I have a friend who's particular passion for photography is windows. In them, I suppose he captures a glimpse at how we humans need to have spaces through which we may see one another, and how the design of our portals colors how we see each other. He's got some truly excellent imagery of his…
Category: Thoughts
Just my general thoughts on things.
Wretched Wonders
My brother and sister-in-law live on Cape Cod. Their house has access to a private beach. For those of you who are not Jersey-Shore goers, please understand that each one of my readers who is a Jersey Shore goer is currently mumbling to themselves about the very concept of a private beach. We’ll give them…
Identity Confusion
There is another Wesley Allen who lives near me, who also happens to be a pastor. Â Our wives have the same first name, and we also happen to go to the same dentist. Â We’ve met and hung out a little, he’s a great guy. At the dentist this usually means we need to make sure…
A day at Pennsbury
Pennsbury Manor, a set on Flickr. I love history, and will go out of my way to find historic locations to visit. When I missed an opportunity to visit Pennsbury Manor with my son’s school, I knew it had to get on my itinerary. Pennsbury Manor is a true gem in Bucks County, PA. It…
Oh Microsoft, you’re a sly one
According to Cnet, Microsoft has just released a version of Office available for the iPhone. I haven’t used the productivity suite since around 2000, so not having it on my iOS devices hasn’t been an issue for me. Â For folks who want to use the productivity suite on their iOS devices this comes as good…
New Role
This past weekend my wife and I were honored to become the godparents for our friend's youngest child. The idea of godparents is not one common to the Baptist tradition, but it's one we really need to reconsider. The idea that there would be special people in a child's life, other than the parents, who…
