Now Abides . . . Hope

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
Let your [...]

Dog Days

I could go into the latest weather stats, but I think that picture says it all.

Simple Sentences, Vol. 2

Every time you come up with an “outside the box” solution, you’ve just created another box.

Date Night Lifer

With the kids 400 miles away visiting their grandparents, the lovely Angela and I took a few hours off of the various household projects and decided to go out for dinner and a walk.

After some General Tso’s, we took a drive to a place she enjoys due to the unique natural features, and I enjoy [...]

Great But Unsung Hymn Stanzas, Vol. I

After recently being convinced of the necessity of developing religious affections in my children, we have begun singing some of the more theological, God-centered hymns in our family devotions.

One benefit is exposure to some great texts. Another is discovering all the original stanzas of the more familiar texts, some of which have [...]

Simple Sentences, Inaugural Edition

No problem will ever truly be solved by a politician.

Milk for Lunch

I was out taking a walk at a local nature preserve on my lunch today, and, as is my want, I flipped a piece of plywood that was lying on the ground.

I found this.

A female yearling Milk Snake/Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum. The above picture is more or less as found. The one [...]

Must Hear Audio Extra!

Free streaming audio of I Am He, a great discussion by Tim Keller of Jesus’ claims of divinity is availiable at that link. If you’ve ever wondered just who Jesus was or wished you were better equipped to help people answer that question, you won’t be disappointed.

.23n(apowrimo)=fail?

How’s that for a polynomial?

So we are 7 days (or 23 percent) into National Poetry Writing Month, to which I’ve committed. I’ve written a poem four of the seven days. If I finish out the month flawlessly I’ll have 27 poems. I don’t even want to think about makeup poems. [...]

NaPoWriMo Update (Good Friday Edition)

I’d just thought that you’d like to know that I have so far made good on my National Poetry Writing Month commitment.  Of course, we’re only two days in . . .    At any rate, I’ve been considering I Tim 1 for the last couple days, and, through my thoughts this Good Friday, it became the seed [...]