Today was the much-awaited Presidential beer fest at the White House. Beer me too.... http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/main.swf

Maybe it's about time we people who purport to follow Jesus just admit that we are not:InvincibleSmarterLess likely to completely foul up our livesLook betterSomehow superiorHave some kind of special edge on the rest of humanityWe should, rather, admit that we are completely, well.... breakable.

Here is something I have been thinking about.In so many ways, we evangelical Christians have adopted the culture of the rest of America in forming the church, as opposed to the radically unusual world view that Jesus spoke so much about. You know, that "first shall become last" stuff. Pick up your cross and follow … Continue reading Climbing Evangelicals

Forty years ago yesterday, man first set foot on the Moon.Yesterday, I sat in my office and listened to a 40-year old live stream of the Apollo 11 landing, timed to the second to match the event that happened that July afternoon when I was 11 years old.The adventure of Apollo was an adventure and … Continue reading To the Moon, Again

Almost exactly 40 years ago today, I sat with my parents and watched Walter Cronkite narrate the landing of Apollo 11. This man was a journalist, and today seems to dwarf almost all of what is loosely called journalism today. Married for 65 years to the same woman, father of three, and grandfather of four. … Continue reading Walter Cronkite 1916-2009

This next week, our house will be just a bit more quiet, because my wife will be gone. We will be a bit (ok, a LOT) more disorganized around here. Meals might not have as much love in them as usual, and may have some rather odd, "guy-inspired ingredients". But it's for a very good … Continue reading What My Wife Does for Summer Vacation

Warning. Do not leave me alone with an underwater camera.Nancy and Kelly took off this morning for college orientation at DePaul in Chicago. I came home and just generally vegged out, save for a trip to the roof, to clean off the solar panels. Yes, Al Gore loves me.I then found the waterproof mount for … Continue reading A Different Sort of Sunday

John Adams wrote to his wife, with a prediction, soon after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in July of 1776:"The Second Day of July, 1776, ought to be commemorated by succeeding generations as the day of deliverance. It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows and games, sports, bells, bonfires, … Continue reading John Adams – The Day of Deliverance

A Summer EveningIt was a warm summer evening last Sunday, and we spent it with good friends, enjoying, listening, and for me, remembering the past, and pondering the future.Over the past decade or so, the music of one particular group has been one of the primary play lists in the background music to the life … Continue reading A Summer Evening, A Teacher, The Future