Jesus wants you healed!


Hi,

Ps 14:1 (Amplified)
1THE [empty-headed] fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right.

The Bible says that people who don't know Jesus as Lord and personal Saviour are fools. The Bible has a lot to say about fools:

Prov 9:13 (Amplified)
13The foolish woman is noisy; she is simple and open to all forms of evil, she [willfully and recklessly] knows nothing whatever [of eternal value].

Prov 1:7 (Amplified)
7The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning and the principal and choice part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; but fools despise skillful and godly Wisdom, instruction, and discipline.

Shalom,

Bill

Jesus loves you!


Hi,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Shalom,

Bill

Jesus wants you filled with the Holy Spirit!


Hi,

Ps 53:1 (KJV)
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

The Bible says that people who don't know Jesus as Lord and personal Saviour are fools. The Bible has a lot to say about fools:

Prov 24:7 (Amplified)
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he opens not his mouth in the gate [where the city's rulers sit in judgment].

Prov 29:11 (Amplified)
11A [self-confident] fool utters all his anger, but a wise man holds it back and stills it.

Shalom,

Bill

Jesus wants you born again!


Hi,

Ps 14:1 (KJV)
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

The Bible says that people who don't know Jesus as Lord and personal Saviour are fools. The Bible has a lot to say about fools:

Prov 12:15 (Amplified)
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

Prov 18:2 (Amplified)
2A [self-confident] fool has no delight in understanding but only in revealing his personal opinions and himself.

Shalom,

Bill

Nick was a champion as a player and now he's becoming a champion as a coach!


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. C (Acts 10:10)
2. E (Judg. 1:7)
3. H (Gen. 43:30-34)
4. I (1 Kings 18:4)
5. F (Mark 6:41-44)
6. B (1 Sam. 9::22-24)
7. J (1 Sam. 28:7, 24-25)
8. G (Gen. 18:6-8)
9. D (Ezek. 4:4-12)
10. A (Num. 11:31-33)


New Quiz: Mark The Miracle
This quiz lists twelve miracles which occurred in Bible times. Some are described in the Old Testament, some in the New Testament. Answer "O" or "N" to show in which period each took place.

1. A man, born blind, sees.
2. Water from the rock.
3. Making an iron axe head to float.
4. Budding rod.
5. Deadly pottage corrected.
6. Multitude of fish caught.
7. Fig tree withers.
8. Sun and moon stayed.
9. Turning water into wine.
10. Unhurt by a viper's bite.
11. Stilling the storm.
12. Widow's oil increased.

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

Dads make nice ponies for their daughters!

Hi,

Thanks to all the friends, family members and relatives who read these pages. It is a quick and easy way to stay in touch with all the important people in my life.

I bless you in Jesus Name,

Bill

The Spoken Word Church New Year's Eve celebration is always a highlight!


Hello,

This weekend Nick's AAU team is playing in a tournament going for their second championship in a row.

On Wednesday Roxy will be heading to the Twin Cities for the Women's U.S. Open Golf Championship. She will be having dinner with Kristine and Brian on Wednesday evening.

The Yankees began a three game series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates dropping the first game 12-5.

Have a great week,

Bill

The joy of the Lord is your strength. Laughter makes the heart glad.

Shalom,

The Virginia High School All-Class Reunion is scheduled from Tuesday, July 1, through Sunday, July 6, on the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.

In July and August Ely, Minnesota will host a number of baseball tournaments. There is no better place to watch amateur baseball than in Ely.

Have a great day,

Bill

Enjoying time with friends and family!


Hello,

We had a great Sunday service today. I hope you started out YOUR week right. In church, hearing the Word of God, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus and being a blessing to one another!

Have a great week,

Bill

Nick's summer continues to heat up with vacations, summer basketball camps and AAU basketball.


Shalom,

Nick and Maya returned from the state of Washington after a week visiting her family. Last night Kristine and Brian saw the Twins defeat Arizona and went to a music show. Roxy is getting ready for the Women's Professional Open Golf Tournament and Nick's weekend AAU tournament. I am enjoying warm sunny days, Yankee baseball and basking in the memories of the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Championship!

See you in church tomorrow!

Shalom,

Bill

The oceans of the world show us how big our God really is!


Shalom,

Our Sunday morning worship service teaching has been about the Book of Revelation. We are studying the Book from a different point of view than we have previously, looking at how the Book specifically applies to us living in the United States of America in 2008.

The New York Yankees continue their home stand tonight when they open a three game series against the Cincinnati Reds. The Yankees have a seven game winning streak and are seven games above 500.

Nick and Maya are returning from the state of Washington tonight. On Monday Nick begins a five day basketball camp in the Twin Cities. His AAU team, the Minnesota Fury, has a weekend tournament (Saturday-Sunday) next weekend.

Roxy will be going to the Twin Cities later this coming week for the U.S. Women's Open Golf Tournament. The tournament brings the top women players from around the world. Sounds like a fun time for Roxy!

The year of 2008 is almost to its half way point. If the second half of 2008 is as good as the first half was, 2008 will go down along with 1967 and 1998 as the best years of my life.

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Nick always liked meeting the chef when we went to new and different restaurants. He likes cooking himself now!


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. In an upper room. (Mark 14:15)
2. They followed a man carrying a pitcher of water. (Mark 14:13-16)
3. John. (John 13:23)
4. He washed the disciples feet. (John 13:4-8)
5. That one of them would betray Him. (Matt. 26:21-22)
6. By handing him a dipped sop. (John 13:26)
7. Love one another. (John 13:34)
8. The disciples sang a hymn. (Matt. 26:30)
9. To keep Jesus in remembrance. (Luke 22:15-20)
10. Paul. (1 Cor. 11:20)


New Quiz: Mealtime Events
In the top list are people who were involved in a mealtime event. See if you can match them to the description of the meal in the bottom list.

1. Peter
2. Adoni-Bezek
3. Joseph
4. Obadiah
5. Jesus
6. Samuel
7. Saul
8. Abraham
9. Ezekiel
10. Israelites


A. While eating quail they were punished with "a very great plague".
B. He entertained thirty people with a dinner party at which he served a shoulder cut of meat to the guest of honor.
C. This very hungry man fell into a trance while his lunch was being prepared.
D. He was given instructions by God as to what to eat for daily meals while lying on his side for 390 days.
E. He fed seventy kings, who had had their thumbs and great toes cut off, with food scraps under his table.
F. With only two fish and five loaves, he served dinner to thousands of people.
G. He quickly put together a meal and served three angels under a tree.
H. At a lunch he served to visiting brothers, he gave one brother "five times so much as any of theirs".
I. He fed bread and water to one hundred hungry prophets in a cave.
J. He was served a meal of veal and bread prepared by a witch.

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

A trip to Disney World is not complete without a Strawberry Swirl in the Magic Kingdom!


Hello,

The Yankees won their 6th game in a row with an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. Tomorrow afternoon Joba Chamberlain pitches in the final game of the series with the Yankees looking for a sweep of the series.

Talk to you soon,

Bill

A lobster dinner! Could he be celebrating a Boston Celtics NBA Championship?

Hi,

The New York Yankees opened their current home stand with an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres tonight. Andy Pettitte pitched a great game for the win.

Shalom,

Bill

A really fun summer includes cooling off in the swimming pool!


Hello,

Tiger won!

Have a great week,

Bill

This Dad had a very happy Father's Day today!


Hello,

The New York Yankees swept the series with the Houston Astros. Nick's AAU basketball team, the Minnesota Fury, won the championship game in this weekend tournament.

I hope all you fathers had a very happy Father's Day, too!

Shalom,

Bill

Little Nicky will be Mr. Novak in the Fall when he begins his student teaching!


Hello,

The New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 8-4 in the second game of their three game series in Houston tonight. They can sweep the series with a win tomorrow. GO YANKEES!!!

Have a great Sunday service tomorrow,

Bill

Fun times with the kids!


Hi,

Looking forward to a fun and exciting weekend. The first week in July will be an all class reunion in Virginia, Minnesota. Nick's team has a big weekend AAU basketball tournament. On Sunday night Nick is flying to the state of Washington to be with his girlfriend, Maya, and her family.

The Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 2-1 tonight on a Derek Jeter homerun in the eighth inning.

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Kristine getting a lift from her parents, Bill and Roxy!


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. Babel (Gen. 11:1-9)
2. Nehemiah (Neh. 13:24-25)
3. Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:1-4)
4. Haman (Esther 3:12-13)
5. Joseph (Gen. 42:6-7, 23)
6. Paul (Acts 21:33-40)
7. Rab-shakeh (2 Kings 18:17-26)
8. Apostles (Acts 1:26-2:4)
9. Hebrew, Greek & Latin (John 19:19-20)
10. Ezekiel (Ezek. 3:4-6)


New Quiz: The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ, the night before the crucifixion, as a reminder of His covenant with mankind. Can you answer these questions which concern this commemorative meal?

1. Where was the Lord's Supper held?
2. How did the disciples find this place?
3. Who sat by Jesus's side at the table?
4. What act of Jesus did Peter find objectionable. after the disciples had eaten?
5. What remark did Jesus make that disturbed the disciples?
6. How did Jesus indicate His betrayer?
7. What new commandment did Jesus give at the supper?
8. How was the Lord's Supper concluded?
9. What was the purpose of the Lord's Supper?
10. Who gave the name Lord's Supper to Jesus' commemorative meal?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

The Red Wings winning the Stanley Cup this year was an early Christmas present! Thank you, Jesus!


Hi,

The Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 last night in Oakland, California. They play tonight in the second game of a three game series.

On Friday they begin a month of inter league play with National League teams beginning with a road series in Houston, Texas against the Houston Astros. After this weekend series they return home for 2 three game series with the San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds, respectively.

GO YANKEES!!!

Bill

Roxy, Kristine and Bill at the send-off party before they left for Tulsa.


Hello,

The NBA Finals continue tonight with game 3 in Los Angeles between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Boston leads the best of seven series 2-0.

Have a good night,

Bill

Bill's acting career includes a role as an Indian who was a Davey Crockett fan at the Hoop-de-doo Revue at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Hello,

Nick's busy summer continued today with the start of basketball camp. He is at Cretin/Derham Hall with his former High School basketball coach running a morning camp for girls and an afternoon camp for boys. The Minnesota Fury AAU team that he coaches has another tournament this weekend in the Twin Cities. Nick will be flying to the state of Washington on Sunday to spend a week with his girlfriend, Maya.

Roxy will be attending the U.S. Open Women's Golf Tournament in the Twin Cities in two weeks. Kristine just returned from a week in Colorado with her boyfriend, Brian, an members of his family.

Wisconsin weather is gorgeous!

Have a great day,

Bill

It looks like another busy and fun week coming up!


Shalom,

This Sunday we began a new series at The Spoken Word Church dealing with the Book of Revelation. The Book of Revelation is a letter written to believers.

The recently completed week was extremely busy with hockey games, basketball games, baseball games, vacations, new restaurants, shopping,
celebrations, weddings and parties with friends, family and relatives.

The year is almost half over and the second half should be even more exciting and busy. That's just the way we like it!

Shalom,

Bill

Our boys did it! 2008 Stanley Cup Champions!!!


Hello,

Our Detroit Red Wings celebrated winning their 4th Stanley Cup Championship in 11 years yesterday with a 2 1/2 hour long parade and a 45 minute rally in Detroit. The fans on hand were delighted and so were "the boys"! Now the Cup gets to travel with each Red Wings player to their hometown over the course of the off season. It will be spending plenty of time in Sweden with all of our Swedish players! Great job Wings! We're proud of you!!!

Have a great weekend,

Bill

Bill, Nick and Roxy at Fogo de Chao Restaurant in Minneapolis.


Hello,

The New York Yankees defeated the the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday by a score of 9-8 on a pinch-hit walk-off home run by Jason Giambi. They begin a 4 game series with the Kansas City Royals tonight at Yankee Stadium. GO YANKEES!!!!

Have a great weekend,

Bill

A beautiful morning in the Twin Cities with great friends!


Do You Know Your Bible?
Answers to previous quiz.

1. Josiah (2 Chron. 35:22-24)
2. Ishmael (Jer. 41:6-7)
3. Herod (Matt. 2:16)
4. Haman (Esther 3:12-13)
5. Jehu (2 Kings 10:1-8)
6. David (2 Sam. 11:14-15)
7. Stephen (Acts 7:57-59)
8. Paul (Acts 21:30-32)
9. Samson (Judg. 16:25, 30)
10. Abishai (2 Sam. 23:18)


New Quiz: Languages

1. At what city did God "confound" the languages of its citizens and scattered them "upon the face of all the earth"?
2. Which leader, when he found children of Jews who had returned to Jerusalem speaking the Ashdod language, punished some of the parents by beating them and pulling out their hair?
3. Which king ordered the man in charge of his palace personnel, to select a few captive Jewish youths and teach them the Chaldean language?
4. Which prime minister sent letters, decreeing the death of Jews, to each province in the empire, addressing each in its own language and dialect?
5. Which governor pretended not to understand the language of his brothers, and spoke to them through an interpreter?
6. Which Jewish prisoner surprised the commander of a garrison by understanding the Greek language, and when given permission to address an angry mob spoke to them in the Hebrew language?
7. Which general, sent to besiege Jerusalem, was asked by a truce delegation to "Speak... in the Syrian language for we understand it; and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall"?
8. On the day of Pentecost which group had "cloven tongues like as of fire" settle on their heads and everyone was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in languages they didn't know?
9. Which three languages were used in the inscription on Jesus' cross?
10. Which prophet was assured by God that he would not be sent to "many people of a strange language.... whose words thou canst not understand"?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

A beautiful sunny day in Downtown Minneapolis!


Shalom,

2008 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS.

THE DETROIT RED WINGS!!!!!!!

THANK YOU, JESUS!!!

Shalom,

Bill

Nick with roommates and classmates from Hamline University on graduation day.


Hello,

Tonight will be the much anticipated debut of New York Yankees rookie pitcher, Joba Chamberlain, in the starting rotation. Joba has been pitching from the bullpen so far this season, usually in the eighth inning to set up closer Mariano Rivera. The Yankees are home against the Toronto Blue Jays. GO JOBA!!! GO YANKEES!!!

Shalom,

Bill

Brian Weber of the band Watson at their CD release party.


Hello,

The second overtime has just been completed. The Red Wings were 35 seconds away from winning the Stanley Cup before Pittsburgh scored the tying goal.

I guess the Holy Spirit is teaching us diligence, perseverance, patience and intensity. We will need these characteristics in these last days before Jesus appears to take His family home.

Shalom,

Bill

Bill, Roxy and Kristine enjoying "family time" together!


Hi,

We had a great Sunday morning service at The Spoken Word Church.

A big hockey day tomorrow in Detroit. The Red Wings go after the Stanley Cup in game #5 of their 7 game series against the Pitsburgh Penguins.

Have a great week.

Bill