By Brian, on April 8th, 2010 |
Recognize the barn in the image at the top of this page? It’s the barn on our new property that I wrote about a few days ago. I took this particular photo while standing underneath a blooming crab apple tree. Don’t you just . . . → Read More: The New Header Image
By Brian, on April 6th, 2010 |
“What is the essence of religion? Sigmund Freud said that was the longing for the father. Others have called it the desire of the mother or for transcendence. I fear deeply that all these are idealizations, and I offer the rather melancholy suggestion that they would all vanish from us if we did not know that . . . → Read More: The Essence of Religion
By Brian, on March 30th, 2010 |
We have been working out at the new house almost daily since we closed over a week ago. It is exhausting work, but the results are typically immediate and satisfying.
The weather has been mostly gorgeous over the past week, so it isn’t hard to get lost in the environment while toiling in the yard. I’ve discovered . . . → Read More: Heaven On Earth
By Brian, on March 19th, 2010 |
We are closing on the new house today, and I’m feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation. Things would be much less stressful if we didn’t still own our current home – which we finally got around to listing on the market last week. I’ve lived here for just over 11 years (five years for Honey), so even . . . → Read More: Real Estate Update
By Brian, on March 8th, 2010 |
I lasted a whole week. Expect a friend request from me if we were . . . → Read More: Facebook Fail
By Brian, on March 4th, 2010 |
I held my breath; I stepped outside and let the change begin.
I took a step and with new strength I’d never felt before,
I kissed my comfort zone goodbye and closed and locked the door.
- from a poem titled “My Comfort Zone,” author unknown
Change is never easy, however, I would be hard pressed to point out times . . . → Read More: Comfort Zone
By Brian, on March 1st, 2010 |
During his sermon yesterday morning, our new pastor told of how he recently encountered another local pastor who expressed his dismay over our church’s acceptance of homosexuals. After asking if he was pastoring the “happy” church, this other minister expressed his disapproval, and even said he had a couple of women in his congregation that he’d . . . → Read More: The ‘Happy’ Church
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