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The Vision Tarried 1

May

25

2013

Habakkuk 2:3 says At the time I have decided, my words will come true. You can trust what I say about the future. It may take a long time, but keep on waiting— it will happen! Not terribly long after you have your first child you start getting the “when are you going to have ...

Rage Against my Beliefs? 8

Apr

4

2013

Recently Danielle sent me an article from Rage Against the Minivan regarding the issue of marriage equality and Christianity. I, of course, read the article and couldn’t wait to post some thoughts. The author’s main beef is that they perceive Christians as trying to push their religious beliefs on others / use their religious beliefs to ...

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too 1

Mar

30

2013

I recently was sent an article to read, and I couldn’t help but think I’d seen the same sort of logic over and over again recently. “This person wants to have their cake and eat it too.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t actual cake. It was spiritual cake. Let me explain. During the article the author said ...

The “H” Word 6

Mar

27

2013

I have a new 4-letter word to add to the list of words that drive me bonkers – Hate. I know, pretty radical word, isn’t it? Let me explain. Let’s take a little trip back in time, you know, to save the future and all. During the run up to the 2008 Presidential election, it ...

Hipster Jesus 4

Aug

3

2012

Meet Hipster Jesus. Hipster Jesus has an iPhone 316, with his own personal angel to fill in for Siri. His phone is loaded with apps only the Son of God can access. His jeans are definitely skinnier than your jeans. In fact, you probably shouldn’t even bother trying. You’re not going to win the skinny ...

Standing

Jul

23

2012

It’s been a little over a month since I last posted here. So much has happened since then. In late June we attended the JCNY (Jesus Culture New York) with our good friends, the Brills. It was amazing. Well, mostly amazing. Driving a car with no AC back and forth from Lake Hiawatha, NJ to ...

Defending LeBron 1

Jun

22

2012

Wow, it’s been almost a month since I last posted here. Sheesh. I’ve noticed a weird fact about myself lately that I’ve been trying to figure out. I have this strange compulsion to defend things I enjoy, particularly athletes. Other than defending Tiger Woods’ incredible golf skills (and certainly NOT his personal life choices), I ...

Dear Glennon 49

May

30

2012

Glennon, I guess I should feel honored (maybe?) that you would “call me out” on a blog post. Since I love a good debate, I figured I’d respond here and maybe clear up my position a bit. I get that we don’t all have to agree, really I do. Would I like you to agree ...

The Suggestion Box

May

23

2012

As a fan (and I use that term more and more loosely lately) of The Office, I remember a scene where Michael Scott had a suggestion box that was supposed to be used by the staff. This box, in theory, was to be checked by Michael to take everyone’s concerns into consideration. Thing was, he ...

A Letter to My Rock Star 2

Apr

27

2012

Danielle, While you’ve been doing your “April project” (which I know has been hard for you), I’ve been doing my own project. I don’t know if you noticed or not, but I took Wednesdays this month off from FB. I know it’s been a problem in both our lives and I wanted to cut back. ...