One of our light bulbs went out two months ago and I needed to replace it. I went to Home Depot and surveyed my lighting options. Gone were the days of incandescent bulbs; fluorescent, halogen and LED bulbs had replaced them. I was almost overwhelmed by the number of choices, but settled on an LEDRead more
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@MarnieTheDog I love a lot about the Internet. I love the immediacy of information. I love connecting with people from all over the world. And I love Marnie the Dog. Marnie is my favorite Internet celebrity. She is a rescue dog who lives in New York. She has 710,000 followers on Instagram and has aRead more
In the past we had a smaller circle of people to whom we compared ourselves. We may have compared our vacation to our sibling’s vacation. We may have compared our waistline to our friend’s waistline. We may have compared our car to our neighbor’s car. We may have compared our office to our coworker’s office.Read more
The above is a picture of me not having a quiet time. Before Thanksgiving I’m spending a few days in Las Vegas on vacation. I’m here with a few friends and looking forward to relaxing after a long season of ministry. It’s not that I can’t or don’t have quiet times in Las Vegas; IRead more
How many posts in your Facebook feed start with “You’ll never believe what happened when…?” Clickbait posts are the worst. They tell us, “If you click on this post you will have your mind blown!” Most of the clickbait posts on Facebook have to do with politics, sporting events or celebrities. I can’t stand clickbaitRead more
Even after spending 15 years working with teenagers I still don’t understand everything about their behavior. I’m actually happy that I don’t understand everything about teenagers like their obsession with Takis, Frappuccinos and the movie White Chicks. I really don’t understand my students’ obsession with the idea of texting first. I can’t tell you howRead more