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
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Thank You Michael Phelps
I want to thank Michael Phelps for illustrating something I think we all know real well - heroes suck. Ok, not like Phelps was a personal hero of mine, though he's an amazing swimmer, but still - he was a hero for a lot of people. My hero's tend to be dead, but still, the … Continue reading Thank You Michael Phelps
Thoughts from Exodus 7-8
I'm a little behind in my 'read through the Bible chronologically' plan, but I was reading the early chapters of Exodus yesterday and it kick started a line of meditation that was encouraging to me all day. Here's a few things I noticed:1. In Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh, Pharaoh's magicians who practice the 'dark arts' … Continue reading Thoughts from Exodus 7-8
failure and how it gets used
It's weird how failures from a decade or more ago can still hang heavy around me. Ok, failures is not accurate. There is a one failure in my life that comes back on me over and over again. I'm not sure why, but it has had a profound impact on me.I haven't had to many … Continue reading failure and how it gets used
Thank God for Salty Sea Captains of Faith
I have been reading, very slowly, the James Clavell book Shogun. It is set in the late 16th century as sailors were exploring the New World and looking for passes to Asia and the 'Japans'. Captain Blackthorne (loosely based on the historical figure William Adams)is an Englishman piloting the Erasmus, a Dutch ship tasked to … Continue reading Thank God for Salty Sea Captains of Faith
God Entranced 