And Speaking of Reading

Tony Reinke tells us how we can redeem our reading time better.
I’m considering what a good weekly goal should be for me.

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Your Excuse that You Don’t Have Time to Read is Stupid

Karl Rove writes a terribly interesting article showing the reading habits of President Bush.
Bush is a Book Lover
Commit to a a good number of books in 2009. I’m a little tentative about posting a number, but I need to up the ante for next year.

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Dolphin Stampede

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Smelling the Story

Sometimes you can. Jim Brooks’ grandkids now have smell and sound experience to go with their grandpa’s stories of flying the P-51.
Gray Eagle’s Foundation video

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Wexford Carol

Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma

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It’s Hard to Stem the Tide, But

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Merry Christmas From the Boomershines

“Great is our Lord, and of great power.”

Over and over again this year, we have been able to testify to the truth of these words from Psalm 147. God’s power and greatness have become more evident to us as a family as we have called on Him in 2008 and found Him to be [...]

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You Know By Now That Life is A Story, Right?

It is. And kudos and accolades to those who tell the story well. Some of them are pastors. Some are poets. Some write and sing music. Some are just regular old papas.
Last night we went to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to hear Andrew Peterson tell the story of the Old Testament and the incarnation [...]

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This Will Just Take A Minute

The Dullest Blog in the World

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They Used to Be $150 Each

Now you can see them all six of them for free for a limited time. I encourage you to read the parable from the Bible  first.
MODERN PARABLES is an original film-based Bible study curriculum that transforms the way people see Jesus’ parables. It is being used by hundreds of churches, ministries, and families in the [...]

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So, Ryan, What’s It Like?

Four little boys in one house is pure treasure–especially boys who climb trees, love mama, sing loudly, prize stories, esteem cardinals.
[This story was submitted to 22 Words as a contest entry.]

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How to Get Rich Quick Scheme

It’s been a long time since I’ve read Jeremiah Burroughs. He said,
“The way to be rich is not by increasing wealth, but by diminishing our desires.”
HT: Justin Childers

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Classic Comedy

Johnny Carson and Jack Webb

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Spreading Christmas Cheer

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.  – Zephaniah 3:17

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Take Notice of Those Who Are Brave

Man, this makes me smile! I’ve been thinking about this a lot since I saw this yesterday. In a good number of ways, this is just plain cool and takes significant a) money, b) time, c) fortitude, d) courage, e) strength,  f) endurance and g) gumption.
Italian Alex Belini took a rowboat and decided to cross [...]

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What About this Makes Sense?

Before I loaned a book away today, I checked to see if I had anything between the pages. In the book I found this article that I clipped out of the London Daily Mail when I was in London (4/23/04  – p. 16). This is such high-level knuckleheadeness, it is dizzying.

White Line Blackout on Road
CENTRAL [...]

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The Good Thing is that I Only Work Half-Days…

…the bad thing is that I still live a mile away.
Though I don’t put a lot of credence in it (because the school that shares our parking lot is 60+ positions lower down the list), the school I teach at  part-time this year has the worst air in the nation.
Ashland City Elementary School – We’re [...]

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Nice Genes

Like father…

Like son…

Barry Sanders, Jr. is a high school freshman in OK.

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Amazing Grace

Powerful rendition performed by Il Divo

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Avoid the Doghouse!

I’m so glad a good friend sent this to me. It was almost too late.
Beware of the Dog House

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There Is So Much At Stake

Read and consider this article (The Eschatology of Parenting) on the consequences of shirking our parenting duties. It says in part:
A parent who will not discipline a child for disobedience, or who is inconsistent in doing so, is teaching that child not to expect consequences for behavior. In short, a parent who will not discipline [...]

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People Who Don’t Dream Often Try to Destroy the Dreams of Those Who Do

The last chorus from Andrew Peterson’s kid’s song Dreams:
Oh, and I’m just a kid with a head full of dreams
And a dream full of things to get done.
Yeah, but all of my life it’s the same old routine
And I’m ready to have me some fun.
Oh, I’ve never spelunked in the caves of the moon
Or stun-rayed [...]

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The Best Sorts of Advice Are Sometimes Free

Last month, several families from Charity were able to go to hear Tedd Tripp’s two day seminar on biblical parenting. It was a good condensed version of his two wonderful books Shepherding a Child’s Heart and Instructing a Child’s Heart which are the books I would most urge parents to read to complement your understanding [...]

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Don’t Begrudge the Load

Spurgeon:
Losses, crosses, heaviness, sickness, poverty, and a thousand other ills, are of the Lord’s sending, and come to us with wise design.
and perhaps one of the dearest Spurgeon quotes I know, one I’ve carried in my head 15+ years.
He who would glorify his God must set his account upon meeting with many trials. No man [...]

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Have You Ever Heard of Irena Sendler?

She died in May. A friend just commended this video to me.

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Not The Same As a Treasure in a Field

These are cool stories, but they aren’t usually this high dollar.  Murfreesboro woman finds and returns $97,000.

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Your Family Must Read this Book…Together

Whether you are a toddler or a seminarian, you need to read and be filled with the truths of the remarkable book: The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name. Every story points to Christ. Every story remembers the big picture. I refuse to call it a children’s book. Our family is working through [...]

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Happy Birthday, John Milton

Today you would have been 400 years old. Do you know how much we fear stillness and quietness today? Do you know we are scared to death of seriousness and depth? Do you know how incapable of enjoying your works 400 years later? Our world is about updates, restraints and appointments. We both thrive and [...]

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Don’t Refute Absolutes

The story has several forms of animal, but Doug Wilson says it like this:
Abraham Lincoln once asked how many legs a sheep would have if we called the tail a leg. “Five,” came the answer. No, Lincoln replied, it doesn’t matter what we call it, a sheep will have four legs regardless of what we [...]

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Still Loving My iPhone

It’s been 11 months and the iPhone has improved several times over (upgraded programs, selections and options) since when I first opened the box. That makes it totally unlike any device or vehicle I’ve ever owned.
Today I read this quote from an article called One Phone to Rule Them All. I’ve been thinking lately about [...]

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