It’s been a busy few weeks (thus my absence from the blog) filled with hosting a wedding in our backyard and surviving our first year at the fair. And I’ll have more to say about both of those events later this week. But today, the most significant story I can tell you is about...
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Tuscora Park
My first coherent thought this morning was, “I should take the kids to the park today.” I saw Tuscora Park’s website months back and thought I should try to take the kids this summer. And today, I did. I actually did it. Despite all my normal issues about doing something I’ve never done before,...
Do the Quiet Things Well
We are hosting a wedding in our backyard in less than a month, so there’s A LOT of work to do. And I’m learning this week that it’s very hard to do the quiet things well. It isn’t as hard, really, to do the big, flashy things. Not that they aren’t hard work. They...
In-Depth Bible Reading
On the other extreme from devotional Bible reading is in-depth Bible reading. Let’s look at its pros and cons today. Devotional Bible reading is easy. It’s maintainable, and you can fit it into even the worst seasons of life. If devotional Bible reading is all you’ve got time for right now, great. Do that....
Devotional Bible Reading
It is very important to let go of the idea that we have to read the Bible “right.” Like there’s only one way. There’s not. There are lots of ways to read the Bible effectively. They all have pros and cons, which means they aren’t right for everyone all the time. OR, more accurately,...