Wildwood Wisdom (part 3)

Additional high school wisdom for the ages:
“As surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west,
assure yourself each day of the cross which you’ve taken up
and dedicate your heart and mind,
for it is to that cross upon which you were called.”
“A fire warms a person for a day,
but God’s love keeps [...]

Wildwood Wisdom (part 2)

More proverbial wisdom from my students:
“Like sunlight through a window is a man of wisdom’s words:
a source of light where there is none.”
“When you are in pain, go see your physician;
for the pain he inflicts upon you will replace your original agony.”
“An only child is lonely,
but siblings create discord.”
And here’s one about a student whose [...]

Wildwood Wisdom (part 1)

I’m a week away from finishing up the book of Proverbs with my Wildwood high schoolers (we’re studying biblical wisdom literature). As part of today’s class (and with no warning and a ten-minute time limit), I asked the students to write their own proverbs. Most were really clever, and I thought I’d post some of [...]

Hanging with Oscar

Pretty laid back day/evening: church, resting, reading, grading, watching the Oscars. I haven’t seen even a tenth of the movies nominated, but I can be a sucker for Hollywood celebrity and glitz just like anyone else interested in pop culture. Of course, my favorite part is when someone goes too long in his/her acceptance speech [...]

The Sanctification Mug

While I have a good eye (as well as an immense appreciation) for the visual arts, I have no such ability (developed to any degree, at least) within me. This realization became officially evident “back in the day” in my high school art class with Mrs. Dawson. I remember having some success with pottery (I [...]

In Memoriam

I said goodbye to some good friends this week – my “old school” canvas Nike tennis shoes. Even in looking at this picture, I wonder if I made the right decision; sure, the sides were blowing out and the insides were scrunching up something awful, but it’s not like it was their fault.
It’s mine. And [...]

Something to Think About for Lent

Lent is upon us, and, rather than spend the rest of my day (and this post) trying to figure out what one thing I should give up for the next 40 days, I thought I’d focus a bit on why to consider giving up anything at all.
John Calvin taught that original sin “seems to be [...]

My Favorite Five-Year-Old

It’s been a week since my last post and I owe you some content and not just campaign promises (already that’s getting old). However, to buy some more time, maybe this picture of my recently-turned-five-year-old and me on our shared birthday a few weeks ago will suffice.

She is as sweet in real life as in [...]

Hitting the Digital Trail

Since my formal announcement on Sunday, it’s been an exciting few days of campaigning: I’ve had six comments, over 200 page views, and Mitt Romney has since become yet another official contender for the Presidency. There’s no doubt this is going to be a fast-paced race.
That said (and despite my eager-but-not-even-hired-yet campaign manager’s statement in [...]

I’m In

Now that Illinois freshman senator Barack Obama is “officially” running as of his announcement this weekend, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that, as of today, eight Democrats and ten Republicans have already thrown their hat in the ring for President in 2008. But, despite the ever-growing number of candidates coming out of the woodwork, I’m [...]

Link-o-rama

I haven’t done a post of interesting links, podcasts, and other various and sundry items for a while, so here goes (warning: don’t click these links if you don’t want to think):

I heard this NOW story on Housing First’s Pathways to Housing project, an initiative that basically gives homeless people free furnished apartments as a [...]

The Comfort of the Cold

Like most of the country this past week, it’s been cold here in St. Louis. But while I’m no polar bear, I haven’t minded the barely-above-zero temperatures. Granted, we live in a house with a brand new furnace and have running hot water that makes a shower the highlight of the morning. But this is [...]

Just Call Me Wendell Berry

Yes, it would curtail people’s personal freedoms and take us back to the dark ages when people actually had to talk to one another, but for no other reason than basic human courtesy, I don’t think this is all that bad of an idea.
Who’s with me?

Collage O’ Craig

You are what you read. With that in mind, here’s a thousand books of me – now 36 as of today. It’s also my third child’s fifth birthday, who is still the best present I could ever get.
Created (rather easily) using our Library Thing account (thanks to Megan for keeping our book collection current) and [...]

1984 Never Sounded So Good

I could care less about the game (and the commercials have been lame so far), but Prince’s Super Bowl halftime performance was un-stinking-believable. Was “Purple Rain” as a closer not totally redeeming of the bad weather in Miami? I don’t mean to ooze, but oh my…

A Church for Everyone…Except for Me

As many of you know, I’m beginning the part-time/full-time job search for when we leave support in May. My tension here is trying to find a job that pays enough for our one-income family to live on (that is, eat and pay rent), while not having to work an excessive amount of hours in order [...]

It’s What I Do

Reading, reading, reading. Good stuff (especially John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress for fun at night), but a lot of it to digest and make sense of. More on some of it here later, I’m sure.
Little new to report, so I’ll point you to this funny post from Seminary Tychicus regarding his new semester. I thought he’d [...]