When I was a growing up, my family would take these epic 2-3 week long family vacations to upstate New York. This was my gramma’s home town area and for 3 days as we drove up from Florida, we’d think of all the family we would see and all the[…]
The Sabbath Difference
I started reading a new book this week, The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath by Senator Joe Lieberman. Picking up this book was probably the last thing I should have done. I’m currently reading several different books for the many different projects that I find myself leading or[…]
Looking around…
I’m a big fan of pretty much all things Disney. I guess it comes from growing up in Mickey Mouse’s backyard. When we had family visit from out of town, we knew that it meant a 90 minute drive was getting ready to happen – Disney World here we come![…]
Back to School…for dad’s too
I’d like for you to imagine with me for just a second – imagine that you are getting ready for vacation. You’re going to a private island in the caribbean, all expenses paid, all the food and beverage you could want and all prepared by Food Network Chefs. The weather[…]
What my dog and cat teach me about ME
Something amazing just happened to me as I sat down to start my blogging today. This is an extremely rare event for many reasons but one that as soon as it happened my brain kicked into overdrive (or maybe it was my heart that did?). As I sat at my[…]
A Young Faith
I was talking to a friend the other day about life in general and a unique twist on the Bible came up. I talk with folks all the time who, if hard pressed, would consider Christianity, or the Bible, or really the Story of Faith, to be something that is[…]
Counterfeit or Authentic…
Back in June, the world was invited to see what the brains at Apple had been up to. During their annual World Wide Developer’s Conference, Apple announced several different upcoming projects that would once again set the standard for the personal computer and their mobile operating system. This week the[…]
The Passion Factor
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the conversion story of Saul/Paul. It’s really a fascinating picture of transformation. Here’s this guy who is uber-religious! I often think we see Saul, pre-conversion, as this hateful, vindictive, bad-guy, who’s soul purpose was to destroy the faith. The reality is that[…]
Afraid but faithful
I often think that I was born too late or at least in the wrong time period. I love watching or reading about epic adventures and time periods. My new guilty pleasure is the BBC version of Robin Hood (it’s streaming on Netflix right now). There’s something chivalrous in the[…]
Being wet…
I read this quote this week: “help me to receive again my baptism, to live wet every day of my life, as a child of your covenant, set apart, scrubbed clean, & forgiven.” I’ve been thinking a lot about the journey of faith and this thing we call “Christianity”. According[…]