Joe Ragan

Wednesday moring I read 1 Corinthians 1-2. I am continually amazed at the freshness of God’s Word. It never grows old, it is TIMELESS!
Paul challenges the church in Corinthians to examine their call. “Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Instead, God [...]

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Friday evening a missionary couple invited me over for dinner and then to ride with them to a conference meeting. After getting turned around a couple of times, we finally arrived just a few moments late.
After the conference, we drove back toward town. It can be a little unnerving to drive at night [...]

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Music is a big part of my life. I love to sing, as many of you know. While in America, I tried to listen to new Christian music so that I could purchase some new CDs.
After I picked up the car in Houston, I tuned to my favorite radio station, KSBJ in [...]

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I arrived in Kiev on Saturday, October 1, in the afternoon. It was a beautiful afternoon. Clear skies and temps in the mid 70s. That night it probably got down to 55. On Sunday morning as I left for church, I noticed people wearing long sleeves and jackets.
I was [...]

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Things I missed while in America…
-Watching a Texas Rangers game in Arlington (however, the team for the umpteenth year needs pitching!!!)
-Watching the Longhorns or the Horned Frogs play football
-Tubing down the Comal River in New Braunfels
-Eating Mexican food at Mi Tierra’s in San Antonio
-My high school’s 25th reunion (yes, it’s been that long!)
-Eating a hamburger [...]

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Before I went to America I had heard that gas prices were rising. That was before Hurricane Katrina. As I got to Houston, I found that gas prices were up to $3.19 a gallon. Fortunately, after the immediate crisis was over, prices dropped down to $2.49.
Still, in the Fort Worth [...]

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Before I left for my visit to Texas, my supervisor reminded me what the weather would be like there. Well, Texas did not disappoint me. Upon my arrival, as I stepped of the plane at DFW Airport, I felt the heat. Boy, did I feel it.
Texas experienced an abnormal September in regards [...]

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I arrived in Irving on September 1 and spent the night with some great friends, Smoky and Inez Eggers. The next morning Smoky drove me to Love Airport in Dallas so that I could fly to Houston. By that time, Houston was becoming the home to several thousand evacuees from Louisiana after Hurricane [...]

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