Painfully Hopeful

Fiction Tuesday – Lifted up

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link Satal sat, silently staring at Tollen as he ate his roll. The retired guard held the president’s gaze, maintaining a wicked grin as the chewed. Walter also stared at his…

Up and out

This was an incredibly busy weekend. The Chili Cook was fun, but exhausting for this introvert. Having to wake up early the next day to preach, in the middle of an insane allergy kick, only added to the fun. Worship in the morning was very good, and by the end I was ready to crash….

That’s a wrap

This has been a busy day, but I wanted share a short video I made about our Chili Cook Off last night. Attendance was down a bit, but we ended up raising nearly the same amount of money, $1808! This will contribute to an on-going endowment campaign for [Baptist Camp Lebanon](http://www.camplebanon.com), allowing the ministry to…

Now we’re cookin’

Tonight, beginning at 5PM and ending at 7PM, Central Baptist Church is hosting it’s second annual Chili Cook-Off. We’ll have eight different kinds of chili, a Bluegrass band, cornbread, desserts, and a whole lot of fun. If you want to come, there’s still time to buy tickets through Eventbrite. Tickets are $15 for adults and…

Spring Sprung

Despite the misery that is allergy season, I love Spring. I love as a subtlety of color which slowly paints the landscape, and the feel of a the warming Sun on my skin. Photography during a brightening Spring is a joy. Yesterday I spent some of the afternoon sitting on a bench by the Delaware,…

Pixelated Nostalgia

This week I managed to see the Adam Sandler movie Pixels. I was mildly interested in the premise when I first saw the trailers, but not enough to bother seeing it in the theater. It received terrible reviews, and garners only 17% on Rotten Tomatoes. After seeing it I can say those poor reviews are…