Hot Wheels Swarm

Kinda puts that Marble Run to shame: Gizmodo

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The Story of My Life

Indexed

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What to Buy Your Man For Christmas

Everything you need to know is concisely laid out in the Art of Manliness’ Holiday Gift Guide. Click; don’t balk on over there.

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Thanksgiving Meditation

Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone to many, yea in some sort to our whole nation;  let the [...]

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Thrifty or Cheap?

The LA Times story about one of the tightest wads in America.

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Examples in Extra-Awful

I hope I don’t have to make a category for this, because it makes me vomitous…

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This Football Coach is Hilarious

He leaves no energy for afterwards.

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What Did You Make Your Kid for Christmas

Beat this…

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What a Poetry Marathon!

“Of man’s first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing, Heavenly Muse… .” St. Olaf’s college is one of several who are taking on the oral [...]

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His Girlfriend Must Be On the Other Team

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Think Before You Buy

‘Tis the season…Indexed

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Planting and Reaping Humility

This post is directed to pastors but is equally applicable to all of us. They speak to How to Cultivate Humility… Surround yourself with other men who will speak with brutal honesty into your life.   Encourage your wife to be supportive, but unimpressed with you. Live as if at any moment you could sin and destroy your ministry. [...]

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Creativity on Parade

This post is not an example of true, good and beautiful. It is not music for the ages. It is an example of sheer creativity and giftedness. Listening to a piece by Hauschka can be deceiving: What sounds like an ensemble of musicians and instruments is just one man, performing at one piano. His real [...]

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Learning to Long for Home – A Guest Post, Part 2 of 2

[Read Part One Here] The Stabilizing Force of Eternity Our previous look at our eternal home revealed a fascinating truth: there is a direct continuity between this universe and the New Heavens and Earth. But many Christians regard this and other information about eternity as esoteric or fantastic, and not really “practical.” It is instructive, [...]

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The World’s Largest Picture

You’ve never seen a picture like this, because one has never been built. It’s a 360 degree, interactive, 80 gigapixel panorama view of London. It is compiled of almost 8,000 high resolution photos stitched together. You can pan and zoom to see an amazing degree of detail from such far distances. There is likely more [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Switch Your Email to Facebook

You’re Putting All Your Communication Eggs in One Historically Walled Basket. It’s all about trust. Some other thoughts about email.

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Visit Plimoth Plantation Right Now

Yesterday we, along with some JECA and FB families, enjoyed a 1/2 hour online, field trip to Plimoth Plantation. I’ve been around the block a few times, and Plimoth is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s the beginning of probably my favorite fragment of history (1600-1800), and my four trips to the [...]

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The Subway Announcement Lady

One of the JECA dads is the official voice of Nissan and makes a living voicing commercials for dozens of companies. The work is fascinating to me. I’ve always wanted to know about the superstar lady who voices this fascinating message from yesteryear. In lieu of that dream find, I’ll feature here the B-Level stardom [...]

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Learning to Long for Home – A Guest Post, Part 1 of 2

Ask most Christians of their idea of heaven and you will typically hear something about pearly gates, streets of gold, reuniting with loved ones, and singing praises before God’s throne. So the essential picture is something like this: Heaven is one loooong church service in a place that is beautiful, even ornate, but rather cold [...]

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What’s Coming Up

Through the summer months at Charity Baptist, David King taught an extensive set of Sunday School lessons on the topic of Heaven. His zeal was unrivaled on a topic that I had scarcely considered past the very basics. One of the important lessons I learned was that all Christians should be studying the concept of [...]

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Super-Neato Video

It’s telling that if had I entitled this post, “Changing Education Paradigms” then you would have tuned it out already. It’s also telling that this video would have had almost no play online if it had been the audio version only and not the creatively animated creature that it is. This video is outstanding, and [...]

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How to Serve Your Church Today

Before the Service Read the passage in advance Pray for the gathering Greet newcomers (act like you are the host) Think strategically about who you should sit with Arrive Early During the Service Sing with gusto (even if you can’t sing) Help with logistics (if there’s a problem, help fix it) Don’t be distracted Listen [...]

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A Word on Those Drivers That Set Your Heart Boiling

Does you heart rage against those freak-shows who drive past you in the empty lane on the highway while you are patiently waiting for the lanes to merge…somewhere up there? Let not your heart be troubled. Those freak-shows are really your blessing. So says the survey. “The studies found wait time was shorter when both [...]

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Waking Up in Glory [Repost]

Tomorrow is the 2nd year anniversary of the death of Clair R. Hayward, my grandpa. I would have mentioned it here tomorrow, but since I’m getting such a positive pounding today of links from Challies’ recommendation, I would like to post my whole tribute again in hopes that more will be encouraged by the stature [...]

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Model T History

My Grandma still owns the Model T that she and Grandpa bought so long ago. It’s in their barn, and I think it probably has been driven in the past 10 years a few times. She can correct me here if that’s wrong or wants to add any history in the comments (although she and [...]

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How to Encourage Missionaries During the Holiday Season

Thanksgiving and Christmas are approaching. Before you put your holiday stupor on, you should purposefully remember to remember your missionaries. It’s generally the off-season for our concern for missions work, and we need a reminder that our dear friends are spread abroad doing beautiful work, laboring for Christ’s sake. Here are some practical ways that [...]

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Life and Death of a $1 Bill

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God Jeweled This Tree

The Brazilian Grape Tree is a wonder in so many respects, including the stunning beauty of it.

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First Things First

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. George Orwell

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Migration

On Sunday I was in Hendersonville and saw perhaps more birds than I have ever seen in my life. It was pretty spectacular. Here is a set of Great Migration photos.

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