My wife and daughter took a girl-scout trip this morning, which left my son and I alone in the house. he’s been wanting to get outside the last couple of days, but he’s been running a fever on and off so he’s been pretty much cooped up. This morning was gorgeous, and we spent a…
Category: Thoughts
Just my general thoughts on things.
Early Father’s Day?
Yesterday our family went to a 50th birthday party for one of my wife’s earliest mentors. As a bonus to seeing some folks we hadn’t seen in a while, my wife’s parents were also invited to the party – and they brought our kid’s birthday presents with them. This is always a good time. An…
Family Health Day
If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that a couple of weeks ago I was out at Green Lake, WI for a conference. It was a good time for both myself (who went) and my family (which didn’t go). Since I’ve been back, however, we haven’t seemed to have a day to ourselves as…
Oh the sweet theology
Today I had the pleasure of attending the baptism of my 5 month old nephew at La Salle High School’s chapel. It might seem a bit odd to see a baptist pastor write that attending an infant baptist was a “pleasure.” I mean, when I listen to baptists talk about going to baptisms of some…
Ordinary Meetings
I’ve never been a “good counselor.” The desire to advocate is really strong in my psyche, and it kinda gets in the way. Though, one of the couples I married did recently tell me that our pre-marital sessions were helpful so that’s nice (but rare). I think that one of the big reasons I don’t…
Reading the Gospels
As some folks already know, I’m planning a fall sermon series examining the political implications of Jesus’ preaching as the would have been experienced in the first century. With the backdrop of the presidential election, it seems like a good time to cover material I’ve hit tangentially in the past. Basically, I’m led to preach…
