A shot out of left field by mom (November 2023)

We were doing photo ministry: viewing old historic photos I scanned and put on computer, transforming them into digital format. A photo of my friend Doug (whose life ended tragically , RIP 🙏 ✝️ 🤎) in our speedboat in Long Beach CA comes up & Linda blurts out something random about that day ( which she wasn't even with us) that made no sense.... 

Sometimes I feel betrayed by my own mother

Happy birthday 🥳🎉 beloved Linda Mom, lover of life! 🎁🎈🎂

Happy birthday 🥳🎉 beloved Linda Mom, lover of life! 🎁🎈🎂God be with you and bless you . Keep the Faith ✝️. Keep running the race 👍. Love ❤️& kisses 💋

Thanks for praying for my mom 🙏. She's doing better 👍

Prayers for mom & dad on Easter 2021

Prayers for mom & dad on Easter 2021 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏both are Christians but somewhat skeptical in general ...like doubting Thomas 🙏 🙏... Even though my dad is a pastor (retired) 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏  🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏🙏 🙏 🙏

6)From Oregon to Seattle: End of June2020 Greetings ❗I am a prayer warrior & passed thru & PRAYED 1000 ..

6)From Oregon to Seattle: End of June2020 Greetings ❗I am a prayer warrior & passed thru & PRAYED 1000 PRAYERS for y'all & #coronavirus. I am prayerfully traveling the USA 🇺🇸 until we #KillTheVirus 🔪 !  #repentAndBeBaptized ❤ ✝ 🙏#AmeriPrayer2020  

family photos from scribd

https://www.scribd.com/document/75613392/chkd1-KOK-FAMILY-PHOTO-ALBUM-6-28-31-63p#fullscreen=1


https://www.scribd.com/document/67770916/KOK-FAMILY-6-PHOTO-ALBUM-p23-24-45-pages-FAM6-23-24-45p-kok-randolph-wisconsin-iowa-city-don-swierenga-cpe-ann-timmer-aerospace-sherwood-k#fullscreen=1




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https://www.scribd.com/document/57562786/chkd1-FAMILY-ALBUM-3-Part-6-18p-DRIVEWAY-BASKETBALL-GRISWOLD-BICENTENNIAL-BACKBOARD-MARK-PETERS-COUSIN-BRIAN-CAM-VANDERSLOOT-KOK-VANDERKOK#fullscreen=1






https://www.scribd.com/document/55953049/MY-1975-76-ELEMENTARY-CLASS-AT-ALGER-SCHOOL-GRAND-RAPIDS-MI-with-MISS-BACON-indoor-pic#fullscreen=1






https://www.scribd.com/document/61324825/FAMILY-6-PHOTO-ALBUM-4-6-36p-sandy-beach-body-surfing-body-surf-surf-bodysurf-honolulu-chaminade-waikiki-hanauma-bay-oahu-jim-kok-linda#fullscreen=1






https://www.scribd.com/document/49540874/chkd1-MY-ALGER-ELEMENTARY-YEARS-IN-PICS-PAPERS-GRAND-RAPIDS-MI-1970-s#fullscreen=1






https://www.scribd.com/document/62194967/FAMILY-ALBUM-6-p7-13-46-pages-PROUD-dad-Jim-with-baby-who-p3-4-great-pic-of-the-four-young-kok-kids-in-the-driveway-at-griswold-street-bab#fullscreen=1




https://www.scribd.com/document/49540874/chkd1-MY-ALGER-ELEMENTARY-YEARS-IN-PICS-PAPERS-GRAND-RAPIDS-MI-1970-s#fullscreen=1


https://www.scribd.com/document/66110983/CAUGHT-A-BIG-ONE#fullscreen=1


https://www.scribd.com/document/66108274/MY-LITTLE-LOLA-in-the-SNOW-GRAND-RAPIDS-MICHIGAN#fullscreen=1


https://www.scribd.com/document/64008347/FAMILY-PHOTO-ALBUM-part6-16-18-41p-w-NARRATION-st-cecilia-grand-rapids-griswold-kok-vanderkok-baptism-tony-diekema-calvin-college-don-vr#fullscreen=1


https://www.scribd.com/document/66207718/FAITH-FISHING-in-the-PHILIPPINES-A-GOOD-CATCH#fullscreen=1

Mij u must sincerely repentAndBeBaptized

WHAT

Jim it seems disingenuous of u to keep doing this

 So every time I cover a story from somewhere  else in the world remind me to tell Jim "no I'm not there"...

I cover the news all over the world via  blogs  & try to lnclude my beloved parents updates, but often when I send them a story about another part of the  country or world, he confusingly thinks I'm  there...despite being fairly clear to them where I am ( ie in northern California for most of Jan & Feb )& never  being misleading ( & unless I had my own private jet couldn't possibly be in all the places I mention in my news updates)

.. 

.. So now when  I cover a story from somewhere  else in the world every single time I have to say to Jim "no I'm not there".  It's saddening  sometimes even ... sometimes it feels like he's doing it on purpose just to be annoying    ...

So every time I cover a story from somewhere else in the world remind me to tell Jim "no I'm not there"

I cover the news all over the world via  blogs  & try to lnclude my beloved parents un updates, but often when I send them a story about another part of the  country or world, he confusingly thinks I'm  there...despite being fairly clear to them where I am ( ie in northern California for most of Jan & Feb )& never  being misleading  

.. So now when  I cover a story from somewhere  else in the world every single time I have to say to Jim "no I'm not there".  It's saddening  sometimes even ... sometimes it feels like he's doing it on purpose just to be annoying    ...

THOUGHTS PRAYERS 4 beloved jimLin ♥️⚡💡✝️🙏🇺🇸👁️❄️⛷️

MY BELOVED GRANDMOTHER (on the K side)

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JESUS SAVES !!

FAITH IN THE NAME OF JESUS

FAITH IN THE NAME OF JESUS

 " faith in His name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all..."

https://www.bible.com/bible/1/ACT.3.KJV

"Parenting Humbles, Humiliates and Crucifies Us: Southern Baptist Leader"

http://www.christianpost.com/news/parenting-humbles-humiliates-and-crucifies-us-southern-baptist-leader-196724/

JESUS HEALS!

Jimlin, I hope u live many more happy years, but..

But don't fear death..., it is a transition to true life, but a fear of death may mean u [not u specifically, but everyone in general ] haven't made peace with God yet.
Personallly, I finally made peace when I realized and put into action a dedicated life of great commission obedience ...not relying on seminary professors approval of me, not anybody else. Sure it makes life more difficult without a 6 figure ministry salary but GOD never said it would be easy. We must obey. I'm not perfect, far from it, but am trying 2b obedient.

slide-video MOTHERS DAY 2016 !!!

Prayer for my mom and dad who are on a cruise with her relatives

So I ask all of you out there to continue to pray for my mom and dad who are on a cruise with my mom's sister's this week. I recently met with each of them individually after a long time period of non interaction apart from email messaging and I pray for their health and well-being and and wisdom spiritual wisdom. I'm not sure they completely understand me and things I have accomplished in my years of teaching in Christian Ministry. And pray for a dawning of understanding who I am as a 49 year old man in having experienced a conversion similar to Saul becoming Paul. Although I was not Jewish comma for coming Christian I didn't go through a conversion of some sort that made me a different person a better person even so much that I change my name in the process, but they have a hard time appreciating the name change even though all of us really should have that name change at some point in time when we really truly become Christians. I know some Christians born in the church maybe never have that born-again experience or conversion or even a recognition of Their Own sinfulness and depravity and the need for a savior so they just continue to go to church and think of themselves as pretty good people. My mom and dad are pretty good people I think but I wonder if they ever really came to a realization of their wretchedness as sinners ,as we all are. As we are without Christ lost sheep wretched sinners. I come from denominational tradition that in some ways allows people to attend church without truly coming face-to-face with the reality of our wretchedness. Don't get me wrong though myself as well as my Mom and Dad and other people in my family have also been victims of sin ,the sin of others, some more than others. Right now they're on a cruise with all my mom's sisters and they're all successful people and I'm afraid however they do not have enough Reliance on Jesus Christ, and that too much of their success is attributed to their own hard work and perseverance, rather than Christ Alone. Let us all be humbled enough to confess and repent and say I too am a sinner I too am wretched without Christ and really mean it and understand why it is so serious. And that's my prayer and I ask you to pray for that as well& for their well-being for their return in a few days.

Vk

2013 video: HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO MY DAD JIM HAVE A CIGAR & A SHOT OF WHISKEY !

3/29/15 FOR MY DAD's 80th BIRTHDAY

A SON SHOULD NOT PRANK HIS MOTHER LIKE THIS: "Powerball: California nurse 'pranked by son' into thinking she had won $1.6bn lottery jackpot"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/powerball-lottery-jackpot-nurse-prank-son-win-california-tricked-a6813706.html

12/24/15 PRAYERS 4 BELOVED LIN-jimMOM-dad on the road

I know they're traveling when the email goes blank (ie no responses from them.) The Missus (mom,who I also affectionately call mama bear) doesn't even have her own email. She uses her husband's (ie my dad's ) email. My dad refers to his wife as "mom" when talking to me.I always tell him,"she's my mom,your wife". He lost his mom at a young age & I think he likes having a wife-mom. But he should also be a husband. Hope they are safe & well on Christmas eve

Fwd: card from tt12 undated, i was age 22, so 1989

card from parents undated, if i was age 22, it was 1989

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

Fwd: card from grandpa grandma k

card from grandpa grandma kok

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

Fwd: thank u from kev & julie re wedding gift

 thank u from kev & julie re wedding gift

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

slideshow video, HAPPY FATHERS DAY 2015 !

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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

6/13/15 GoodMorn,Jim'-Lin,you're in my thoughts & prayers

Tp4! 6/13/15 GoodMorn,Jim'-Lin,

you're in my thoughts & prayers

6/11/15 DEAR MOM & DAD !

6/11/15 DEAR MOM & DAD !
I really truly do believe in Jesus Christ,and am doing little works of ministry out here in "the field'. Maybe elect is what elect does. Are we becoming "estranged" from eachother,or are we still on the same team? Sometimes I feel as if despite being part of the same family that I come from a different "side of the track" than the two of you. But then also every now & then I get a sense that even the two of you come from different sides of the tracks. Whatever the case may be,I encourage both of you to practice "prayer &fasting". Don't be consumed by the things of this world. I can't tell you how disturbing it is to hear some of these preachers,or their families,to whose ministries I've contributed talk about their "swimming pools." Don't they know how "luxury" that sounds,I recently heard Rick Warren mention his swimming pool in his sermon. And I hear Bobby Schuller talk about flying to Israel.This is also a luxury,not a necessity for ministry.and the list goes on. I'm disturbed when pastors get too caught up in competing "with the Joneses". I hope you don't feel you need to compete with the Joneses as well. I'm concerned also about the salvation of so many preachers who base their security of salvation on being a part of,or leader of, a formal 501c3 ministry. This may be an illusion or delusion in some cases. We cannot be assured of salvation based on being a "legal " ministry with all the proper papers,nor even based upon how "beloved" we are. A lot of our best Christians ended up very much "un-beloved" by the world,even as martyrs. Stephen is one example. Jim-lin,don't take your cues from the world,but from God.

I'm not sure where we stand anymore in terms of relationship,or lack of. I just know the "story" others may be constructing,or trying to,that defames me is self-serving on the part of some.that's what the world does,and how the devil works.Don't fall into that trap.

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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

welcome !

welcome! this blog is devoted to my mom & dad, jim & linda, whom we all LOVE very much. They are still relatively well at the young age of mid to late 70's, and we hope and pray they continue to be so. I will be posting here periodically. Stay tuned !

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and 

admonition of the Lord..." 

Ephesians 6.1-4

¹²  “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you... “

Exodus 20.12