Friday night, it was time for Miranda and I to get Kasen ready for bed. We hadn’t begun our routine yet, but clearly he was getting sleepy. Our routine includes singing “Jesus Loves Me,” and then folding our hands to pray together, kisses for everyone, …
Read MoreRePost: Tyranny of the Urgent
photo credit: Pulpolux !!! I posted this one other time back in 2007, but was struggling with some of the same issues today. I thought it was worth reposting: Charles E. Hummel writes, “We live in a constant tension between the urgent and the important.” …
Read MoreChristian Parenting Statistics
Check out this article from Ed Stetzer’s blog. It describes some pretty interesting research on the state of affairs for most Christian parents today. What does it mean when less than 10% of Christian parents think that “being Godly” or “having faith” is one of …
Read MoreERs, Fearful Prayer, and Kesleigh
I’ve been learning a few things over the past couple of days. We had to bring Kesleigh, our 4 week old baby girl, into Houston to the Texas Children’s Hospital last night. She’s was already on antibiotics and was running a fever of 101.5. By …
Read MoreAim Low, Think Small, Give up, & Drink Coffee
Great Video about the Great Commission!! I especially love the advise – seems counter-intuitive until you hear them out.
Read MoreRube Goldberg Video
Someone has too much time on their hands. Oh well – It’s still kinda fun to watch. I wonder how the little things I do impact the world around me?
Read MoreCarry Your Cross Cartoon
This is a fun little cartoon that I received as an e-mail. It’s taken a few years to figure it out, but I finally know who the author is: Dong Haeng – http://www.donghaeng.net/english/main.htmV Luke 9:23; Matthew 16:24; and Mark 8:34 all tell of Jesus’ call for …
Read MoreStory as a Guide
If your life were made into a movie, would you want to go see it? That was the tag line for a video series I just watched by Donald Miller (author of Blue Like Jazz) called “Let Story Guide You – Life is a Story. …
Read MoreTrembling Hands
The trembling hands awkwardly grasped the air. . . faithfully reaching into the unknown. I stood there again, behind the cold glass, looking in on my precious new baby. Kesleigh Anne was born last night around 11:03pm. It was now about 2:30am. The hospital halls …
Read MorePagan Christianity
“Pagan Christianity” by Frank Viola and George Barna is an interesting read. I read it a few months ago, and quite honestly, I’ve been wrestling with it ever since. I haven’t blogged or posted anything, ’cause I simply don’t know what to think. The book …
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