friday favs

1. favorite political candidate: i wish i lived in tennessee. i’m telling my sister, scott, amber, josh, will, jay…do i know anybody else in nashville? this is serious…i need you all to vote for him.

2. favorite use of a gymnastics analogy in a sermon:

3. favorite song: this came from failblog, via my friend [...]

experience (un)necessary

read 1 samuel 17:32-37
the world is so different now than it was when the bible was written. how are we supposed to be able to apply meaning and direction from these ancient texts to our lives today. i’m reading the bible online on my laptop, i heated my coffee up in a microwave [...]

sunday night after church

1. i got more sleep last night than i have in about a week. not quite 7 hours, but still felt good.
2. amelia sleeps better in her pack-n-play than she does in her crib. i don’t know why. but my inlaws are in town, so they got her room, and she moved [...]

friday favs

1. favorite song: this song has been in my head pretty much all day and all night since they sang it in my church last sunday. i’m not sorry – coincidence maybe
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
2. favorite food:

3. favorite city to be a municipal employee:
bell, california
4. favorite blog: the dude [...]

my $300 plaque

read 1 Samuel 15:20-23
“…but i did obey God…” saul seems to think that he’s done the right thing here. not only the right thing, but he feels like he has gone above and beyond the call of God, thought of a better way to use the resources that God clearly told him how to use [...]

friday favs

1) favorite commercial:

2) favorite new toy that i don’t own:

3) favorite church sign:

what’s your favorite thing this week?

parenting skillz

just saw this on perry noble’s blog. it’s powerful. and convicting. and true i think. watch it.

i don’t think i’ve dropped any weights yet…but i don’t ever want to.