Chris October 1977
Throwback Thursday: Smiley Chris



Chris October 1977

Avery loves telling jokes. Too bad she makes up most of them on her own. Don’t ask me to translate because I don’t understand them either! I don’t think she has a future in stand-up comedy.

Last week, we saw Jesus experience a “mountaintop” moment when He was baptized by John the Baptist. This week, we see Jesus go from the mountaintop to the valley where the devil tempts Him three times. Satan tempted Jesus to

Chris Center Grove Little League 1987

It’s always interesting to see how God uses our families and our childhoods to prepare us for the Christian life. The same is true for the men in our lesson this week. Both John the Baptist and Jesus were born to godly parents.

We finally have the house back in order. Avery’s new purple bedroom is done! The night before the carpet was going to be installed, Chris and I cleared out Avery’s new room. That meant we had even more furniture sitting

Grandpa Rork and Teresa Summer 1978

I remember one of the special things about having a new baby was all of the visitors we had, both in the hospital and at home. So many people wanted to meet “Cheeto,” love on her and bestow her with

Daddy and Avery October 2009 Mommy and Avery June 2013 She still kind of sounds the same, huh?

This week we’ll take a look at Jesus’ human genealogy and His divine genealogy. Jesus’ human genealogy shows He had a legal right to Abraham’s (spiritual) inheritance. Jesus’ genealogy listed in Matthew includes five women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Uriah’s wife