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
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
The kids had the day off from school yesterday. It was a very cold, wintry day (it seems that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend is pretty reliably snowy and frozen). So we decided to revive a tradition that’s … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year for retrospection. After posting my Top Ten Songs of 2019 and Top Ten Books of 2019, I’m following the pattern that I established last year, turning my attention to hikes that I’ve been privileged to enjoy in … Continue reading
As we come up on the end of a decade, it’s natural to look back and see how much has happened in the last ten years. With this particular decade that’s drawing to a close, it’s become popular — especially … Continue reading
There are cultural curiosities everywhere. If you’re looking for them. Today on the Buckeye Trail, I noticed the mailboxes on Rapids Road, in the rural area of Geauga County. They’re all near the road, for easy delivery by U.S. Postal … Continue reading
A week ago, we picked Elliot up from a visit to the College of Wooster. After returning from Wooster, the first significant winter storm of the season rolled through Northeast Ohio. It dumped about three inches of snow in our … Continue reading
We recently completed the process of shooting Elliot’s senior portraits, and we’re thrilled with how they all turned out. Our friend Jana was the photographer, but hiring her for the job wasn’t just a case of nepotism. She’s a legitimate … Continue reading
I consider it a point of pride that I’ve hiked “every trail” in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (you’ll see why I put some of those words in quotation marks, shortly). Seriously though, I made a quest of it for … Continue reading
I love a good quest. One of my earliest quests was to set foot in every building on the campus of Bowling Green State University. A little later, I decided to eat at every dining establishment in the city of … Continue reading