July 27th
Happy anniversary to my mom and dad! FORTY YEARS!! š You guys are amazing examples of love, devotion and self-sacrifice (in addition to all your other wonderful qualities); I love you! Also, happy birthday to Ally, proud new home-owner!
Wanting someone else, part 2
Hereās my little follow-up to some responses to āWanting someone else.ā A few points to clarify: Actually, Iām gonna let Walter Brueggemann (theologian) do some talking first: āSexuality is good and is ordained by God as part of creation. ā¦ Sexual identity is part of creation, but it is not part of the creator. Sexuality, …
Wanting someone else
Last year, I met a girl who I thought I was going to marry. Seriously, when I talked to my accountability group about her, they hadnāt seen me so excited about someone since ā¦ well, ever. She was beautiful and fun and loved God. The first time I saw her, I was smitten. Yeah, āsmittenā …
Still alive. Better than still alive.
Itās been awhile since I blogged properly. Almost three months, in fact. I suppose I did set myself up for failure: I think I spoiled yāall with twelve blog postings in March alone; there was no way I could do that again. š But Iām sorry for being out of touch. Life was hectic and …
A reminder of post-election thoughts
Original post: November 6, 2008; repost: April 5, 2010. A good reminder, as spring rolls in. Last night was a great night. Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States of America. I had a bunch of people over, and we were all cozying up in my little studio, hunched around my …