Things We Learn When we Aren’t Trying
All winter I lived aware of the possibility of losing power. Every time a winter storm was predicted we went through the discussion of how much water we had, and wood for the stove, and meals that...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Privilege and Prosperity
Having read Little House in the Big Woods, my mackerdoodle has now, in her trademark fashion, begun peppering me with questions that begin with, “If Laura Ingalls were here, what would she think of...
View ArticleSome Reflections on Providential Provision
Tonight, for the first time in my life, I served a meal in which not a single ingredient (unless you count the salt and pepper) was purchased in a store. We had roasted potatoes and carrots from our...
View ArticleA Break With Tradition
It is the beginning of 2015 and I have been in the habit of ringing in the New Year by posting a retrospective of posts from the past year. This year, however, is better remembered by the things I...
View ArticleReflections on NaNoWriMo
This November I participated in the National Novel Writing Month challenge. It is a challenge to write 50,000 words of a novel between the 1st and the 30th of November. I have been wanting to do this...
View ArticleAn Unsolicited Book Review: Luther on the Christian Life
One of the hardest things for me about transitioning out of the seminary environment is that I have far fewer female friends who care to discuss theology and the deeper things of God. I didn’t realize...
View ArticleIn Which I Call Todd Pruitt an Angry Conservative (on purpose) and Prove Carl...
In order for this post to make any sense, you must understand something. I was a rabid talk radio fan for many years and after God shifted my life in a dramatic way, I stopped that nonsense. However, I...
View ArticleReflections on the Death of My Mother
Jonathan has been preaching through Genesis in the evening service and a few weeks ago Genesis 46:4 stood out to me. “I myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you up again, and...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Silence and the First Commandment
Despite my promise almost a year ago to blog more, I clearly haven’t done that. I have a lot of thoughts – more questions than answers, more re-examining ideas than firm convictions these days. I have...
View ArticleSeasons
TrueTone colors give way to technicolor and neon that fades past time bleached into sepia tones and finally black and white with occasional wan water color tint A lilac sunset the only reminder of the...
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