Oh Bring Me Some Figgy Pudding!
Yule Blog Week continues today…a series of really short posts that will help you get your blog fix and get back to Christmas. A couple of weeks ago I waxed rather poetically about Christmas songs I...
Category: Purely Personal
My Favorite Christmas Gift So Far…
…okay, in full disclosure it’s my only Christmas gift so far, but I gotta tell ya, this will be sure to make the top three. Thanks to Leanne, my First Impressions director at the Cole Mill...
Defining Insanity
Someone once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I’m thinking that this person had kids. In our house, we experience insanity roughly every 29 minutes. It usually...
An Open Letter to the Lady at Target
This is a little strange, since you and I never spoke. Likely, you never even knew I was there. Both of us were shopping in the pharmacy section; I was scoping out some cold medicine,...
The Five Stages of Sermon Prep
As we say in the preaching world, Sunday is in the can. Okay, so I’ve really never heard anyone say that in the preaching world. Heck, I don’t even have a travel visa to...
I’ve Been Elfed
Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve had a dream that I’d get elfed one day. Well…yesterday was that day. Check out Rick’s Cole Mill Campus blog to see for yourself. (I’m especially fond...
My PK is Smarter Than Your Boston Terrier
PKs are a dangerous breed. If you didn’t grow up in ChurchWorld, you may not know that “PK” refers to “preacher’s kid,” a term that strikes fear in the hearts of blue-haired old ladies and...
I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore…
Sorry, 70’s children. This isn’t a tribute to what might be the greatest band of all time…maybe some other day. But today, I’ve waited as long as I can. This morning at 8:00 AM Eastern...
Hansbrough-Sized Ego
Last week I was sitting in the living room minding my own business, when one of my Sons Who Shall Remain Nameless walked out of his bedroom. The following is almost a word-for-word replay: ...
One
This weekend, 143 of our students and leaders will be heading to Camp Willow Run for the annual fall retreat, with its uber-cool one-word title: ONE. For the first time in six years, I’m tagging...
