There is Hope My Kids Will Stick Around
“At the Q gathering in 2010, urbanologist Richard Florida observed that young adults meeting one another no longer ask, ‘What do you do?’ They ask, ‘Where do you ...
Run, You Fool, Run
Wendy dragged me out of bed in summer and fall 2009 to start running. She had started four months earlier and part of what got me out of bed was guilt that she wa...
Books Completed in 2010
Not much, I know, but it is better than 2008 and 2009 combined.Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor, by D. A. CarsonThe Return of the King, by J. R. R. Tolkien...
I Read Them Stories Because...
A former classmate, Nick Nowalk, wrote this post, which has much to do with all that I have been writing and thinking lately. The post is titled, “Why I Read Fant...
Washed and Waiting
A former classmate of mine, Wesley Hill, has written a book titled, Washed and Waiting.Another former classmate of mine, Nick Nowalk, reviewed Wesley’s book on it...
Correct me, O Lord
As I have written before, I am moody and prone to extremes. I have noticed over the years that my extremes can play havoc with the way that I see and understand t...
huge boots
huge boots, originally uploaded by wenabell.Wendy's most popular (by views) photo from her flickr site.
The Preferred Reality
I have spent the last four hours alone while Wendy and the kids were out. It is interesting that I can miss them so much when I love being alone as much as I do. ...
The Recipe is to Spend Your Life Cooking
“Handed-down wisdom and worked-up information remain the double piers of a cook’s life. The recipe book always contains two things: news of how something is made,...