For two weeks, every night, the world was transfixed by mostly ordinary people doing completely extraordinary things. For me, the Olympis is always human drama at its best! This really IS part of what the Abundant Life must be about.In the Widget below, first click on "All Sports", then scroll down a little to "Musical … Continue reading Olympics 2008

For a couple of months now, I have been meaning to write a bit about my memories of growing up. I have never done this before. Blogging is a great way to share these sorts of things in a relatively permanent way. That's me on the left, taken when I was 8 months old. Small … Continue reading Remembering Childhood – The Sandbox

This is my favorite moment of the DNC. The sound cut-out is not a conspiracy, you did not miss much of substance. Donald Miller got it right. I like that he is not afraid of using Jesus' name. That works for me.

You have to love the Brits:

Tonight was cool on the back porch. I arrived home from work about 7 PM, to smell steak barbecuing in the back yard, the minute I got out of the car. A kiss from my wife and tacos on the patio with the kids.One of our daughters' best friends was over "to hang" and join … Continue reading I'm Afraid

For the past two weeks, our house has been much more quiet. No urban hip-hop thumpa-thump has been heard from the Ipod speaker device in one bedroom. No "Mochi Ball" ice cream treats have disappeared from our freezer late at night. No one is hogging the desktop computer in the sunroom. No one is walking … Continue reading What Did You Do On Summer Vacation?

Is your church searching for a new pastor? You need look no further. I give you Kanon Tipton:

So far, this is my favorite Olympic moment. A come from behind win in the 4x100 race, after the challenging French team trash-talked the US.Note to France: Do not speak ill of your competitors prior to competition. It is just bad form. Oh, and it just fires them up.

It has been 14 days since we got home, and as we have "re-entered" life here, I have not had much time to add to the blog. Plus, we have hours of Olympic coverage to sift through in what little spare time we have. I love the Olympics! Last week, I had the chance to … Continue reading "Its Everywhere"

I was last in this spot 26 years ago, in 1982. That was the last time I flew west, home to America, after spending a number of weeks in Western and Eastern Europe. I was flying alone, single, and wondering where my life would lead me. Where I might be lead. More than 5,500 miles, … Continue reading Above Greenland