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December 2014

December 22, 2014

Limping Into the New Year — A Christmas Diagnosis

I am limping out of 2014 and into 2015. One week ago today, I had...

September 2014

September 02, 2014

Same As It Ever Was

So, I took 6 weeks off of the Internet, and I feel fine. Didn't miss...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

Happy Christmas, From Mine to Yours

December 04, 2013

Parenting Lasts

We tend to remember parenting "firsts." The birth of a child, her first steps, the...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

Some Changes Here at Theoblogy

As you can see above, I had an epic weekend of hunting in and around...

August 2013

August 06, 2013

Postmoderns Have Nothing To Teach Our Children (and other fables)

I just got back from a week at a dude ranch in Colorado. It was...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Preaching in the Dakotas

We're less than two months away from hunting season, so I'm actively looking for opportunities...

July 15, 2013

It’s a Court System, Not a Justice System

Years ago, in the midst of my divorce, I was sitting in therapy, again bemoaning...

July 08, 2013

When an Extrovert Marries an Introvert

I'm an extrovert. Surprised? Having just returned from a week at the family cabin with...

June 2013

June 15, 2013

All I Want for Father’s Day: Equal Parenting Time

I've blogged in the past about the injustice in the parenting time laws in Minnesota...

June 07, 2013

Marriage Advice from Divorcées

Since the dissolution of my first marriage, I have been reluctant to give anyone marriage...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

No-Fault Divorce: It’s NOT Destroying Marriage

Last year, I was talking about gay marriage with a Christian leader whose name you...

April 25, 2013

Needed: Favorite Baseball Lingo

Next week, Little League season begins again. This will be my fourth year coaching my...

March 2013

March 11, 2013

Hawaii Doesn’t Suck

I'm putting up this quick post from LAX, where Courtney and I are en route...

February 2013

February 16, 2013

Labs Get No Love at Westminster

The only dog I've ever owned is a Lab, and the only dog I'll ever...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Hunting: It’s More Sublime than You Might Think

Here's the text of the pecha kucha talk I gave at Emergence Christianity last week:...

January 02, 2013

John Piper, Doug Pagitt, and a Lame Duck

Some interesting items in the news last Sunday. Rose French wrote a profile of the...

October 2012

October 08, 2012

Stop Spanking Your Children

Joy has: But here’s the problem. I thought that in order to respect authority and...

September 2012

September 22, 2012

Why I Won’t Be Posting this Weekend

July 2012

July 25, 2012

My Kids Aren’t in Sunday School

In thinking about Michael's post yesterday, I was imagining what a difference it makes to...

July 19, 2012

Something I Love

Photos by Courtney Perry.

July 17, 2012

Fighting the Darkness

I don't struggle with depression. I know many who do, but that's just not my...

June 2012

June 11, 2012

My Black Brother, Part Two

A while back, I wrote about Cavonte Johnson, who was taken in by my parents...

June 07, 2012

Bringing Minnesota and Texas Together

As you may recall, the marriage of Tony and Courtney united the two states on...

June 02, 2012

Gov. Mark Dayton Vetoed Kids

A powerful Op Ed in the Strib reiterates what I've been writing here about the...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

What’s Happening in Marriage and Divorce?

Mark Regenerus looks at the number: First, the sheer number of new marriages (i.e., weddings)...

May 25, 2012

Update: Minnesota Governor Sides with the Lawyers (and Against Dads)

A while ago, I wrote about a bill making its way through the Minnesota legislature....

April 2012

April 13, 2012

Custody Laws: Our Government in (In)Action

Last month, I testified in front of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee of the...

April 10, 2012

My Black Brother

That headline is not metaphorical. My parents, in their retirement, have taken in a young...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

Attention Gardeners

I'm dramatically expanding my garden this year, in one of those DIY projects that's probably...