Remember Happy Days, and how Fonzie could never say “I was w-w….I was wer…” He could never say he was wrong. I remember a time when one of my daughters (who shall remain nameless) was a preschooler. I’d noticed she was finding it impossible to …
Read MoreAn evening to forget
Ok, two things: First, I meant to be blogging about how good of a weekend we had (which we did), but other things came up (pun intended, as you’ll see in a minute). And second, I’m sad. I didn’t blog yesterday, ending my string of …
Read MoreThe cross as a way of life
It’s more than Jesus’ teaching that leads to a life of peacemaking and pacifism. You’d be hard pressed to find a Christian who didn’t believe that the life Jesus lived ought to serve as a model for how we live our lives. But it’s fairly …
Read MoreHappy Birthday!
Today, September 22, is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthday! What are you doing to celebrate? Hobbits celebrate birthdays by giving presents to other people. Sometimes the presents are just a mathom, some useless something that gets passed from person to person. But Bilbo set the …
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Read MoreWord Association-via song
So the song stuck in my head from the new Switchfoot CD, “Nothing is Sound,” is Lonely Nation. Which made me think of P.O.D.’s Youth of a Nation. Which made me think of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation. And I thought it would be a new …
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