Stories

For the last couple weeks at my church, we've been having an unofficial sermon series.  I call it unofficial, because it's only been in my head.  However, the title of this imaginary series has been "Led Zeppelin Sucks."  It's been quite controversial, but hey, I'm a renegade.  (Not to back pedal, but I could listen … Continue reading Thunderstruck

So, the last post I wrote blew up a little compared to other things I have written.  Most of my posts are read by a couple hundred people.  The last one was read by a couple thousand.  Thank you to everyone who shared, reposted, retweeted, or told other people about it.  I'm pleased you found … Continue reading You’ve won.

When I first moved to Chicagoland, I joined a gym.  It was the cool person's gym, the beautiful people's gym.  Bo knew this gym.  They had great equipment, gorgeous instructors, and enough mirrors to not let me forget I was going bald. After I got married, bought a house, started a family, the cool person's … Continue reading Big Problems

I was looking for inspiration on my book shelf and found this: "Learning is something that takes place inside the person-a change of some sort.  Training is something that is done to the person-it is a planned experience that is expected to lead to learning.  All training does not result in learning, and all learning … Continue reading They’re All Related.

When I was getting ready to graduate from college, I was afraid.  It was going to be a huge change, and I didn't know if I was ready.  I felt like I was falling apart. So I asked my friend Charles to go hiking.  Charles always seemed to handle all the pressure of college so gracefully, … Continue reading I’ll Make This Quick.

A couple weeks ago, I was in Nashville with my younger son and daughter for an ice hockey tournament.  We had Sunday afternoon free, so we went downtown to shop for boots and eat barbecue. As we sat down for lunch, I looked around the restaurant and said to my daughter, "I know that couple … Continue reading Connections

The season of Lent began last week on Wednesday the 18th. Lent is a season in the Christian Church in which people are called to reflect on who they are and who God calls them to be.  The season is 40 days long leading up to Easter.  (40 is a pretty popular number in the Bible.) … Continue reading Have you failed yet?

...will blow your mind! ...will totally shock you! ...will make you laugh till you pee! ...will make you cry till you pee! ...will make you look at waffles differently forever! Or not. Not everything is awesome.  Not every movie is the greatest  you've ever seen.  Not everything sucks either. Not every bad meal is the … Continue reading You start to read an ordinary blog post. What happens next…

The other day I was picking up some sandwiches for lunch, planning to meet my wife at home.  I grabbed some chips and drinks for us while the sandwiches were being made and waited at the counter.  When they were ready, the guy behind the counter put both sandwiches in a small paper bag, so … Continue reading Better than me?

I met him 20 years ago, but only for a few minutes.  I was doing an internship in the hospital, and I hated every minute of it. I was 24, and the thought of hanging around sick people held no attraction whatsoever. I was not very good at it either.  So what I would do … Continue reading Because you can.