I once heard a story about a little boy who came to his father and asked, “Dad, where did I come from?” The dad, of course, not nearly ready for this conversation, stumbled over his words, stuttered around a little bit, and finally came up with the story that his little boy was left by…
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Living an Adventure, Part 2
As Christians, we should be concerned about our safety, but too many of us make safety such a priority that we’re never brave enough to step out in faith and follow God. God does not want us to live our lives in fear, he wants us to live in faith. So is there anything we…
Read MoreMy Favorite NASA Engineer!
On this, the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, I’d like to take just a moment to congratulate my favorite NASA engineer – my dad! Richard B. Sims, just two years out of Auburn University, joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in 1961. Dad, that Saturn S-IVB (third) stage…
Read MoreLiving an Adventure, Part 1
I’m not sure how people my age ever survived childhood. I mean, we rode bikes without helmets, played lawn darts, bathed with Phisohex, and I even sat in my dad’s lap and “drove” the car while he worked the pedals. How could we survive all that? If you watch the news you know there’s always…
Read MoreBirthdays and Blessings
I can clearly remember those days as a child when a birthday meant reaching an important new milestone. You know, when you turned 7, that was SO much older than 6, what an accomplishment! And when you reached 10, wow, double digits! Now, though, I tend to ignore the number of years and focus on…
Read MoreMy First WordPress Post
Way back in July 2007 I started a blog for Tapestry Church. I’m amazed at how fast 12 years have passed! Just in case you’re interested in seeing that old blog, you can visit richardsims.typepad.com. The vast majority of my posts were about life at Tapestry, trying to communicate the news of the church. Well…
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