NOTE: RSS subscribers, click here for embedded video. This is how my son entertains me and the other parents on Thursday nights while his older sister is in Musical Theater Class. My son, the genius. Love that boy! What are some of the crazy things your kids do? Please share in the comments on the blog site. - [...]
Continue reading...3. March 2010
I wonder what the world would look like if we allowed Jesus to guide our prayer time, as opposed to us monologize our lists to Him as in this video above? Hilariously convicting, right? Or maybe it would be funnier if it didn’t hit home. Thoughts? -BP Share on Facebook
Continue reading...25. February 2010
“Thou desireth truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.” Psalm 51:6 (RSV) [with emphasis added] The other day my wife went to the dryer to discover every mother’s nightmare – two crayons that had stowed away in my son’s pockets. The result: a very, shall we say, artistic rendition of [...]
Continue reading...28. January 2010
We’ve all been there. Some of us are maybe even there now. You know, that point at which you’ve petitioned God in prayer and you are now waiting. How long do you wait? At what point does your faith turn to cynicism? I think there’s a point at which we can become numb and indifferent to [...]
Continue reading...11. November 2009
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On this Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2009, I want share an excerpt from the writings of Thomas Jefferson that has inspired me over the years. This is taken from “Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms,” written on July 6, 1775. I first encountered this reading in seminary when our choir performed “The [...]
Continue reading...10. November 2009
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I read this today on one of my favorite blogs: A study orchestrated by K. Anders Ericsson who looked at musical prodigies found the common denominator for mastery and success: 10,000 hours of practice. “The emerging picture from such studies,” says neurologist Daniel Levitin, “is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the [...]
Continue reading...25. February 2010
“Thou desireth truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.” Psalm 51:6 (RSV) [with emphasis added] The other day my wife went to the dryer to discover every mother’s nightmare – two crayons that had stowed away in my son’s pockets. The result: a very, shall we say, artistic rendition of [...]
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5. March 2010
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