Weird U.S.
My friend Daniel is hosting a series called Weird U.S. — and the first episode just dropped! I’m a big fan of Daniel, not just as a personality but as a person. He’s a man of quick wit and high … Continue reading
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Reduction in Stature
I got to sit in on Pastor Bill Heaton’s “Sunrisers” Sunday School class at Berean Baptist Church in Mansfield this morning, and he based the morning’s discussion on a piece that he’d picked up from Shervin Youssefian headed with the … Continue reading
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Design by Olivia
I’m proud of my family for many different reasons. But one of the more recent elements of gratification that’s become more apparent is the way that they’ve distinguished themselves in their fields of expertise, especially as my sons and my … Continue reading
Not Just Vanity
I’m continuing to catalog my journals, blog posts, prayer letters, sermons, and such — though the proverbial foliage has gotten a lot thicker as I’ve gotten into the years 2007 and 2008 (when blogging was having its biggest cultural moment … Continue reading
Beauty in Difficulty
I’m noticing an intriguing common thread as I continue to catalog my old journals, blog posts, prayer letters, sermons, and such. I’m far more interested to revisit the episodes of sadness and anger and hardship than I’m interested to revisit the episodes … Continue reading
Cataloging
One of my sabbatical activities has been cataloging my old journals, blog posts, and prayer letters (eventually, I hope to add sermons and stories that I’ve written, too, but I haven’t gotten that far yet). I’m trying to start with … Continue reading
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Slant
Marci and I happened to be lounging around the house yesterday afternoon when the news broke of the jury reaching a verdict in the New York court case involving Donald Trump. So, after our phones tipped us off to the … Continue reading
Quixote
When my wife Marci asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year, I said that I wanted art. Specifically, some Jay Asp Art. I gave her a few different ideas of pieces that I might like, in order … Continue reading
Learning Church Leadership
Our H2O Production Team arrived at 7AM this morning to set up for today’s worship gathering in Bowman Hall. Shortly after starting, they encountered an elderly man in the lobby, just outside the room where we meet. He had long … Continue reading
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Amsterdam Asps
We were already a family when we moved to Amsterdam in the last week of January, 2003. Marci and I had been married for almost five years. Elliot was ten months old. Still, we really grew as a family during … Continue reading
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