Over Christmas break Rose and I started watching the NBC show Parenthood. We’ve been slowly catching up to the latest episode of season 2. After watching a few episodes I began to see a lot of what I viewed as similar to myself in a certain character, known on the show as Adam Braverman. Here’s…
The Simple Life
Maybe it is just part of the “growing up” process, but I’ve found in myself a desire to simplify life more every year. Early in our marriage, we went from two cars down to one, and I commuted to work on a bike. That was a pretty big shift for me. We also try to…
Christmas Break
Life slows down a little bit for me these next couple weeks and after giving it some thought I’m planning on taking a break from blogging here until 2011. Looking back over the past year of posts on this blog I’ve noticed my trend of posting quite a bit less often. Part of this has…
Fortuitous Bouncing
It’s rough being a Vikings fan these days. They’re on Monday Night Football this week and they’re starting a QB they drafted as a wide receiver 8 months ago. Yikes. One great thing about Christmas time is that everyone has too many desserts and cookies that they don’t want. So I end up with a…
3 Things I Wish a Worship Leader Would Have Taught Me Long Ago
A while back I had coffee with a younger (think 20 years old) worship leader that I know through family. He was looking for a little help and direction as he leads students usually once a week. As I spent some time thinking through what to share, I thought of things I wish an older…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Coming to you today from sunny San Diego. Down here for a short trip with my family to celebrate my sister’s graduation from her doctorate program. She might be younger than me, but she is most definitely smarter than me. Forecast for today: 80* and sunny. Be jealous. I’d appreciate prayers for my church. We’re…