Category: interesting stuff

This weekend we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s a joyous day for some, while it is a day of sadness or even bitterness to others.I hope it is a day of joy for you. It’s the beginning of election season, as most states have had their primaries and it’s time for the real mud-slinging to begin. I’m pretty much to the point where the primaries of both major parties result in me knowing who I am not going to vote for in the fall.

That’s my political statement for the month. On to the real reason why you’re here:

Father’s Day meditation.
Who’s your Father?
Check out the iMonk Saturday Monks Brunch Father’s Day edition.
Thoughtful article from Emily Hunter McGowin.
Interview with David Brooks.

I think I’ll pass on this.
Funny photos.
Something for the soccer fans.
High school yearbook quotes.
Remember the marshmallow test?

For those who really like to eat. A lot.
You have to be careful around those things.
So, this was art?
You also have to be careful around these things.
Good question.

Good post from Fred Smith.
Mr. Rogers, revolutionary.
Good post from Bob Edwards.
Mike Glenn writes about a myth.
Good interview.

Have a blessed week!

It’s Memorial Day weekend. In the midst of all the fun stuff that happens this weekend, let us not forget those who gave their lives in the service of their country.

On to the good stuff:

Good post from Bob Edwards.
Thoughtful post from Joel Kurz.
This would be cool to see.
I wonder if you can get this at your local pub.
This is a good thing.

Perhaps the fault is really not in our stars.
This is kind of sad.
Baptized with fire.
Including the excluded.
This is kind of funny.

Funny post from Babylon Bee.
Invasion of the giant worms!
I think this is a good thing.
Good post from Mike Glenn.
Superstar Christianity.

Ain’t too proud.
Correcting a mistake.
Interesting article.
Funny from McSweeney’s
I want to go here.

Have a blessed week!

After some really warm days here in the sunny South, the temperatures have been just a bit above normal with a fair amount of rain. The professional basketball season has come down to the last four teams. It could be interesting to see who comes out on top. On a totally unrelated note, we now have a new granddaughter to add to the two grandsons. Of course they are the cutest little ones you could ever see.

Anyway, here is the good stuff:

Evidently, these people were a bit odd.
France at the end of World War I.
Interesting article.
Steve Brown on prayer.
Turns out eggs are okay after all.

Interesting.
Good question.
Story of the Rainbow Man.
It looks like propaganda has been around awhile.
Good article from Peter Wehner.

Out of the shadows.
Stanley Hauerwas.
Good article from Geoff Holsclaw.
Good article from Karl Vaters.
Mike Glenn on forgiveness.

Allergy myths.
Darn! I really wanted to take my spider with me on my trip this summer,
You have to time it right to visit this place.
For those of us who have been around awhile.
This is good.

Have a blessed week!

The days are getting longer and warmer here in the sunny South. We had dinner out on the back porch for the first time this year. We are awaiting the arrival of our first granddaughter. She is expected to make her arrival in the next couple of weeks.

On to the good stuff:

Good post from Nick Lannon.
Reading Paul with a southern drawl.
I don’t think so.
Can you trust anything anymore?
Puns. Just because.

Good photos.
Feeling pretty?
Church of Holy Saturday.
This is intriguing.
Dangerous grace.

Mowing the lawn.
The first of two good posts from Karl Vaters.
Second post.
Good post from Fred Smith.
So evidently, this is happening.

Since it is still Easter season, here is a good post.
Good question from Chris Williams.
Yeah, don’t do this.
For your next Cinco de Mayo party.
Some people won’t let you just enjoy a movie.

Gave a blessed week!

I finally was able to mow the yard this week, after four weeks of not having a mower coupled with a lot of rain. Needless to say the grass was pretty high. It finally feels like spring here in the sunny South, considering it is the end of April. I don’t know about your week, but mine seemed like it was one or two days shorter. The days flew by.

Anyway, here are the links:

Karl Vaters answers a question.
Honest words from Brennan Manning.
Chaplain Mike on being friends.
Shocking!
Awkward!

David Brooks on social wealth.
This is disturbing.
Cool pictures.
Continued good news.
Another good one from Karl Vaters.

Good article from Nick Lannon.
Soft, not hard.
Good post from Fred Smith.
Good reminder.
No, I don’t think so.

Failure to launch really is a thing.
This is a good story.
Throwing something out.
Turns out the prediction was wrong.
Interesting post from Bob Edwards.

Have a blessed week!

Spring seems to be making its way in slowly. Here in the sunny South, we are still have temperatures in the thirties some mornings. The northern half of the country is still dealing with snowstorms. I don’t know if I’m looking forward to summer weather or not. The college basketball season is over, baseball has begun, and there seems to be some competition for the NFL popping up.

On to the good stuff:

Good article on addiction.
Long article on fake news.
Great story.
Better but miserable?
2018 Sony World Photography Awards.

Is it really local?
A sad case.
Good question.
Good article.
Shower thoughts.

Creepy bunnies.
There are probably lots of outdated laws out there.
Interesting article.
This is not good.
Mr. Rogers and miracles.

Do you have a boring testimony?
Looking in the last place.
Bob Edwards on prayer-bombing.
Nothing left to prove.
Living into the “what.”

Have a blessed week!

Now that March is here, Spring has taken a bit of a break here in the sunny South. Temperatures have dropped, although we are not facing what folks in the Midwest or Northeast have to deal with. There is a touch of madness in the air, as the college basketball season enters its final month. My Xavier Musketeers have a good chance of going deep in the tournament this year. Which team is your favorite?

On to the good stuff:

Good Lenten post from Chaplain Mike.
Good advice for church leaders.
Good post about beauty, goodness, and truth.
Good question.
Leading a church through difficult times.

Not sure this is a good thing.
Sometimes you just can’t avoid the arguments.
Classy move.
Thoughtful post from David Moore.
Security.

Going on and on.
Bob Edwards on grace.
Benjamin Corey is fasting from Lent.
Christian Bill of Rights.
Good post from Kurt Willems.

Have a blessed week!

Last weekend our daughter and grandson came from California for a long weekend visit. We had a wonderful time with her. Another week has come and gone, and life has returned to what passes for normal. Really, what’s normal anyway? Spring has sprung here in the sunny South. The big question is whether or not winter will return to give us one more bite.

Here’s a bit of some good posts from the blogosphere:

Something else to watch out for.
Pencils.
What to say.
This is a bit disturbing.
Does the spiritual life “work”?

Reasons not to go to church.
New saints for 2018.
For those of you wondering what to study.
Christian Wiman on joy.
The real Margaritaville?

Fascinating look at Camp David.
A burdensome myth.
New love languages.
Messy saints.
Good post from Margaret Pope.

Happiness or joy?
Beauty.
This could change things.
Bob Edwards on forgiveness.
A fool’s errand.

Have a blessed week!

Welcome to another edition of Weekend Wanderings! My time for reading has been reduced a good bit, but I still try to put together a list of some of the best that I am able to see.

This is the first weekend of the new year. Most of the country has been locked in the icebox for the past week. The southeastern coast was hit with more snow than some residents had ever seen and the northeastern part of the country was slammed with heavy snow and high winds. It’s supposed to warm up this week here in the sunny South.

Here is the good stuff:

Listening and learning.
Epiphany post.
This is good.
Do you know anyone who needs one of these?
Whatever works.
Good post from Karl Vaters.

Raining iguanas.
A new game to play on those snow days.
I might be able to keep these New Year’s resolutions.
A good post on something we need to rediscover.
Looks like a good book.

Paul Dunk is ruined.
A plea for grace.
Good question.
What if?
Good post from Kurt Willems.
10 steps.

Have a blessed week!