Remember those peas we pick? Well, we decided to postpone the enjoyment of our taste buds for a few months – saving them for the cold winter months instead of gorging ourselves with peas today.
This is where blanching comes into play. Speaking of blanching – who ever thought of such a word? Ever [...]
Today is the much anticipated "Beer Summit" between President Obama, Cambridge police sergeant Jim Crowley, and Harvard Professor Henry Gates.
Unlike most peace summits, the main issue at hand today is what the hand is holding.: Is it an America brew? Or a foreign beer?
Not to worry, America's dedicated investigative news reporters have [...]
This past weekend was a joyful occasion as we were able to harvest the first fruits of our garden.
You know, when you think about it, gardens are pretty amazing. You dig up a piece of dirt, throw in some tiny dry seeds – add water and the next thing you know you’re [...]
Let the record be set – I am not an avid fisherman. Growing up my father tried to teach me the skills of casting and catching fish – however, the odds where stacked against me as I usually found myself in the water instead on the bank holding a rod. (This would be why [...]
I don't know…but this song really hit me today…
So I decided to post a video of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – old school, I know. But it's good.
The winds of change have blown across the plains of Idaho leading to my first experience of vehicle racism.
Pulling into parking lot of the town library, I franticly searched for an open parking space. Finally I saw a few open spaces in the row next to me – driving around the parking [...]
Normally I try not to follow a book review with another book review…but I am going to make an exception today.
George Eldon Ladd's book The Presence of the Future is one of those landmark theological books that send shockwaves throughout Christendom. This is neither an overstatement nor the ramblings of a lunatic [...]
George Ladd is one of my favorite theologians for a number of reasons. The main one however is his focus on the eschatological Jesus as oppose to the “legal” or “justification” Jesus of most evangelicals.
The Last Things: An Eschatology For Laymen is one of the last book written by Ladd before he died [...]
It’s official. Em and I have thrown our hat into the adoption ring.
Yelp – you read that correctly. We are adopting a small child or baby – we are open to any gender, any race and any age between newborn and 2 or 3 years old (ok – that may not be [...]
As I sit here thinking about Great-grandma Langley, I can’t help but think about the small country church where she served faithfully for many years. Jaybird Church is a small country church tucked back in the hills many miles off the pavement.
During the summer months, Grandpa used to hook up the wagon and [...]
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