Painfully Hopeful

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…

Fireworks

Fireworks, a set on Flickr. Now that I have a DSLR the prospect of taking photographs of a fireworks display was too much to pass up. So, off I went to a nearby town to capture some images of the display as best I could. There were only two problems. First, I neglected to bring…

Identity Confusion

There is another Wesley Allen who lives near me, who also happens to be a pastor. Our wives have the same first name, and we also happen to go to the same dentist. We’ve met and hung out a little, he’s a great guy. At the dentist this usually means we need to make sure…

Language Lessons

“If the Bible has been translated, why do you need to learn Greek and Hebrew?” That’s a question I got posed quite a bit when I was preparing for seminary. After seminary I was posed a different question by some of my fellow pastors, “I’m a pastor, not a language scholar, why do I need…

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…

Can I get a witless?

The moral of the this comic is quite simple, “Never teach someone with ADD the art of ‘active listening.’” Actually, I have had a couple of people tell me how witty I am in the past couple of months. Other folks have remarked that they find me “funny.” These are designations which I actually find…