Category Archives: Recreation

To Elliot, on the Occasion of His 18th Birthday

by Eric Posted on March 29, 2020

Dear Elliot, Happy Birthday! It’s a weird birthday, with everyone ordered to shelter-in-place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, I’m praying that it can somehow be a Happy Birthday. You’ve brought so much happiness to my life over these last … Continue reading →

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COVID-13.1

by Eric Posted on March 28, 2020

Believe it or not: I ran a half-marathon this morning! It wasn’t a USATF certified course, and it was very different from most of the other half-marathons I’ve run because all large-scale events have been cancelled due to the COVID-13.1 … Continue reading →

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To all who mourn in a place of struggling with God

by Eric Posted on March 21, 2020

To all who mourn in a place of struggling with God, the Lord will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair Isaiah 61:3

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Encouragement from a Holocaust Survivor

by Eric Posted on March 18, 2020

Corrie Ten Boom was living in Haarlem during the time that the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. Her family’s faith in Jesus Christ prompted them to provide a hiding place for Jews, as the military started to deport them … Continue reading →

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The Killer Angels

by Eric Posted on March 9, 2020

I just finished reading Michael Shaara’s book, The Killer Angels. My eyes chanced across it while browsing in our local used book shop, and something about the cover of the book captured my attention. I also noticed that it had won the … Continue reading →

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Three Days in Cowtown

by Eric Posted on March 3, 2020

Last week, I told my Ohio friends that I was going to be out of town for three days to run the Cowtown Half-Marathon. They asked, “Where’s that?” I responded by saying that it was in Fort Worth. And they … Continue reading →

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Rest and Affirmation Are Lovely Birthday Presents

by Eric Posted on February 27, 2020

I seriously cannot remember a better birthday. I took the day off from work. This was partly because it was my birthday and partly because I worked too many hours last week. I spent a significant part of the morning … Continue reading →

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Sea Salt Oolong Cheese Tea

by Eric Posted on February 24, 2020

My kids and I love Bubble Tea. Like most Westerners, we had to get used to the idea of solid components (“bubbles”) mixed in with something we’d typically classify as a liquid (tea). But we got over that years ago. … Continue reading →

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Manmaker 2020

by Eric Posted on February 22, 2020

The H2O Network hosted its Manmaker conference in Bowling Green this weekend. We had about 350 young men, from 9 different universities, together for 24 hours. This year’s theme was learning to be A Man Like David. So we looked … Continue reading →

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A Pastor’s Perspective on the Super Bowl

by Eric Posted on February 3, 2020

Super Bowl Sunday is an unusual day for ministry. Sundays are usually busy days for church leaders. It’s pretty common that I’ll have some kind of meeting before our weekly worship gathering. The worship gathering itself takes up a couple … Continue reading →

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Casual and critical observations on life, love, and faith: in the form of short prose and photography

Category Archives: Recreation

To Elliot, on the Occasion of His 18th Birthday

COVID-13.1

To all who mourn in a place of struggling with God

Encouragement from a Holocaust Survivor

The Killer Angels

Three Days in Cowtown

Rest and Affirmation Are Lovely Birthday Presents

Sea Salt Oolong Cheese Tea

Manmaker 2020

A Pastor’s Perspective on the Super Bowl

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