Over the summer we took a family vacation in Europe. It was a wonderful trip where we met up with old friends in a simple cottage on the coast of Wales, ate lots of fish and chips, traveled to London and Paris and visited Peter’s cousins in Denmark. We climbed towers and walked miles and […]
The Invitation to Confess
I shared this short thought on Facebook over the summer, but also wanted to share it here…. Historically speaking, I am not good at confessing sin. Here’s my problem: I’m a perfectionist. I don’t do very much that is wrong, objectively speaking. I follow rules. It makes me squirm inside even to think about other […]
Trust Your Love Instead Of Your Fear
A few days after the Presidential election of 2016, I wrote this post. Looking back on it now, it seems like a great introduction to my writing and thinking, so I have edited it to be a little less bound to the events of the election. If you enjoy what you read here, please keep […]
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 2
I mentioned a while back that I wanted to revise our family’s policies regarding screen time in response to a podcast I heard with Heather McFadyen and Andy Crouch. In response, we decided that the kids couldn’t watch/use screens until after lunch. I thought it would stop them from thinking about screens as soon as […]
New Rules For Screen Time Pt. 1
When I was a kid, we spent two weeks at my grandparent’s beach house every summer. It was a simple cottage with painted wooden floors and sheets and blankets that had been in use for decades, and an outdoor shower. We ate outside and played cards and kick the can and explored the shoreline. […]
The Difference between Hardship and Suffering, and Why It Matters
Here are some of my thoughts from this past week, which include my thoughts and questions about hardship and suffering, a video about what it means to follow people in general and Jesus in particular, and some recommendations for listening and reading. Enjoy! May 30,2018 Recently I have been thinking about hardship and about suffering […]
