"One word can bring you round" To say that change is difficult is no kind of insight. We know this is true. Yet change comes to us all and sometimes even proves to be a Good Thing. This fall our wonderful partners at the West Suburban Community Pantry changed how they distribute food boxes at Thanksgiving …
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Giving ’til it feels good
As the end of the year approaches, my congregation is, like many organizations, in the midst of our stewardship campaign. That campaign will determine the level of financial support for our ministries in 2013. There is much biblical support for giving to such a campaign. If you've been around most any church for most any …
Happy Halloween, love Joss…and me
I'm sure you've seen this by now, but this is too funny not to share. Plus, I imagine it is the one and only pro-Romney message I can endorse. Happy Halloween!
Is it May 4 yet? redux
We're just an hour away from our Call + Response screening, but this new Avengers trailer is just so good I had t to take a breather from promoting tonight's event. Granted, The Dark Knight Rises is almost certain to be a better movie. My guess, though, is that Avengers will be more fun. Here's …
2011 Favorites – Picture & Post
It's basically mid January, high time to be done with this little retrospective series. (Previous entries were movies, music, and - believe it or not - hockey goal.) This post during my week as guest blogger at The Hardest Question was my most viewed post of the year. But I think this post was my …
2011 Movie Favorites
I'm trying hard to remember what movies I saw in 2011. There was a time in my life that I saw a ton of movies. But, as many of you no doubt have experienced, that was Before Kids. Now we see a few here and there in the theater, and a few more On Demand. …
One goal to unite them all – 2011 Favorites
Well, after tonight's bad loss to the Philadelphia Flyers - their third loss in the last four games - it seems my beloved Chicago Blackhawks have entered their annual January swoon. As usual, Patrick Kane was right in the middle of the action, for good and ill. With about 8 minutes left in the game, …
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2011 Music Favorites
All you grammar pedants can rest easy: I'm not about to try to delineate over two thousand items. I mean that colloquially, this is my favorite music from last year. (Why not call them "the best of..."? Well, I guess because I know these are just my opinions. Just because I liked these things doesn't …
Today’s dose of awesome
It's December 30, so everybody and his brother and sister are offering "best of 2011" lists of all sorts. I too have thoughts on best album, best songs and best picture of the year. But right now I don't need to consider a year's worth of content. Just this evening, I saw two videos that …
“Over 40 victim of fate”
Well, no. I'm no victim of anything. Truth be told, I'm not really a boat guy. And the only pirate I've ever really wanted to be is this one. Still, I like Buffet, I'm 40 today, and this version has a little Redemption Song it. Sounds about right.
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 