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Dr. Dvorak

Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Update on Mom (Oct 15)

I had a text from Mom at 6:15 this morning (she rightly assumed that I was up 🙂) telling me that the doctors have approved moving her out of ICU sometime today to a regular room (5th floor of MercyOne Des Moines [6th Ave]), assuming that a bed bec...

Quick update on Mom

Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:45pm When Sydney and I arrived at Mom's (a.k.a., Grammie D.) room in the ICU, she was sitting up in a chair snoozing. She had a tray of clear liquid food in front of her (yummy! [not]), but all she wanted was a bite o...

Sunrise through the trees

7:08 AM on October 13, 2024 at the Dvorak Farm near Bagley, Iowa.

Made it to the Farm

Some of you know that my Mom has had some health issues of late. A few weeks ago, she had double bypass surgery. That all went well and, in fact, she got strong enough that they released her from the hospital. She spent one day at home (!) and dev...

How to get people on YouTube all wrapped around the axle...

Just make a video like this. For those of you who need some context, it is amazing how many people say that WD-40 is not and should not be used as a penetrating oil to help loosen rusty nuts and bolts. To that I say, "Pshaw!" Click here to view t...

Won't Be Long Now

The tree out front is transforming to its majestic autumn color, but not long after it makes the change, the leaves will fall to the ground. You can see that it is already thinning out near the top.

How I handle stress and anxiety

Saturday, October 5, 2024 When I was younger, my #1 go to for relieving stress, anxiety, or ennui was going to the gym and lifting weights. I suppose I could do the same thing now, but I find myself handling these things differently in middle age ...