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the mischievous grin of my 13-year old son … a sudden hug from my 10-year old daughter … Burgerville cheeseburgers with extra spread … a hot shower at the end of ...

Speaking of running, Wendy successfully completed her first half marathon on Sunday. She ran it with her running buddy Cara. For those of you on Facebook, you kno...

Wendy and I ran a casual 4 mile run this morning. Casual until the last half-mile when we ran up a hill we strive normally to avoid. Amazingly, we ran up with lit...

Nick Nowalk, whose quotes have graced this site before, writes a frightening essay on the significance of sexual sin for the right thinking of individuals, and li...

spring moss, originally uploaded by wenabell.This picture, again taken by my talented and godly wife, reminds me of the Pacific Northwest. It was taken at the Uof...

The menu for today’s Memorial Day barbecue included grilled burritos as part of the main course.We started by grilling chicken breasts seasoned with olive oil, cu...

We spent today, Memorial Day, with our dear friends, the Crutchmers, who are longing to help provide theological education to pastors in Finland. We played soccer...

In formal writing, the future tense requires shall for the first person, will for the second and third. The formula to express the speaker’s belief regarding his ...

I ran a half marathon this morning. Not an actual race, but the same distance. 13.11 miles in 2:05:00. I am very thankful that it was still in the mid-fifties.

For as far back as my early college years I have always had a strange notion that when I get to heaven I would be able to ask strange statistical questions and&nb...