Brendan was our guest this weekend. He came into town to make his presentation to the ACC missions committee and to hang out with us. We (wirelessly) networked our laptops and played a little Gunbound. Ok, we played a lot of Gunbound. I'm developing… more »

This morning Sara and I served as judge/reader at the Adrian hosted 6th grade Quiz Bowl Tournament. I read science questions in one of the rooms and Sara was a judge in another, settling disputes about answers. One question that was debated a bit in… more »

I'm finally done preaching. All the preparation and then 3 sermon deliveries per Sunday really wears me out. Today is my day off and when I go back to work I plan on really getting started with the church web site, which I'll be developing with… more »

Story.mp3 Here's a story Emma told me yesterday. I wonder if Tolstoy was this creative when he was 2. more »

Emma and I were playing computer games at nickjr.com and looking at digital photos when we found this cute one. She still wants to be called P-bob, and now Sara and I are Dora and Boots. Sara has been sick for the last 24 hours, but at least she's not… more »

After I finished The Age of Spiritual Machines I read an Ann Lamott book that Sara had from the library, Traveling Mercies. I enjoyed it. She's not your typical Christian author. The book was made up of essays that she wrote for Salon Magazine. She… more »

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For the last three days Emma has insisted that we call her "Spongebob," which she pronounces "P-Bob." She constantly checks us on this. "Whose chair is this?" "Who's holding P-Bob's fork?" "Who pooped in P-Bob's pants?" If you slip and call… more »

Friendship Today is the last in my series about the Lord of the Rings. The final chapter of the story is about friendship. I think friendship is an important part of life. Many of you are familiar with the Purpose-Driven Life. I think all five… more »

Gerold, quick on the draw with his camera phone, caught this picture of Collin's car during the ice storm today. more »