Rob & Martine Karch

Video: Wingsuit Base-jumping (this is insane)

Karch — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:19:00 GMT

I've just added this as one of my pointless but fun life-goals: Hit: Justin Buzzard wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo ....(read more)

Charles Wesley: the most emotionally arduous personal conversion story I have ever read

Karch — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT

I have never met anyone who sought Christ as ardently as Charles Wesley did prior to his conversion. From the pen of Arnold Dallimore in his phenomenal biography of George Whitefield : The Wesleys were not men to do anything by half-way measures, and...(read more)

Adopting Orphanages for Christmas

Karch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:17:00 GMT

This Christmas our church in St Jérôme adopted two orphanages that our good friends Titus and Stephanie Folden work with. We placed names and photos of each child on a table and each child was "adopted" by someone. In all, around 60 gifts were...(read more)

2008 in Photos

Karch — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:59:00 GMT

Every corner of the globe endured events of historic proportions, even as soccer, surfing, and polar bears served to arouse smiles. I ran into this breathtaking 120 photo anthology of 2008 over at the Boston Globe (via Steve McCoy ). Here are a few samples...(read more)

Videos: Declaring the Glory of God in HD

Karch — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:37:00 GMT

I recently ran into the somewhat new Vimeo HD . There are some amazing videos of artistic depictions of nature, the changing of the seasons, and other things. Sure, you've gotta use discernment, but check out these and see if the heavens do indeed...(read more)

Merry Christmas from Québec!

Karch — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Within the next few days I'll post photos from our church's Christmas banquet where around 110 people attended... 15-20 who do not yet know Jesus Christ! But for now, Merry Christmas from the Karch family and our two official spokespeople! We...(read more)

Photo: Over a Foot of Snow Sunday

Karch — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Over a foot of snow fell Sunday afternoon. Here's a photo from La Presse near the Old Port of Montreal. This must have been taken during the storm as we don't see a whole lot of accumulation yet:...(read more)

Video: Matthew's Begats to Music

Karch — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Hit: Justin Taylor...(read more)

Video: Sunday morning in St Jérôme

Karch — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Here's an inside look at the end of one of our Sunday morning services in St Jérôme. Jacob is finishing up one of his sermons, and we have a great view of the congregation, as well as the room we are renting. If you are ever up visiting Montreal,...(read more)

Intoxicating Addictiveness

Karch — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:56:00 GMT

No, this is about being distracted, fleeing peace, constant noise. Here's Don Carson's (who was born and raised in Québec) take: D. A. Carson : Scarcely less important than speed of access is the Internet's sheer intoxicating addictiveness...(read more)

They're Everywhere...

Karch — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:31:00 GMT

I ran into a "King-James-Only" French-speaking quebecker last week. He aspires to begin an English-speaking church in St Jérôme aimed at French-speakers... thereby allowing them to use the "Authorized Version" (that's right, converts...(read more)

Broken Hearts and Tear-Filled Eyes

Karch — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:28:00 GMT

I am beginning the two-volume biography of George Whitfield by Arnold Dallimore. His intention expressed: Yea, this book is written in the desire--perhaps in a measure of inner certainty--that we shall see the great Head of the Church once more bring...(read more)

Greed after Thanksgiving

Karch — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:09:00 GMT

I ran into this disturbing piece of news over at Hopeful Daniel : As New York Times reports , a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death this morning, as an 'overeager' crowd broke through the doors looking for 'deals'. "Black Friday"...(read more)

States and Countries We've Visited

Karch — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:51:00 GMT

We ran into this nifty way to visualize our travels. First off, Rob's U.S. and world travels: visited 41 states (82%) Create your own visited map of The United States or try another Douwe Osinga project visited 8 states (3.55%) Create your own visited...(read more)

A Problem With the "Prosperity" Teaching

Karch — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:28:00 GMT

I (Rob) recently read the book The Heavenly Man . Whether or not you agree with his theological positions, it is filled with provocative statements which cause me to stop and reflect on my own comfortable walk with Christ. p. 214 The path of following...(read more)