Courtney on the News

Courtney was on the news!!! Click here to read the “story” and watch the segment.

Poetry and the love of a daughter

Following is a poem written by my seven year old daughter and give to me in love. Before she wrote it, she asked, “Daddy….what is one of your favorite foods?” I answered , “cookies” and this is what I received. The photos show the original work along with a beautiful heart and [...]

Dancing in Grace in THIS World

While reading Brian McLaren’s Blog, I saw this video. Brian suggests reading Chapter 16 of his The Secret Message of Jesus along with the video. I did and it was worth it.
What I see in this video is a wonderful picture of common grace. God has made a world full of beauty [...]

Dancing in the Dark

I’m reading a book called Dancing in the Dark: the Privilege of Participating in the Ministry of Christ. It is a great book (so far) about theology and ministry. This quote, from the introduction, stood out as beautiful. I hope you enjoy it as well!

Moltmann…was reading a passage from Augustine’s Confessions [...]

Honoring the Past

My children went to camp this week!
Today, after they left, while talking to my Grandma Verner I mentioned that they had gone up to Pinerock. Her face lit up and she began relaying memories from days long past. They (my mom’s family) used to spend summers at Pinerock for fellowship and to escape [...]

Eat Mor Chikin

Last night was cow appreciation day at Chick-fil-a (which is, by the way, the best fast food restaurant ever). What does that mean, you ask? Well, if one were to dress up like a cow, one would receive a free combo meal! Not wanting to pass up an opportunity for a free [...]

The Gormet Kid

To read an article about my children published in a local paper (www.nearbynews.com) look at this .pdf (reproduced with permission):
gourmet-kid
Here’s the recipe:
Cactus Jack Cristo
Ingredients:
Hamburger patty, Cornmeal jalapeño roll,
Prickly Pear cactus jelly, [...]

All boats are sinking

Last night we (Shar and I) watched an episode of “After the Catch” on the Discovery Channel. Do you know the show? It is a continuation of “Deadliest Catch,” a show that follows Alaskan Crab fishermen during their dangerous tips to sea. In “After the Catch” the captains (and key others) [...]

I am a Feminist

One of the issues I am most passionate about is the equality of women and men. Someday I’ll write a post (or ten) about that but for now I’ve added a few links. You will see two new links added to the blogroll, Suzanne’s Bookshelf and The CBE Scroll. The other link [...]

Fun on the Fourth

We had a GREAT Fourth. We spent the day with good friends swimming, eating, and watching a great fireworks show. My leg is bruised from doing cannon balls! My gut is bruised from eating too much homemade ice cream! We had perfect seats for the AJ firework show. It was [...]