Blame It On The Rain
There are moments when you know that the pain and heartache of parenting is all worth it: watching your child take his first steps. Helping them learn to ride a bike without training wheels. Discovering...
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The Middle Ages
A wise man once said that reality is the best teacher. If that’s the case, then this weekend reality was one of those nun-style teachers with a ruler that raps you on the knuckles. Last...
The Ministry of Interruption
I’m a schedule-keeper. My day is generally broken down into 15-minute segments, and all of those segments are generally spoken for by 8:30 AM. I might answer emails for 45 minutes in the morning (3...
CD Review: From Age to Age
Let’s be honest: I’m no music reviewer. When I was in 8th grade, the high school band director gathered all of us in the middle school cafeteria and made us take a proficiency test to...
The Gospel IS The Point
This weekend I officiated wedding #22. (Not to the same couple, thankfully, although that would be an interesting blog post. Zsa Zsa…call me.) Whenever I do a wedding, I really get a kick out of...
Book Review: The Butterfly Effect
Unless you’ve lived a very sheltered life, you’ve heard of the phenomenon known as The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect happens when on one side of the world, a butterfly flaps his wings, which moves...
Step Up
At first glance, you might think this post is referring to the runaway hit dance movies that have made it to the big screen over the past few years. I’m talking, of course, about Step...
When the Church is the Church
Yesterday I saw a prime example of what it means to be the church. Not attend the church. Not have a name on a roll at the church. Not drive by the church on the...
Hooptie Deux Review
The recent Car for Sale post generated quite a bit of buzz. For those of you who haven’t abandoned this blog in pursuit of better things like, oh, let’s say bedbugs in New York, here’s...
Best Guest Story EVER?
Ye olde blog is normally pretty quiet on a Sunday. I don’t usually blog on the Sabbath, but there’s a story in scripture where Jesus says, “If your ox falls into a ditch, and it’s...
