The fine

Several years ago a poor, elderly man found himself standing before the judge in Municipal Court in Fort Worth, TX. He was caught driving with expired auto insurance. It was an oversight on his part — he had simply forgotten to renew it. The judge read the charges and asked him what he pleaded. He [...]

Action steps for 2010

Photo by 1Happysnapper Last week I told you about my single goal for 2010. This week I’m talking about the how. My approach consists of two things: Honing 3 daily habits to help me tackle my 2010 goal of not hindering, but enhancing Christ’s legacy. Brainstorming straightforward, concrete ways I can make it happen. Honing [...]

My single goal for 2010

Photo by richardefreeman. I realize it’s not my normal posting day (Monday) but today is my 35th birthday and it’s the first week of 2010 (there’s just something soothing about even years to me) and so it seems appropriate to throw in somethin’ extra. I know. Someone stop me. I generally shy away from New [...]

How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions, Part 2

Kids ask a lot of questions; it’s their job. As I said last week, as parents, our job is to answer them. Hayley asked an innocent enough question at the lunch table the other day from which a very interesting discussion arose. Naturally, I was the sole adult representation home at the time (where’s Brian [...]

How we talk to our kids about gay marriage & other tough questions

Photo by Oberazzi An interesting conversation bloomed at the lunch table with our 7 and 9 year olds the other day. One small question turned into a full-blown discussion about gay marriage and I thought I’d let you in on how it all went. But you’ll have to come back next Monday for that. Today [...]

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