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Where Do I Fit In? 1

Apr

10

2015

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “where do I fit in?” Well, good news, you’re not alone. At least one other person has – yours truly. I’ve detailed my manic episode I experienced in July of 2013 here and over at The Marriage Fight (a blog Danielle and I coauthor). You can read those for some information ...

10 Years 2

Jun

26

2014

10 years ago I thought I knew what I was doing. I was marrying my best friend. And, while that was true, there was no way I could have known what the next 10 years would bring. Here’s some of the high/low lights of the past 10 years: the loss of a job moving in with ...

Enoch Walks With God…and Man 4

Jul

11

2013

So today was the big day. We found out that baby Barden will be a boy! Truth be told we weren’t terribly surprised. You see we received a prophecy on September 8, 2012 that this would happen. In fact, this prophecy was specific down to the name of the child. I’ve attached unedited (and overlapping, ...

Forgiveness

Jul

6

2013

Last year I wrote a fairly stinging post regarding some hurtful experiences dealing with “the church”. While I never named names, if you run in my circle of friends and acquaintances, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out who I was referring to. Those words were mostly written out of hurt and frustration. ...

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 ...

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 ...