It’s hard to see how the fall colors could get much more “peak” than this. We’re right at the tipping point where trees with bare branches are about to win out over trees that still have green leaves. It’s good … Continue reading
My travels to Western Pennsylvania were not just geeking out about Mister Rogers. In fact, they were primarily to connect with my oldest son and daughter. They’ve both settled in Pittsburgh since their respective graduations from Kent State University: Elliot … Continue reading
When I was ten years old, I wanted to be the President of the United States: historically-significant, powerful, internationally-famous. When I was twenty years old, I wanted to be a Filmmaker: artistically-significant, famous, creative, intelligent, insightful. When I was thirty … Continue reading
It’s been more of an ordeal than we expected to get Olivia set up in Pittsburgh. The application process for her new apartment (in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city) was exhaustive and exhausting, but Olivia finally got keys … Continue reading
My son Elliot has been writing songs for decades. Seriously. Like, basically since he’s been literate. I won’t embarrass him by sharing anything from deep in the archives. I’m just saying: he’s been working on this stuff for a while. … Continue reading
We’ve done it! We’ve kicked off a new year of ministry with H2O Church at Kent State University! Tonight was the culmination of ten days of outreach, with an outdoor preview of our Worship Gatherings and Life Groups. And it … Continue reading
I just got back home from an absolutely electric edition of the neighborhood hike I’ve done 84 other times this year! Witnessing the power of a thunderstorm from start to finish left me awe-struck, without manmade shelter, but fortunately not … Continue reading
The success of our big summer painting project hinged on the rental of a piece of heavy equipment, which I now know to be called a boom lift. We needed the lift to get up to the highest parts of … Continue reading
We couldn’t get our painting project finished by the end of July, but we’ve made some good progress. We chose to do it ourselves since the cost was about ten percent of what we would have paid to have someone … Continue reading
I was strong and healthy on Wednesday morning. I went for a five-mile run, and then I helped some friends move across town (requiring a complete change of clothing after each of these activities because I was so saturated with … Continue reading