Five Things My Children Should Know

Carolanne tagged me to list five things that I want my kids to know when they grow up.  I think it is very important that we teach our children the Christian faith, and if we do that, we will give them much more than five things to know.  Our kids always give us plenty to [...]

My First Car

Paul over at But a Poor Reflection asked folks to reminisce about their first car.  Happy to oblige Paul.
 
My first car was a beautiful red 1968 Plymouth Fury III.  I was 16 years old when got it for $300 in 1976.  What a great car.  It had a 383ci V8 under the hood and man [...]

Anxiety Meter

After the first week of the semester the anxiety meter is already reading a little higher.  Next Tuesday is the due date for my ELCA Approval essay.  As the day draws nearer I can take some comfort in knowing that I am about finished with this paper.  All that I have left to do is [...]

The Saturday Morning Post

Welcome to Saturday, August 25, 2007
 
Friday Night Lights
 
The 2007 high school football season has finally kicked off. Last night we played a team from outside our division and lost 28-14. Still, it was a good hard hitting game and our boys played well. There are a few fundamentals that need work, but I think we [...]

Poetic Justice

We have all experienced a driver that just ticks us off.   Want to bet that there is a grumpy firefighter somewhere who finally got revenge?  Looks like it to me.  This is why I don’t own a BMW.  Well, it’s one reason anyway.

BMW cars justice

The Rite of Welcome

I was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go to the house of the Lord.
Unless the Lord builds the house,
In vain do the builders labor.
Surly the Lord is in this place.
This is the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.
 
This was the opening dialog last night during the rite of welcoming, as [...]

Beginning of the End

I know it is early but I have to drive to Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (LTSS from now on) in Columbia, SC and tie up all of the loose ends before classes begin on Wednesday.  The first stop will be a continental breakfast so that the members of my class have an opportunity to meet [...]

On Faith, Politics and Capital Punishment

Kelly Fryer at Reclaiming the F Word posted an article from the news wire service that discusses an irony of capital punishment in that; Southern states with a large conservative Christian base tend to execute more prisoners.  Ironic because Christians are those who preach love your neighbor and forgive those who sin against you.  Yet, [...]

Odds and Ends

First of all, today is our daughter Katie’s birthday.  She is a whole whopping 11 years old…going on 16.  It is hard to believe that it has been eleven years already.  My how they grow up so fast.  Right now she is learning all of the ins and outs of the new Wii game system [...]

The Saturday Morning Post

Welcome to Saturday, August 18, 2007
 
First of all, I am feeling much better this morning than I have the past few days.  Thursday and Friday were the worst, but it is amazing what a day in bed and good night’s sleep will do for you.
 
Cool is the Rule
 
One of the things I was able to [...]