Monthly Archive: October 2010

Doing Anything Next Tuesday?

Doing Anything Next Tuesday?

I opened up my email yesterday to find…well, me, staring back at me. Not really staring.  “Staring off into the distance, kind of squinty-like” is a better way of putting it. So I’m doing a...

So Long, Lori

So Long, Lori

It’s a sad day at the Summit Church offices. Today, a four-year era comes to an end.  Today, Lori Perdue says goodbye to Durham and hello to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lori joined our team...

Billboards, Buck Coffee, and Church Bulletins

Billboards, Buck Coffee, and Church Bulletins

I’m just a wee bit irritated. If you live in the Triangle, you can confirm that there are McDonald’s billboards everywhere that shout out “$1 small hot or iced coffee.”  They’re on highway 70.  15-501....

CD Review: The Aftertaste of Abandonment

CD Review: The Aftertaste of Abandonment

There are artists, and then there are Artists. My friend Jonathan Edwards is one of the latter. Jonathan is freakishly talented at wearing lots of hats:  Writer.  Speaker.  Graphic designer. But it’s his latest project...

Stuff Spouses Like

Stuff Spouses Like

On Saturday my bride and I attended the Dave Ramsey Live event at the RBC Center.  It was a full day of debt-free discussions, What About Bob clips, and four dollar popcorn, which I purchased...

What’s Your 1%?

Most of the time, we try to measure change in massive increments.  We don’t just want to lose “a little weight.”  We want to lose a Backstreet Boy.  We don’t want to save “a little...

I’m Going to See Dave

I’m Going to See Dave

I dig Dave Ramsey, and I think you should, too.  That’s not a broadly-painted statement like “I think you should try the new $1 chocolate turnover from Arby’s because it tastes like it’s made of...

All In

All In

Merriem and I attended the wedding of our friends Nathan & Cheryl this weekend, much to my kids’ chagrin and my delight. My kids hate weddings.  My second-born, Austin, also hates funerals.  He said on Saturday,...

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