Book three. Done. I’ve been negligent about posting because I’ve been reading. A few days ago I finished my third book in Eugene Peterson’s five-volume spiritual theology series: The Jesus Way. If you’re keeping track, I’m not reading them in order. Weighing in at just under 300 pages, The Jesus Way not light reading. In…
My family is headed to a wedding this afternoon. So, the hunt was on for Elijah’s missing dress sandal. It vanished a couple of months ago and he’s been wearing his little orange Crocs for every occasion since. After scouring the house for 45mins I said to Elijah, “let’s ask Jesus to help us find…
I think laziness and workaholism are two sides of the same coin. Both are equally dangerous. Slothfulness is a lifestyle of perpetual leisure and rest. Those who engage in it don’t have time for work because they are too busy taking life easy. Workaholics are compulsive in accomplishing tasks. Their days are spent ‘doing’ something,…
Leadership rises and falls on relationship. Nowhere is that more true than at home. Tonight, after supper, I walked upstairs to change my clothes. Close behind I heard the thumping feet of my five-year-old boy. He was following me. While I slipped on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt he hopped up on our…
Sabbath. Do you take one? That was the topic of conversation around the staff meeting table this morning. I brought a book I picked up this weekend called, Sabbath by Dan Allender. It’s part of the Ancient Practices series of books edited by Phyllis Tickle. Allender writes, “We live in a dark day, but it…
I’m finished the second book. A while ago I committed myself to reading Eugene Peterson’s colossal five volume spiritual theology series. Tonight I finished Tell it Slant: a conversation on the language of Jesus in his stories and prayers. Two pages from the end my mind flipped back to my weekend experience. Here’s what happened….
Our cat lives outside. Except for the winter when she sleeps in the garage. But lately, even when the sun is shining and the thermometer is above freezing, Tiger is coming in the house. Maybe it’s because our daughter adores her. Or maybe it’s because we take pity on her for having to sit outside…
Ten years ago today, we said “I do.” At that time neither of us knew where we’d end up after a decade of marital bliss. We speculated and dreamed, even drafting a rough ten year plan. But nothing could have prepared us for such a fun-filled, wild, and crazy ride. Here’s a brief look back:…
Dying spruce trees: we’ve got a few of them at our house. I think it’s either a disease or lack of sunlight that’s causing them to shed their needles from the bottom up. Either way, it makes for a sad looking tree and and even sadder looking landscape. Trees, meet chainsaw. The ones covered with…
Tonight is our Life Group potluck night. It’s extra special because we’re getting together with ‘the other group’. They formed when our house could not longer hold all the young families. ‘The other group’ has been a shining example of successful Life Group reproduction, mainly because of Cory and Marie–the fantastic husband and wife team…