Joe Ragan

I won’t have internet connection often in the next 8 days. Take care until then…

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I had an incredible time visiting with believers in the Dayton area. I must admit that I was somewhat surprised by the number of SBC churches in this area. When you think of Ohio, you don’t think of it being part of the SBC “Bible belt”. However, in this association alone, there [...]

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Recently, I came across a website that can measure worth between certain years. I checked out what a dollar is now worth compared to when I was born in 1962.
In 2005, $1.00 from 1962 is worth:
$6.45 using the Consumer Price Index
$5.23 using the GDP deflator
$8.00 using the value of consumer [...]

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Today I went on a tour of the Wright Patterson AFB National Aviation museum in Dayton. Check it out here
I really enjoyed seeing how the Wright brothers began the journey of flight for man. I saw all types of planes and even a Russian MiG.
Then, I went to a special [...]

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Currently, I’m in Dayton, OH. I had a wonderful time yesterday in the services. I spoke twice in the a.m. service and then shared in another church in the evening service.
It is exciting to see church members who are commited to being on mission with God. I had the opportunity to speak [...]

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I left DFW at 8:30 a.m. expecting to have a 9 hour layover in Houston in order to fly to Dayton, but praying for an opportunity to get on one of the earlier flights. I had asked numerous friends to pray for me to get on one of the earlier flights.
I arrived at Houston [...]

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The boy’s tourney was ok. For some reason the tourney just lacked something. The crowds were not as big as in the past. The excitement seemed to be less.
Another thing is the tourney now has “corporate” sponsors. So, everytime there was a time out, the announcer had to give a plug for [...]

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I have mixed emotions about the tourney thus far. I saw too many bad or missed calls by the officials in the evening games. Sloppy play in some cases, great defense (or offense) in other cases.
What surprised me the most was the lack of people in the 4A session. Where were all [...]

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I arrived back in Wichita Falls on Friday afternoon. I wound up going to Midwestern State’s men’s basketball game that evening. I had a great time and it was even better to see the Indians…oops the Mustang’s win. BTW, MSU had to change their mascot name due to the NCAA’s political correctness [...]

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I changed my plans and didn’t go to Miami today. I woke up this morning wanting to see more baseball. So, I looked at the schedule and decided to drive to Jupiter, FL (home of Burt Reynolds) to see St. Louis and Florida play in an opener for both of them for Grapefruit [...]

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