two hang the true intent of genuine vows, however worded:
Marriage is 4ever
Marriage is 4other

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2009 October 30 (on FOREIGN LANGUAGES)

If you can speak the language but not write it, they will call you illiterate. If you can write the langauge but not speak it, they won't call you!

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2009 November 01

A good thing in principle, becomes a bad thing in practice, when excess wins over moderation

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2009 November 10

The principal task of teaching is not information-dissemination, but inspiration!

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2010 March 28

Of Kingsdoms:
LIFE belongs to one or the other--never both!
CONTROL belongs to one or the other--never both!

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2010 April 02, GOOD FRIDAY

We will look more like Jesus
when our image of Jesus looks like us!

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