When I was in elementary school, I was pretty anonymous, and quiet. For at least the first year of it, I was considered developmentally challenged- well, at least by my parents, until they realized I wasn’t simply stupid, but just blind. I don’t remember a whole lot from elementary school specifically. I showed up....
Read more →“The” West Coast Swing song of the moment. It’s been a week and I can’t get it out of my head. Fun song.
In honor of my niece. I am now at the point with this song that I can recognize it when I hear it, and it makes me think of her. Both it and she are beautiful.
“Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.” Hebrews 2:11 Last week I wrote about a foray I took into the literature on my bookshelves related to shame. The topic remains at the...
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My boss’s cat Guildenstern knows how to enjoy Sunday football.
Enjoy more of Tim’s photos at http://photoofthedayetc.wordpress.com/.
“Every man, at some point in his life, is going to lose a battle. He’s gonna fight and he’s gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.” ~ Coach Eric Taylor, Dillon Panthers A caveat to this is that every man,...
Read more →As Seen On ESPN.com: Comment threads are awesome.
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The fruit of mining theological library book sales and used book stores in San Fran when I was in seminary, I have a few books on my shelves that are extra special to me. There is something about these compact, hardbound volumes from the 50′s and 60′s that I love. To me, they are...
Read more →For much of my adult life, I have wrestled with the power of shame, and its significance in the making and breaking of the self, and of relationships. I have struggled with its subversive destructiveness all of my life, and as a result thought as a younger man I would take some time one...
Read more →Or, why I may be banned from public running events. Thanks to my dad and my brother for wanting to get this official photo for me to commemorate the Chicago run.
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