Considering Patience

The laptop is in the shop, so my on-line time is limited to office time.  While I’m in the office the next few weeks I’m working on sermons.  I’ll be preaching on the “presbyterian” son, actually the 2 ways to run from God (yes, I’ve been listening to a lot of Tim Keller as I’ve [...]

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Considering the Stigma of Failure

It comes up in every interview: what happened, why did the church close?  I understand that question and answer it as best I can.  Many things contributed to the final result.  More than I could probably list.  But it feels like picking at a scab, keeping it from healing.
For some, the stigma is too much.  [...]

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Considering Pitching

The big news out of Ft. Myers is not the arrival of the ever-expanding Bartolo Colon.  Apparently he thinks he’s reporting to Angels’ camp, since his travel bag is one of theirs.
The really big news, from my perspective, is the development of Dice-K and Clay Buchholz.  Last year had to be a difficult year for [...]

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Considering the Dangers of Environmentalism

The push is on to get you to buy and use compact flourescent bulbs.  They do use less energy.  But it is reductionistic to have that as the one criteria.  As one who worked in the men’s department of a store as a teenager, they make colors appear differently than they do in natural light.  [...]

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Considering a Song to Sustain

We sang this one 2 Sundays ago, and it fit in very well with my sermon.  And for my place in life.  It is on Chris Tomlin’s most recent album See the Morning, but was written by Brenton Brown and Ken Riley.  The song is Everlasting God, and it is a mediation on Isaiah 40.
Strength [...]

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Singing Doctrine

Keith and Kristyn Getty (along with Stuart Townend) are among some of the best worship song writers today.  They write music that bridges the gap between traditional hymns and modern worship with what has been called “modern hymns”.
Keith: “I don’t think of music as only teaching, but I do think that what we sing profoundly [...]

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It’s Been 3 Weeks

It is hard to believe that CavSon has been here more than 3 weeks.  It is nearly time for our 30-day evaluation.
He has made some great progress.  In the past couple of days we have noticed that he is beginning to imitate our speech.  His English vocabulary is slowly expanding, but expanding it is.  We [...]

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“A Lot of Coaches Did It”

Arlen Specter take note of this interview with 2-time Super Bowl winning coach Jimmy Johnson on reportedly on WFAN during Super Bowl week (he reiterates much of what he has said earlier on national TV, but apparently not everyone was listening).
Q: How about the spying thing Jimmy. You’re a coach does that bother you what [...]

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Patriots Reloading

Usually Super Bowl teams lose members of the coaching staff.  The Patriots gained an experienced defensive coach in Dom Capers.  He has head coaching experience, as well as being a defensive coordinator.  Dean Pees remains the defensive coordinator, but Capers brings lots of experience in the 3-4, particularly in pressuring the QB.  The Patriots had [...]

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Considering Choosing a Pastor

This Tim Keller quote was sent from a colleague from seminary and Ligonier:
“Most churches make the mistake of selecting as leaders the confident, the competent, and the successful. But what you most need in a leader is someone who has been broken by the knowledge of his or her sin, and even greater knowledge of [...]

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If Attacked by a Swarm of 5 year-olds

… would you survive?
The number I could take in a fight,
25
I suppose I could be locked in a room with a kindergarten class and make it out alive, unless they were rabid beasts like the Dark Seekers.  Then I’m dead. 
You just never know….. but you might want to find out.

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Considering No Country for Old Men

I must be the last cool person in America to see the Coen brothers’ latest masterpiece, No Country for Old Men.  It finally came to town with the Oscars Sunday (you’d think I live in the middle of nowhere).  With the Coen brothers, no 2 films are alike (Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, O Brother, Where [...]

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Bath Time is Fun Time

Bath time is one of the few times where there is little/no whining or complaining.  The kids love taking a bath and splashing around.  A little too much splashing at times.  CavDaughter is sporting her new “towel” from Nana.  I guess it is a bath towel wrap- it has a place to put your hands, [...]

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Still Considering Spygate

Like the Steroid hearings, this baby just won’t go away.  Some new tidbit stirs up the dust again.  Apparently former Patriots’ videotaping assistant Matt Walsh thinks he holds the key.  The question might be, is it authentic or a counterfeit?
Walsh wants immunity and protection from lawsuits (understandable since he would have in his possession materials [...]

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Considering Jason Kidd’s Journey

Traded again.  Looks like Jason Kidd can’t believe he’s going back to Dallas, where his NBA career started.  He was part of a young core there who hoped to emerge as superstars.  Jason, Jamal Mashburn and Jimmy Jackson hoped to begin a period of success after the Roy Tarpley debacle.
They didn’t, but were torn apart [...]

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Considering a Breakfast Treat and More

This morning I took CavDaughter to breakfast for a special treat.  If you don’t like parenting stories… stop right here & head to the picture below!
She’s been “stuck” in potty training.  She exhibited a great reluctance to pooping in the potty.  To provide incentive CavWife once again volunteered me, this time to do a special [...]

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Considering a Cone of Silence

We’ve been putting the kids on a chair in the living room to discipline them when they are having crying/screaming fits.  CavSon was in rare form tonight, refusing to say “please” (he knows the sign for please).  It was a battle of the wills, and he was screaming pretty loudly.
It began when he wouldn’t ask [...]

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Valentine’s Gift: Pitchers & Catchers Report

Pitchers and catchers reported today in Ft. Myers.  Papelbon is one happy cat, and so are the Sox fans.  Hope springs eternal, and most of the World Series Championship team will be returning.
Schilling is in town to rehab his shoulder.  Now that Hansen gets a good night’s sleep, perhaps he’ll return to the form that [...]

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Cracking the CMS Code

We had a breakthrough in the quest for treatment for CavSon’s cleft palate.  We spoke with the nurse who runs the cranio-facial team in Orlando.  He said that cleft palates were one of the exceptions allowing you to receive service out of district.  This means we will be able to have the surgeon we have [...]

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Considering the Clemens Comedic Caper

I was watching C-SPAN last night, partaking of the Comedic Caper that took place on Capitol Hill yesterday.  Here are my thoughts:
1. McNamee seemed more believable to me.  He admitted to his lies to reporters, and the process by which he was essentially caught and had to tell the truth.  Apparently Congressman Burton can’t understand [...]

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