We officially joined our church, and the boys were baptized, this morning. (Actually we’re pretty bad “joiners” in the usual sense of the word—took us four years of nearly-every-Sunday visiting, though also in our group this morning was a family who’s been attending regularly for fourteen.) Today was the result of much thought and prayer, … Read more
So how cool is this? Here is my father-in-law posing with an example of one of the most iconic and socioculturally charged road signs in the world. Lea and her family put this between 1961 and 1964. Marvelous! Wish he was still here for me to ask him about it.
I read a marvelous piece on forgiveness this morning. The ongoing blurring between genuine contrition and “I’m sorry I got caught,” on all-too-regular display when someone prominent “apologizes,” angers me. On those occasions when I must apologize, I try to a) make sure I’m sincere before I offer it; and b) examine carefully what I’m … Read more