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The Resurrection of Christ
This Sunday is a day that many Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I’ve recently come to realize how much confusion there is in western Christianity around the resurrection and what it actually means and that I myself have misunderstood the tremendous amount of hope the resurrection of Jesus should give us. I’m reading two books by N.T. Wright: Simply Jesus and Surprised By Hope. Both of these books have served to reshape my understanding of Jesus and the resurrection as well as Heaven itself...
April, 8 2012 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Sunrise
This morning on the drive into work I looked out my car window and saw this beautiful sight.
October, 3 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Four Months Old
Ellie turned four months old today and in honor of this joyous occasion I created a slideshow summarizes her life so far. Enjoy. Music: "Here comes the sun" by The Beatles"Strawberry Swing" by Coldplay"The Happiest Day" by David Mead"Bubbily Toes" by Jack Johnson
September, 24 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Butterfly Assault
(download) Click here to download: p112.mov (8.65 MB) Ellie recently began playing with some toys. Here she is mounting an assault on a butterfly...
September, 17 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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Dates
The past twenty-four hours have been themed around dates. Last night my beautiful wife and I were able to embark on our anniversary date (only 21 days over due) while my gracious mother watched the...
September, 9 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
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A Note to my Girls
I'm making the mistake of watching "Children of 9/11". Its a mistake because it's making me sad and emotional. These children lost their mothers and fathers at an early age and some of them have only...
September, 5 2011 • 5 Comments • 1 Faves
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Daddy-Daughter & Friends Date
Several days ago Nora came up with the idea that she wanted to "meet my friends for breakfast". She had just heard her grandma say she was going to meet a friend for lunch and thought that was a brilliant...
August, 27 2011 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
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Horses, Ponies, and Zucchinis
Saturday morning we met some friends at the Downtown Farmers' Market and checked out the different stands which included fresh local veggies, homemade ice cream, several local restaurants, a couple...
July, 10 2011 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Disciple of Christ, Husband, Father, and IT-guy.
