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We Are Consumed By Our Stuff

While I was flipping through a BrainQuest card deck with Chase today, I came across the card shown here. At once, I became speechless. It's supposed to be a learning tool for 2-to-3-year-olds, yet it's already trying t…
Our Tenth Wedding Anniversary

It's hard to believe that today is the 10th wedding anniversary for Wendy and I... 10 years together in matrimony! I just found out that it's called a "Tin anniversary" or an "Aluminum anniversary." For some reason, my …
Media Monday: Toyota iReal

Maybe everyone else already knew, but I hadn't heard of Toyota iReal until a conversation at church yesterday... at first I thought it was spelled "iWheel" as in "iWheel Chair"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEOGOR0…
Dead Celebrities & Me

"I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." (Luke 13:5)Once upon a time there was a kid who grew to be an amazing musician. His ascent to fame started in Motown, where he was a part of many hit…
Blessings Of Children (3): Intrinsically Valuable

Chinese folk beliefs think that we should call a baby "ugly" so that the spirits won't steal the baby. It happened with both Chase and River, that when each was just a few days old, my wife's in-laws, being ultra-traditi…
What Is "Prop 8"?...

On Sunday afternoon, I was at a Prop 8 rally and we're holding up "Yes on 8" signs. Marshall, a student who attends my church, asked me, "Do people know what Prop 8 is?" My answer at that time was: "Of course! It's the m…
Christianity: Respectable or Antihomosexual?...

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) I very very seldom watch animations. Perhaps I watch one animated movie every 3 years. So when I went to a two-year-old's bi…
Marriage Re-re-re-defined In California...

"Arise, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged before You. Put them in fear, O LORD; let the nations know that they are but men." (Psalm 9:19-20)Yesterday the California Supreme Court decided to leg…
Earth Day 2008: Worldwide Famine...

"For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes." (Matthew 24:7) Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day. Earth Day was started in 1970 when a bunch…
"... because it appeared on the Internet it was true ..."

What a sad story... someone pulled a scam and posted a note on Craigslist and said that people are welcome to take everything from his house, including the horse... but he lied, it was someone else's house... here's the …