Cumberland Times-News David Sandvick - Life Lessons on Faith 2012-05-25T09:17:06-04:00 urn:uuid:e5c38276-0a6c-43a1-822f-58d5455207ca Don't just go to church, be the church David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:165466cf-5629-4847-8f1b-675afe3e2384 2008-08-14T13:06:00-04:00 We are in the middle of the summer Olympics and one can't help but root for the U.S. of A. (that is if you're from here, of course). I've watched some rowing, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, and basketball and find it an extraordinary opportunity to see such gifted athletes gathered together in one place competing at such a high level in the most popular sports in the world. Make right choice with church David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:a116c9f4-f86c-42a6-8e56-480436997da9 2008-08-07T11:39:00-04:00 On a recent visit to Tennessee, I spoke with the wife of a Christian camp director and she related this story to me. Her husband bought her an ipod Shuffle (one of the really little ones) for a birthday present. Join with God in his church David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:c5cb95d7-abf3-4005-9b98-09faad11a170 2008-07-24T11:52:00-04:00 July is a month that many people head to the beach or to a park to enjoy a summer vacation. As I think about my own recent vacation, I am reminded of a practical joke I played on my wife. Seek God, his kingdom, rest will fall into place David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:87670a75-07e7-42a1-9986-259ab7bada19 2008-07-17T14:50:00-04:00 On a recent shopping outing I was asked an interesting question. As we checked out, the cashier at the department store asked, "Did you find everything okay?" Bible School puts back what is easily lost David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:1fab46e3-320d-421b-8f10-34f56f4cfe6b 2008-07-03T10:54:00-04:00 Have you ever noticed how many food products are "enriched" with vitamins and minerals? Actually, the term might be "re"-enriched because much of the nutritional value of foods such as bread is depleted when it is processed to give it longer shelf life. Vitamins and nutrients that are lost in this manufacturing processing are restored. Listen to God's still voice: 'You can do it' David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:40194045-57b2-4872-88c6-a8e927fcc3b0 2008-06-26T13:16:00-04:00 It was the same day that I rappelled off the tower that I climbed up its rock wall side. I had come to the conclusion that a near-50- year-old man need not prove himself anymore, when a voice in my head said, "Do it anyway!" You should be real sure about going to heaven David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:3b844cf8-0e92-4763-ab11-2beb16b308c8 2008-06-19T14:14:00-04:00 I recently returned from east Tennessee after speaking for a week at a youth camp. While there, I tried to get to know the young people and participate in many of the activities with them. Tubing on the lake, swimming, rappelling, rock wall climbing, and riding go-carts all combined to make it a truly exhausting work week. God looking for children love him David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:f4047b70-f405-443b-a3e2-83e22059fc04 2008-06-12T11:38:00-04:00 Sunday is Father's Day and the television is filled with advertisements for potential gifts that seem to follow two lines of thinking. One line of gifts I've particularly noticed are handyman type gifts. Christians also have a natural enemy - Satan David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:10e622ba-8b5c-4c81-8826-fe3e3ea701e4 2008-06-05T10:58:00-04:00 My garden plantings are growing like weeds. Oh, wait a minute, that one was a weed. A closer inspection reveals that something is gnawing on my plants. The leaves are missing on some of the vegetation and I suspect a wabbit! I asked my wife if rabbits had any natural enemies. She said, "Elmer Fudd." She's no help at all. Ready soil of heart to hear word of God David Sandvick, Columnist urn:uuid:64545ace-c174-4b05-9741-4394049076b0 2008-05-29T12:11:00-04:00 I was working in my garden the other day. Well, it's not really a garden as much as a patch. Actually, patch may be stretching it a bit also. Perhaps bed is the most accurate rendering. A twin size bed to be exact.