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5th Annual Christmas Tree Toss – 2021

The annual Christmas tree toss - it’s become a sappy tradition that an international audience roots for.(Visited 39 times, 1 visits today)

Merry Christmas 2021: Let’s Go Braeden

Our Christmas this year involved a new family member - again, and with the addition, we experience a "drop the mic" moment. (Visited 102 times, 1 visits today)

Nuff Said: Christmas with The Chosen, Birds aren’t real, Big tech censorship, Gay marriage, Read printed books

This 'Nuff Said entry highlights a Christmas movie you won't want to miss, a look at the Gen Z conspiracy theory that birds aren't real, exposure of big tech censorship, reflection on gay marriage and redefining words, and the importance of reading actual, real printed books.(Visited 13 times, 1 visits today)

Sleepy reflections on Star Trek and sovereignty

Late night Star Trek watching doesn't normally produce deep thoughts about God's sovereignty... except when it does.(Visited 10 times, 1 visits today)

More COVID… and sources to read that aren’t trying to scare you to death

Another day, another COVID-19 variant, more fear. Here's some sources to contrast the prevailing fear metanarrative.(Visited 5 times, 1 visits today)

Thanksgiving smokers

I blog an annual Thanksgiving post. Reading through these posts is a deeply stirring and encouraging assurance each year of my life being guided and blessed, even when times are hard. I encourage you to journal on Thanksgiving every year and keep track of God's gracious activity and provision. I invite you to step into my reflections of this past year from my view.(Visited 5 times, 1 visits today)

The Mayor of Walmart

I know, I know. You feel unworthy. I promise to remember all of you little people out there and ensure that you continue to save money by shopping at Walmart. However, one of my EOs will be to make sure the store is always well-stocked with Diet Cream Soda.(Visited 2 times, 1 visits today)

The light of the world

"When the light in most people's faces comes from the glow of the laptop, the smartphone, or the television screen, we are living in a Dark Age."(Visited 9 times, 1 visits today)

The broken edges of brokenness

We have these double insulated glass cups in our cabinet. Recently, I was getting one out, and it slipped, bounced once, and though I frantically tried to grab it before it hit the county a second time, I failed to make the snag. It shattered spectacularly. As I declared, “Nothing to see here,” and began the clean up, I was astonished at how much glass was created by the breakage. It was just hard to believe that the shards scattered across the cabinet and floor were previously united into one cup. As I swept and delicately gathered up the pieces,…(Visited 2 times, 1 visits today)

No love? No worth.

Whatever we may call it, love is not love if it's not accompanied by behavior that reflects self-emptying. Our culture wants love without limits and without truth. We're shown another way in Paul's 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians.(Visited 7 times, 1 visits today)