Category Archives: family life
when you do the math, togetherville still leaves a gap
I think I had heard of this new little social media site called Togetherville, but when I saw this on the Orange Leaders blog today it peaked my curiosity. Togetherville.com is a site where the “pre-Facebook crowd and their grownups” … Continue reading
mile marker prophets
1,600 miles in a car over the course of 5 days – with 1,400 of it coming in only 2 of them – gives one a lot of time to think. After heading to Manhattan, KS, for my brother’s college … Continue reading
eating as a sin
Sometime over the course of the last few years, my mom and my sister became vegetarians. My aunt (mom’s sister) does not eat red meat, nor does she eat foods with added sugar (i.e. sweets, etc.). So where else would … Continue reading
kids’ sense of entitlement may be mr. rogers’ fault
Sometimes the tumble of thoughts in my brain just happens to resonate with the broader culture. Without divulging any identifying details, I have been increasingly troubled by the sense of entitlement I see in my ministry context – as well … Continue reading
thrash early, finish well
Today was my creativity deadline. As of today, all artistic elements of the video project I do for our graduating seniors each year are locked down. In the past, I have come to the final days (before the seniors and … Continue reading
uncommon courtesy
Has it been long enough? Can I post again about the gym? I was hoping that at our pristine new gym location (open for less than 3 weeks), with enthusiastic staff and members reticent to leave things strewn about, we … Continue reading
one-eared mickey mouse
I love my church. I suppose I would have said that at any point along my journey through several churches and parachurch ministry environments, ranging from simple and passionate, to manipulative and ultimately toxic, to healthy and vibrant. In the … Continue reading
to save a life (movie review)
Two things really let me down when we watched an opening day showing of To Save a Life. The first was that the song by The Fray that I thought had inspired the name of the film was nowhere to … Continue reading
it wouldn’t be christmas without:
We attended a fantastic, intimate concert last night featuring Anthony Evans, son of “the shouting preacher” Tony Evans, and Melinda Doolittle, finalist on the sixth season of American Idol. The singing was, of course, phenomenal. We loved how they seamlessly … Continue reading
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