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May 2011

May 16, 2011

Water sacrifice

The Mississippi River is rising. It starts as a trickle in Northern Minnesota at Lake...

May 13, 2011

I’m an Urban Farmer

I grew up in the Sierra-Nevada mountains, with snow deep and trees thick to blanket the ground. And...

May 11, 2011

One man’s junk, is another’s treasure. Finding the gospel story on eBay.

"What is your value, beloved child?" That's the question that Journey to Beloved asks her...

May 11, 2011

Comfort Kills

I have spent most of my life looking for the easy way out. I admit...

May 09, 2011

Go ahead. Irritate me!

In life, there always seems to be somebody that finds a way to get under...

May 06, 2011

You really don’t need great faith and I can prove it

He's held up as a bastion. A stalwart. A rock. Solid. And indeed, over his long...

May 01, 2011

Bin Laden’s Death — How should we react?

Image by Paul Keller via FlickrMany Americans are gloating right now with the news that...

April 2011

April 29, 2011

The gangster, the hero, and the example I’ll leave my sons

World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare. He...

April 27, 2011

How Al Capone influenced a father to do the right thing

We all know the story of Al Capone. He virtually owned Chicago. There were few...

April 25, 2011

The dandelion wars

One of the sure signs of spring is the presence of dandelions. Despite their yellow...

April 22, 2011

What a waste of time

Sometimes I look at this life I'm living, trying to make righteous choices, and the...

April 19, 2011

The wood. The nails. The hammer.

He had learned the trade from his father who probably learned it from his father....

April 17, 2011

Sunday Funnies — the Cartoonist and the Creator

This is a Holy Week tribute to Johnny Hart, the creative cartoonist behind the "B.C."...

April 15, 2011

Quitter

There lies within me a natural urge to walk away. When the wagging tongues throw their barbs...

April 13, 2011

Finally, I can be great

I always had this belief that I would be successful. Not to go all Freud on...

April 11, 2011

When your time is up

Each morning, my grandmother would pull on her blue-zippered sweater and open the door from...

April 08, 2011

What’s Your One Thing?

The movie City Slickers is a great story about finding your place in life. Hoping to relieve the...

April 06, 2011

On super heroes and a super secret power

Image via Wikipedia As a boy, I would tie a blanket around my neck and...

April 05, 2011

Know-It-All

I remember standing behind the lectern, laser pointer in hand. Teaching, leading, I imparted knowledge and...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

“Read the instructions” — Learning lessons the hard way

I am just now recovering from a two-week injury to my hands. Let me tell...

March 29, 2011

God is love and other lies

It's a great thing to say, "God is love" and that gives a temporary measure...

March 29, 2011

Turbulence – It’s coming!

“This is your captain in the flight deck and we’ve just reached our cruising altitude...

March 24, 2011

Blame me

Blame the President. Blame Congress. Blame the oil companies. Blame the banks. Blame the rich....

March 22, 2011

Wrapped in bacon: Companies hide the good news

(This is also today's featured post over at the High Calling) Our black lab, Obi, was...

March 18, 2011

All the lonely playgrounds

We have our share of problems in society. A burgeoning debt that threatens to swamp our...

March 16, 2011

Running toward the mushroom cloud

The news from Japan looks grim. Towns are in complete rubble. 10,000’s are lost and...

March 14, 2011

Good Grief. God Grief.

I had lunch yesterday with a young man today who is hurting. You could see it...

March 11, 2011

Trying to forget

It happened to me the other day. I read some of my old performance appraisals...

March 09, 2011

“Daddy, stay home and play”

(I as honored to have this post highlighted today over at the High Calling. Please...

March 07, 2011

More or less? How Can I Fit It All In?

It seems that my life is often dominated by the broken promises of "More."I have...