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I remember when mobile phone devices were first introduced. My father-in-law owned the first one I’d locked eyes on. It came in a big, black bag. He stuck an antenna on his van, plugged in a quirky coax cable, and an emerging world of convenience had begun. A new world of convenience beyond Mr. Coffee was dawning. Those beginning pangs of tech and convenience paved the way for the flood of cell phones seen at any concert, baseball game, or…
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Some of the seemingly great people from my high school days never actually seemed as great after high school as they did when we were in high school. Did you follow that? When was the last time you actually went to your alma mater’s alumni banquet and saw familiar faces and what they ultimately became? Chuck was a nuisance on the cross-country course, but now is a great thinker, writer, and music connoisseur. Kimberly seemed out of touch with reality…
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Duck Dynasty has taken over our household. I’m now thinking of growing a beard down to my knees. Michael wants to too. If you haven’t watched the A&E hit cable TV show, you don’t know what you’re missing. When I first heard about Duck Dynasty, my suburban cynicism wouldn’t give it the time of day. On study break, my family decided to check out first hand what the hillbilly hype was all about. Now we’re hooked. In fact, I’m in…
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My kitchen faucet went south on me. The top of the faucet broke. It came apart and fell completely off. How does THAT happen? Thanks to Price Pfister’s lifetime warranty, I got a brand new faucet… complete with instructions for installation. Armed with said instructions, tools, my new faucet, and good friend, Stephen Hulsey… I set out to make Sherry proud and fix the kitchen faucet. She’d been waiting. (sigh) By all indications, printed and otherwise, this was an hour’s…
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My son likes to go busking. Don’t worry if you don’t know what that is. It’s not naked street dancing. It IS street musicianship. Michael likes to play his guitar whenever and wherever, but especially on a street corner where people can walk by and fling dollar bills into his guitar case. I told Sherry how our son is never going to want to really work. Every time he goes busking, he rakes in about $40 for an hour of…
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It happens every year, and every year it yanks my inner chain. It’s happened for years and years, so I guess it’ll never really stop. I’m certain no harm is meant, but nonetheless… it is what is it. What is it? In short it’s this quaint little quip, “How was your vacation?” Sometimes I’ll take the time to explain about my study break. You know … I’ll paint a martyr’s picture of studying eight hours a day, thinking, writing, and…
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Ever watch “Gold Rush” on Discovery Channel? I’ve watched a few times. It seems insane. It seems there is nothing that the Hoffmans, Schnabels, and Dakota Boys won’t do in their search for gold. Did you know California is a state largely because of the Gold Rush? Fortune seekers, called 49ers because most arrived in 1849, accounted for the largest migration in American history. While some became rich because they struck gold, simply supporting the chaos made others rich., i.e.…
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I like to watch Shark Tank. Anxious entrepreneurs are paraded in front of venture capitalist sharks for the chance of fame and fortune. Sometimes I place myself before the sharks to victoriously convince them ALL to invest in my latest world-changing invention. It’s the simple joys of reality TV that can suck the best of us in. I’ve seen great opportunities fritted away on Shark Tank. Most often, selfishness and greed impede vision. This quickly erases incredible moments of opportunity. …
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I’ve been at a week of kid’s camp in southwestern Ohio this week. We’ve had about one hundred 4th, 5th, and 6th graders converging in the sticks of Sinking Springs, Ohio to learn about God. Particularly, we’ve been teaching through the Ten Commandments found in Exodus 20. Today we will tackle the final two: lying and coveting. This only means we gave a sweaty, valiant effort at teaching stealing and adultery yesterday. Yep. You read that right. We sweated the…
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Over 1,500 man hours were logged last weekend as we literally tore into our campus to begin the necessary work of turning our facility into an EPIC restoration community center. WOW! So many great hearts turned out to serve their brains out on a Father’s Day weekend. I really was blown away by all that took place during this incredibly messy F.I.A. (Faith In Action) Sunday. Is this what a disciple of Jesus looks like? Does discipleship look like people…
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