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For years after I graduated from seminary, I was still in the rhythms of school and summer vacation. As a youth pastor our programming followed the school calendar and the summer meant beach trips, water games and summer camps. Basically, from 5-35 my life followed a rhythm of summer vacation. I’m no longer a youthRead more

One of my least favorite things about Alycia’s pregnancy was the inane advice people gave us. Some of the advice was great, but some of it just left me baffled. I couldn’t understand the people who would come up to us and tell us that our lives weren’t going to be the same. Alycia andRead more

I never spent much time with babies until my sister and my sister-in-law started having kids. I had never really held a baby much less changed a diaper until about six or seven years ago. I got more comfortable with it over time and now I’m all pro; yesterday Clara’s first four diapers were poopyRead more

On this week's special episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast we celebrate our 100th show!!! Scott and Ron are back for another episode of The Christian Nerd Podcast. They play a special Game with six listeners from The Octagon. They take Another Walk Down Memory lane and discuss some of their favorite moments from the first 99 episodes. In From TheRead more

A year ago Alycia and I woke up early in the morning and got ready to go to the hospital. We had a C-section scheduled for Clara’s delivery and knew that April 21, 2016 would be our daughter’s birthday. In some ways I can’t believe a year has gone by. Everyone says that it goesRead more

A year ago Alycia and I spent our last night without a child in our lives. It has been an amazing year with Clara, which I'll write about tomorrow. For today, though, here's a #TBT post about my favorite scavenger and why I'm glad my daughter was born in a time with such great femaleRead more