Great New Game

My son and I have been playing a great new game. I remove his wet or smelly diaper, and try to get another one on him before he pees all over himself or all over me. Today I am down 2-0, and apparently he is trying to set some sort of distance record.

Shame on the Viriginia and Metro DC Synods

Shame on the Virginia and Metro DC Synods of the ELCA for getting involved in the dispute between the Virginia Diocese of TEC and CANA. They filed a friend of court brief along with other mainline bodies supporting the diocese in their quest to get control of property from congregations who voted to leave TEC. [...]

Randomness

I’ve been working out my travel schedule for the rest of the year, and started getting excited about getting the hell out of Dodge. I think the most exciting trip will be a brief stay in Asheville, NC, sans kids at a fancy smancy resort. Wow…adult food…a nice room…time alone with my wife…I am pretty [...]

Nosferatu

An interesting article about Max Schreck, star of Nosferatu. In spite of rumors - and a movie - he wasn’t REALLY a vampire after all. If you haven’t seen this 1922 classic, drop what you are doing and go to the video store now. It is a beautiful movie in every sense of the term.

Confirmed in Christ

Yesterday I had the great privilege of presiding at the confirmation of my oldest son. I made it through the service without crying, even though I got very choked up a couple of times and had to look at my notes instead of directly at him.
We had a small party for him after, with friends [...]

Lectionary Psalm

Did anyone else notice that in the Psalm appointed for this week that the lectionary cops have removed part of verse 35?
Here’s what the omitted portion says: “Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more.” Psalm 104:35a (now suppressed by the church).
Ok, here’s my rub as a Protestant. Part [...]

Primary Results

We’re all just polishing brass on the Titanic…
…of course, that could be the fever talking.

At Home

…running a fever….feeling like I got hit by a truck…needing to finish my sermon…

Significant Books

This has been making the rounds, so I thought I would chime in. Derek, The Fogey, and Fr. Chris have all offered their opinions. The question at hand asks which books have been especially formative in your faith journey. I have pieced together a partial list:
1. The Bible (this should be a no brainer). It’s [...]

The Irrelevance of Print Media

Time has once again proven that print media is irrelevant by releasing their Top 100 most influential people list. Really folks, I think it is time for Americans to confess just how dumb we really are.