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Yesterday was Mother’s Day and I spent most of the weekend celebrating my mother and my mother-in-law. On Saturday night we went out to dinner with my mom and on Sunday night we went to my mother-in-law’s house for dinner. I love my mother-in-law; she’s great and very generous. But my mom will always beRead more

I spent my day yesterday celebrating Easter. The day started by spending the morning at church, celebrating the resurrection with six services. Then Alycia and I spent the afternoon and evening celebrating with our families. I love Easter. Easter points us to the reality that everything changed when Jesus rose from the grave. The universeRead more

Today is Good Friday. The day Christians reflect upon Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross. It’s not as joyous and celebrative as Easter Sunday but it’s important. Without Good Friday there would be nothing to celebrate come Easter Sunday. Every great movie series has its own Good Friday movie. Star Wars has The Empire Strikes Back,Read more

I love eating. I wake up every morning looking forward to breakfast, even though my breakfast is usually just a piece of toast with peanut butter and jelly. I love eating my lunch at work. I try to hold out as long as I can to make eating my lunch that much more enjoyable. OneRead more

I was calling people Benedict Arnold before I even knew who Benedict Arnold was. I didn’t need to know what Benedict Arnold did; I just knew that he was a traitor. Nobody wants to be a traitor. We value loyalty in our friends and we want to be loyal to our friends. We shake ourRead more

I grew up in a Protestant tradition that didn’t give much attention to Holy Week. We mentioned Palm Sunday and might have had a Good Friday service, but that was about it. Looking at other traditions has given me a greater appreciation for Holy Week and what each day leading up to Easter signifies. TodayRead more