Right now I still don’t have a job. Like many Americans I am unemployed. And a very bright side of being unemployed these past few months has been the significant amount of time I’ve gotten to spend with my boys. My wife and I have, hands down, the best four boys on the planet (no [...]
Archive for January, 2012
On Being a Successful Father
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized, tagged boys, dad, family, father, fathering, kids, sons on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
TV Shows I Miss
Posted in Television, Uncategorized, tagged aaron sorkin, better off ted, gilmore gilrs, LOST, pushing daisies, studio 60 on the sunset strip, tv shows, west wing on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Have you found yourself, as I have, hesitant to embrace new shows? When a show you loved gets hacked after one season (or worse, mid-season!) you grumble and curse the network under your breath. “How can you cut _____________, but keep trash like ______________ on the air!?!?!” And then, when it happens again… and again… [...]
The De-Evolution of a Beard
Posted in Philosophy, tagged beard, depression, depression beard, doubt, no shave november on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Goodbye “Depression Beard!” For two months (November-December) I grew out my beard, calling it my “depression beard.” And then, on January 1st, I shaved it all off. Here is a video of that moment. (check out this post, and the talk I gave last week, to learn more about my “depression beard,” what it meant [...]
Lean in to Doubt
Posted in Church, Philosophy, Theology, tagged christianity, de-evolution of a beard, depression beard, doubt, faith, sermon, story on January 18, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Here is the audio from the talk I gave Friday January 13th at Corban University. At their chapel service, I spoke about doubt. I shared some of my story, and talked about what I was learning about the power of “doubt” within the context of our expression of faith. You can stream it here or [...]
If you love Jesus, MUST you hate religion?
Posted in Church, Culture, Movies, Theology, tagged hypocrisy, jesus, poetry, religion, spoken word, youtube video on January 13, 2012 | 7 Comments »
So, you’ve probably seen it. This video where the spoken-word poet talks about loving Jesus but hating religion. I’ve watched my FB blow up with people sharing this, and tried to avoid it just because… but I decided to watch it today. If you haven’t seen it, here it is: Since this IS my blog, [...]
The Lord Taketh Away and… Giveth?
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged disappointment, doubt, frustration, grief, loss on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The other day I saw someone’s status on Facebook, and it read: God will never take something away from you without the intention of replacing it with something better! I had to read it twice before I was assured that THAT is what they truly wrote. Now, far be it from me to judge someone [...]
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