March 2009
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Two-Dollar Catheterizations at McDonald’s
One of my brothers refers to McDonald’s as “McLaxatives” because of the unintended medicinal value of their food products. Now they have apparently decided to expand their healthcare services. At the McDonald’s near my house, they’re offering help–and comparatively inexpensive help–for those who are having difficulties ridding their bodies of liquid waste products. Here’s the… Continue reading
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Stuff That’s Been Going On
Lots going on lately. A brief recap: On Wednesday I was able to visit briefly with Carolyn’s kindergarten class. Those kids are always so much fun! She doesn’t have too many days left there–her last day is May 1. On Thursday I started a new Bible study called The Creative Call. I’m doing the study… Continue reading
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How Do I Study the Bible?
Yesterday at CrossWay Church we wrapped up a three-week series called TXT with a message about how to study the Bible. The very term “Bible study” can be intimidating, but it’s actually a process we learn very early in life. Carolyn’s kindergarten students use a similar method whenever they begin a new unit in their… Continue reading
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Bugs Have the Most Fun
Carolyn was reading a science book about animals to her kindergarten class yesterday. She showed them a picture that looked something like this: When she asked if anyone knew what this was, one little guy raised his hand and said: “It’s a playing mantis!” Continue reading
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Random Thoughts in Alphabetical Order: The Letter D
D is for… Daughter. I still can’t believe I’m going to have a daughter! “Daughter.” The word just suddenly sounds awkward in my mouth, yet it makes my heart jump with excitement. A day is coming soon when I’ll answer questions about my family not just by saying “my wife,” but “my wife and daughter.” … Continue reading
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Childbirth Class #1
On Saturday Carolyn and I had the first of our three childbirth classes. This one was held in Salisbury, and the next two will be at a church that’s right across the street from our neighborhood (that’ll be nice!). The class was from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and there were seven other couples there. … Continue reading
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How Do We Know the Bible is True?
Yesterday at CrossWay was week #2 in the series TXT. This week we explored the question: How do we know the Bible is true? We broke this question down into three tests that are used by historians to test the reliability of ancient documents: (1) The internal test. This asks the question: Do the writers… Continue reading
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Little Laura Marie’s Foot
For my latest painting I decided to paint my favorite picture from Laura Marie’s first sonogram. Here’s her precious little foot after 19 weeks in the womb: Continue reading
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Kindergarten Kid Stuff
Carolyn showed the 3-D ultrasound pictures to her children. It freaked them out! Some of them said the pictures scared them and covered their eyes. Others said the baby looks like a stone. It is seriously tempting to wait until the baby is born, put her in makeup so that she looks like she does… Continue reading
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What’s A Sermon?
Just now I went to the kitchen here at work to get the goods to make some coffee. As I passed one of the classroom doors, a boy came over and asked what I was doing. “Writing a sermon,” I said. He asked, “What’s a sermon?” If you ever want to force yourself to bring… Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 