I didn’t expect to catch something so big– wait, this is fishing– I didn’t expect to catch anything! But there we were rocking back and forth 40 miles from the closest safe place. Yes, in my world, land is safe and ocean is scary. It’s where where people get their limbs bit off by sharksContinue reading “We needed a bigger boat – catching a shark in the Gulf of Mexico”
Category Archives: Society
…and then there was the bombing
The other day I was talking with a guy here in Nashville about which part of town we live. He lives in east Nashville and works with a friend of mine in downtown Nashville. The place they work was affected by the Nashville bomb which was a crazy situation on Christmas day 2020. While heContinue reading “…and then there was the bombing”
John 18:28 really annoys me
“Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters themselves; otherwise they would be defiled and unable to eat the Passover.” I think it would be easy to just take this verse and be annoyed or angry at the soldiers and temple police forContinue reading “John 18:28 really annoys me”
A lesson from the bench
Hi there! You might think the title of this post is something related to a judge’s bench. Or a work bench. Wouldn’t that be so clever? Well, no. I’m not a judge and I don’t make things out of wood. This goes all the way back to middle school basketball. Yep, I was one ofContinue reading “A lesson from the bench”
Do opposites really attract? Not like this, they don’t!
Have any of you listened to Paula Abdul’s song “Opposites Attract” lately? I hear it every once in a while on SiriusXM’s 90s channel and, while the song IS old, it’s remarkable to me that in 2021 I just realized how unfit these two are for each other. I’ll explain why, but first, check outContinue reading “Do opposites really attract? Not like this, they don’t!”
Out of the Wilderness 