Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Crystal Ball

| February 1, 2009

Every once in awhile I receive an email from my cousin Bill that includes a very entertaining piece of writing, composed not so much as to edify, but rather to lure one into thinking about nonsense. This morning I received a message from him that included his Bible-based prediction for the outcome of tonight’s Superbowl. [...]

Christmastime Is Here

| December 24, 2008

Our continuing family history project has allowed me to look at a wealth of Christmas photos from the many years of family celebrations. Here are a few simple observations I can make from looking through the eyes of the ghost of Christmas past. Faith was always a central part of our Christmas celebration. The primary [...]

My Generation

| August 28, 2008

With the recent visit from my niece Julia and my sister’s frequent emails to pass along pictures of my nephew Eli, it strikes me that the next generation of our family has begun and is growing. I now have three nephews and one niece. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting our newest [...]

Julia

| August 21, 2008

My brother Blaine, his wife Emmy and daughter Julia arrived this morning. Julia is her curious two year old self. It must be great for everything you see to be fascinating and new. It seems as we get older we have to work harder to keep a sense of wonder for the world. Glad to [...]

Photographs And Memories

| August 19, 2008

A few years ago my younger brother and I began a project to collect as much of our family memorabilia and history as we could and transfer it all to a website that would have a gigantic photo album, genealogy, film clips and just about anything you can imagine. We wanted to be able to [...]