Joe Ragan

This week I have come across two disheartening items. I was on the Texas Box office website where tickets for events in the Austin area are for sale. My eye caught one advertisement about an event that will feature a well known pastor from Houston.
He has written several books lately and [...]

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In just over 24 hours Texas will play ou in the Cotton Bowl. I have had the fortune to watch a game in the Cotton Bowl. In 2000 I saw Arkansas and Texas play. I had always wanted to see Texas and Arkansas play. I like both teams. I am [...]

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Next summer we are inviting American students to join with Ukrainian students for a unique missions opportunity in Kazakhstan. If you are a student or know a college student interested in missions, check out this opportunity.
Of course, if you need more information, email me!

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It is October according to the calendar and our “babushka summer” (Indian summer in English) continues. Today it was 70 degrees. For October that is great. It was overcast for part of the day, but it was still nice.
I had to take one of our vehicles to the shop to get some [...]

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Today I had a delightful and pleasant experience at a new restaurant that has just opened in Kyiv. The restaurant is called “Chili Pizza” in English and their signature dishes include chili pepper. It is a very tastefully decorated pizza parlor that has a smoking and non-smoking section.
It just opened recently [...]

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The weather here is quite unusual for this time of year. By now, we should be in the rainy season and temps in 50’s. Today was in the 70’s and they are expecting it to be 80 degrees tomorrow. That is very warm for October! The long range forecast does call [...]

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Well, it’s here! TEXAS- ou weekend. Listen here for the greatest of great songs!
I don’t know if Texas can make it two in a row, but I will be listening to find out. Thanks to Yahoo Sports I will be able to listen to the game. You bet that I will [...]

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Like Russians, Ukrainians are Slavs with a language, literature and a culture and cuisine that is very distinct and proudly their own. Throughout several centuries the country has been occupied by the Mongols, Poles, Turks, Germans and Russians. Even through all of these invasions and occupations, Ukraine has kept its independent spirit and [...]

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