Excerpts from DES update…Rene’s tour, a trip to the local quarry, and Aric’s FB.
In early July, our own Rene Duquesnoy began serving a tour of duty in Kuwait for six to eight months with the Air National Guard. We send a package his way every handful of weeks. If you want to send something, let us know.
When I first began reading the Bible, a major barrier to belief for me was the fantastic length of life ascribed to the patriarchs in Genesis. I soon realized this issue was not only my struggle. Hypotheses abound to explain these apparent conflicts with reality. It seems well-meaning Christians, in seeking to resolve stumbling blocks to their faith, have created much larger stumbling blocks for non-Christians!
(As published in Chris’s update to DRW colleagues…)
And now, the Southern Illinois Walquist 2017 Corn Planting Update
August 2015: After two and a half years of sporadic effort, I finally got around to taking (and passing!) the VFR private pilot oral/practical exam. As part of my preparation, I flew a cross-country solo trip to La Crosse, Wisconsin.