The Silly Things Kids Cling To

For the last few days Luke has been grasping a few Pirates of the Caribbean Playing Cards, the 2-3-5-8-Queen of hearts and the Queen of Diamonds to be exact. He's taken them everywhere he's gone. He tried to take them into the bath, but mean old dad wouldn't let him. A while ago, Caleb was … Continue reading The Silly Things Kids Cling To

Is Abortion a Private Issue?

Yesterday I took a few minutes and sent a letter to my Congressman urging him to sign the Jordan/Schuler letter to Nancy Pelosi encouraging her to keep the prolife 'riders' in upcoming appropriation bills ('riders' prevent taxpayer dollars from being used to promote or perform abortion, protect the consciences of health care, professionals, and prevent … Continue reading Is Abortion a Private Issue?

Explaining A-Rod to Caleb

On Friday Caleb came home all excited. That morning we sent him with $7 to buy a book from the schools book fair. He came home with "The 50 Best Baseball Players of 2008". By the way, three Indians made the list (Sizemore, Sabbathia and Martinez). In the number one spot, Alex Rodriguez. Saturday, the … Continue reading Explaining A-Rod to Caleb

We Need Some Old Time Religion

A couple of weeks ago I was in a discussion with a couple of guys about the word 'religion'. It's not a word that shows up often in the Bible, only five times by my count. It's a word that has fallen on hard times. As Christians we often say things like "Christianity isn't a … Continue reading We Need Some Old Time Religion