OK, so everyone’s already mad about everything right now, so let’s just do some politics on here. What can it hurt. My little girls are 4 and 6 now, and they’re hitting an age where they are really embodying the stubbornness of their parents. One of the most common phrases in our house right nowContinue reading “Freedom and ‘Merica.”
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In honor of George Floyd
I could write a long list of reasons why I shouldn’t write anything on the turmoil we have seen in Minnesota and around the nation since the death of George Floyd, but the reality is that whatever the list would look like, it would be summed up with the line, “I’m afraid.” It’s a scaryContinue reading “In honor of George Floyd”
On razors and stupidity
My favorite Podcast, Garage Logic with Joe Soucheray (Hail the Flashlight King!), recently introduced me to an interesting idea, a statement called Hanlon’s razor. A razor is a brief, logical statement intended to help someone process through a problem and quickly come to the best solution. Hanlon’s razor says this: Never attribute to malice thatContinue reading “On razors and stupidity”
Echo
Today I am going to highlight the single greatest problem plaguing us in the United States and give the solution that will save us all. The problem is, because of the problem, no one that needs to hear the message will hear it. Drat. Also, I DEFINITELY am not guilty of this AT ALL! <lateContinue reading “Echo”
Get Real
Ok, serious post/rant. Buckle up buttercup. In a recent sermon I made a statement that I imagined was taken 2 ways: it was ignored, or it was disagreed with. Maybe I’m wrong (it happened one other time…) but those seem to be the common thoughts on the subject. What I said was this: Christians whoContinue reading “Get Real”
Fear
Fear is a strange thing. Fear can come from a thing (a virus) or a lack of a thing (toilet paper?). It can because of knowledge (number of deaths from the virus) or lack of knowledge (when will there be toilet paper?). It can be something that we understand or it can be something weContinue reading “Fear”
People, relationships, and the #FreeRideRoadtrip
In 2012 I did a thing. I hopped a one-way flight from St Paul to Albuquerque NM, spent a couple of days seeing the sights and shopping, bought a Harley, and rode Route 66 east. I spent about a week making my way through odd stops here and there, including the International UFO Museum, theContinue reading “People, relationships, and the #FreeRideRoadtrip”
Don’t be like “Attack of the Clones”
It’s amazing how our attitude affects a situation. We can go into something truly fantastic and be completely disappointed, or we can go into something absolutely awful and be pleasantly surprised, all based on our initial expectations and attitude. Take the Star Wars movies for example. The original 3 were spectacular. Episodes 1-3 have someContinue reading “Don’t be like “Attack of the Clones””
No one expects the unexpected
Difficult and unexpected situations tend to bring out some unexpected things. We don’t realize how important something is until it’s gone. Like toilet paper or deodorant. We don’t fully appreciate how much teachers do, until we start teaching our own kids at home. We aren’t grateful enough for simple opportunities to gather together, shake hands,Continue reading “No one expects the unexpected”
Getting out while not going out
So…my last post went in a different direction than I had intended, so I’m going to try this again… A lot is changing around us right now. And we don’t like change. We all like knowing what to expect, and some of us really like knowing what to expect. It’s probably a control thing-I knowContinue reading “Getting out while not going out”
Driven 