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The nothing…. - 28 May 2008
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Or you can select your feed type by clicking on the “Subscribe” button on the right. Thanks for visiting!As a boy, I grew extremely curious of God mainly because I did not know Him, or anything about Him. Death always […]
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Read Full Post »Where Did You Get That Image of God? - 26 May 2008
Today Prodigal Jon was talking in Stuff Christians Like about the images we present of God as being big, bad, and ugly.
My vision of God was of an angry, old man with powers beyond my understanding and punishment beyond my creativity. His favorite activities, beside Frisbee, were smiting people and striking people down where they stood […]
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Read Full Post »Kyle’s Visit to the Hospital - 13 May 2008
Kile’s wife Carrie went to the hospital. And all Kyle got was this blanket.
And the baby inside.
Laura Kate Wiley was born on May 12. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Joel and Curtis are competing for favorite uncle.
We’re all thrilled.
Kyle most of all.
He needed a new blanket.
(Click here to see Dad’s reading list for LK. And here to […]
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Read Full Post »The Dark Knight - 30 Mar 2008
Every little boy has his fantasy, and though I grew up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joe, the one who would destroy them all is of course Batman. I wanted to be Batman so bad, I even had the face mask, ears, cape and gloves that shot small arrows at you target. I […]
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Read Full Post »Forest Fire - 15 Mar 2008
Back in the olden days, there used to run a commercial of a bear built like Dick Butkus, who powerfully told all of us that only we could prevent forest fires. To a six year old, smack in the middle of Cheerios and G.I. Joe, Smokey was both a comforting usual on Saturday and a […]
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Read Full Post »The Experience of a Lifetime - 11 Mar 2008
I can remember with great vividness the day that I accepted Christ as my Saviour. I can remember birthday parties (when I had them), realizing I was head-over-heels in love with Carrie, making tackles on the rugby paddock, having pieces of difficult theology and philosophy fall into place, bench pressing over 300 pounds for the […]
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Read Full Post »A Legacy of Ideas and Experiences - 07 Mar 2008
The Ten Books I would Want My Grandchildren to Read
Okay this was my idea, but the guys were right. This one was tough. I started with a big list of books that greatly impacted my life somehow. I then filtered them through what could make a difference in my grandchildren’s lives. I pretty much did […]
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Read Full Post »Before She Leaves… - 06 Mar 2008
Wow, these are pretty deep things for a soon-to-be father to think about, but in all honesty, it was pretty fun. What are some pieces of literature that have affected not only my intellect, but stirred my soul? What are some places I’ve been to (or just even seen) that have made me praise God […]
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Read Full Post »The hardest thing I have ever had to configure - 05 Mar 2008
What 10 books would you want to make sure your children read (in no particular order)?
Wild At Heart by John Eldredge
City of God byAugustine
1984 by George Orwell
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Hamlet by Shakespear
Revolt of the Masses by Jose […]
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Read Full Post »J - Kids Top 10 - 04 Mar 2008
Here are my top 10 lists. They are in no particular order.
10 Books I Want My Children to Read(Excluding Biblical texts)
A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens.
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens.
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein.
Green Eggs and Ham – Dr. Seuss.
The Chronicles of Narnia – C. S. Lewis.
Mere Christianity – C. S. Lewis.
Hamlet […]
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