Playing Dress Up

Megan and the girls get back into town today after their long weekend hiatus on the farm (I went up with them last Wednesday and came back to St. Louis on Saturday). In talking to them on the phone this morning, it sounds like much physical healing has taken place, and all (for the most [...]

Cosmic, Part Deux

Not exactly sure who this guy is (though I think he goes to Covenant) or what kind of “God-may-be-speaking-to-me-now-so-here-I-am-Lord” theology he’s advancing in this post, but he’s fun(ny) to read nonetheless. And I thought only baseball could be this cosmic…

The Sanity of Baseball

I almost cried at the beauty of this post at Baseball Analysts. Maybe it was the vintage 1962 picture or the almost cosmic convergence of all things baseball, but the sense that the world seemed a lot more sane then than now was almost too much to handle this morning. Call me a freak (or [...]

Sick (and Tired)

Pardon my lack of blogging these past few days. On Wednesday night, we came to the farm in hopes that time away and some country air might heal up the girls from their sickness. We’re currently going on day #9 of a pretty impacting virus, and it’s past the point of driving Megan and me to [...]

Depending on My Theology

Depending on my theology
You are either sovereign or You’re biased
You are good or You’re absent
You allow or You’re dead
Depending on my theology
You observe or You’re deaf
You know or You’re behind
You cause or You’re retired
Depending on my theology
You were or You weren’t
You are or You aren’t
You are to come
or You have already left the building
Depending [...]

Podcasts, Take 2

Over the weekend (which was an interesting one as three of our four girls had high fevers and pink eye), I spent some time figuring out podcasts. After bumbling through the mechanics, I listened to several 7-20 minute podcasts on a range of topics, including three on string theory, one on Piltdown man, one on [...]

For Perspective’s Sake

I suppose I should comment a bit on the status of things here in St. Louis after the storms that came through earlier this week, but I’m afraid there’s not much to report, at least for us. Apart from a few downed limbs and leaves (and a stoplight out here and there), we’ve not been [...]

Ouch

Pardon the obvious narcissism, but this one hurts a bit.
Evidently, a copy of my 1995 album is for sale on eBay.
Only $9.99. Here’s another for $29.98, which is more like it.
If enough – say 10 or so – comment sympathetically for the sake of my bruised ego at this commodification, I’ll post some tracks you [...]

Thursday Links

I’ve got four of the last six reviews that are posted up at Writers Read. It must be a slow reading summer for the other writers (or maybe they’re actually getting some writing done, which if so, I’m jealous). Anyway, if you’re looking for a next book to read, check it out.
Speaking of writing, Megan [...]

Podcasts

Can any of you blogosphere friends leave a comment (with brief descriptions and links) as to your favorite podcasts? Topic does not matter. I’d like to step into this brave new (for me) world without wasting half a day trying to figure out what’s worth listening to. Many thanks.

The Perfect Person to Play God?

The website, Contact Music, posted this little story quoting a British tabloid that movie star Samuel L. Jackson will “voice God” in a new audio recording of the Bible. Apparently Jackson has already finished recording a CD set of the New Testament (to be released in September ‘06), and a box set of the Old [...]

Dern, It’s Hot

We’re supposed to be in the upper-90’s to low-hundreds most of the week here in St. Louis, and I confess there’s little I want to do other than stay inside somewhere and chill. Feeling my sluggish tendencies this morning, I made myself go with Megan to our YMCA to do something physical for an hour, [...]

The Irrelevance of Relevance

I’d always heard about (and wanted to read for some time) Henri Nouwen’s In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership, a book about Nouwen’s life and ministry working with the mentally handicapped after being a priest, as well as a professor at Harvard.
Why the move? Nouwen writes:
“After twenty-five years of priesthood, I found [...]

Bellying Up to the Genius Bar

When we first moved to St. Louis, we were excited about all the city had to offer (see St. Louis links on the sidebar). But, when we found out we were only 12 minutes away from an Apple Store, we were downright giddy (and you’ve not seen giddy until you’ve seen me giddy).
Last night, Megan’s [...]

The Joys of Book Writing

Spent the morning at Kaldi’s Coffeehouse outlining/writing on a new book project, and I have to confess how good it all felt to be working on something longer than a one-page reflection for class or a blog entry for the Internet. The best news is that I think some of what I came up with [...]

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: The Associate

Just had to share this mini-poster I created for Greg Johnson and his installation from assistant to associate pastor this morning at Memorial. I took the pic at a pool party a week or so ago with something like this in mind, but I didn’t get around to putting it all together until early this [...]

Assorted Weekend Links

A couple of random links for your Saturday enjoyment (or endurance, whichever applies):
My good friend, Ed Eubanks (jack of all trades, master of most), is chief cook and bottle-washer of a book review site he started called Writers Read. He’s invited some new writers to join his ranks and somehow I made the cut. My [...]

Meet Edward Abbey

Just got my copy of Orion magazine today and spent some quality time with it this evening. Of particular enjoyment was a collection of unpublished letters written by the late Edward Abbey (think Wendell Berry with a mean streak), about whom the editors write:
“Hands down, no one did more to inspire, entertain, refresh, and invigorate [...]

What Freedom Protects

Today is the Fourth of July. Megan, the girls, and I are leaving for my family’s farm two hours away in Illinois. We have no huge plans – see the cousins, take a walk, grill some butterfly porkchops, set off some fireworks, listen to the corn grow. Reading online the weekly county paper, The Pike [...]

Things I Never Want to Own

Over the past week, I’ve been keeping track of things I never want to own during the course of my lifetime. I started this list when I was walking across the campus here at Covenant and heard a car alarm going off incessantly in the parking lot in the middle of the day. This happens [...]