Category: Purely Personal

Defining Insanity

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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...

Fried Cheese, How I Love Thee

For both of my outside-of-North-Carolina readers, this is the time of the year when the Triangle is taken over by emu burgers and Tilt-a-Pukes.  That’s right, I’m talking about the State Fair. You should know...

Autumn Has Arrived

Autumn Has Arrived

No, not the season, the girl.  But more on her in a minute.  As a kid, I never understood Autumn.  No, not the girl, the season.  I always felt like Autumn was a waste of...

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