PATRICK'S WORLD

I am grappling with various issues in life right now. From trying to gauge the future of ministry work at Covenant of Grace, the Bible School, etc… Also, my involvement in assisting other churches. All this while busily working consistently to maintain life, paying bills, meeting with colleagues, and working each day. It seems overwhelming […]

Late summer greetings to all our friends and family at CGMF. We are currently making plans for transition into the fall with a new rotation of courses in our Mid-Week Neighborhood Bible Study groups. You might want to contact your Shepherd Leader or call the ministry’s main number at 402-305-5345 for information. Also we daily […]

“North America suffers from devastating weather extremes including wildfires, heatwaves, drought and inundation. The summer monsoons in China have failed, and water flows into the great rivers of Asia are severely reduced by the loss of more than one-third of the Himalayan ice sheet. “Glacial loss reaches 70 per cent in the Andes, and rainfall […]

Here is the match analysis. Gee. Hey, I was having fun until I got greedy. I was only at level two so I thought I could be really aggressive. Oops.  

GM Whose Rating Had Climbed Exponentially Is Found Cheating. In an unfortunate incident, a gentleman many were applauding for his great  success in his 50’s has been found to be cheating. FIDE had been alerted, and had setup a situation with the arbiter to try to protect the game’s integrity. They found exactly what they […]

Challenges, Challenges, Challenges. July 2nd, 2019 1 Samuel 17:32-37 CEB 32 “Don’t let anyone lose courage because of this Philistine!” David told Saul. “I, your servant, will go out and fight him!” 33 “You can’t go out and fight this Philistine,” Saul answered David. “You are still a boy. But he’s been a warrior since […]

Aimee Semple McPherson was the foundational leader of the Foursquare Gospel Churches we see today, and was instrumental in the early Pentecostal/Charismatic movement. Two recent publications of her sermons and notes have been recently released in the past year. One of those messages I chose to share with you today. I posted it earlier on […]

At Bangkok Open Jan Gustafsson and Nigel Short  Face Off. April 12, 2019 In an excellent tug and war match. Jan and Nigel played to a tie. Jan one of the owners of Chess24 and Nigel former World Champion Challenger ( current VP President of FIDE  ) gave a fine display of chess.