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This is week 2 of sports thoughts on a Friday. 1. The Twins seem to be missing the fire in the belly that makes teams champions. Is Joe Mauer to nice? Is there something else going on with Justin M. besides a headache? My wife thinks so. Honestly the missing ingredient is Joe Nathan this year [ READ MORE ]
About the 2:00pm hour this afternoon I hit a wall, and I don’t know that I ever fully recovered. I ended up spending the rest of the day just missing things. I missed a pre-marital counseling appointment. Just didn’t have it written down in the right spot and went frisbee golfing instead. Grateful to the forgiving [ READ MORE ]
I’ve got five posts scheduled for next week and am pretty excited about the new blogging rhythm I’ve started. We will see how it goes. Today though I thought I’d do a little sports rant. 1. Really enjoy watching the Twins. If we had Joe Nathan I’d be a little more confident. Quick prediction – Joe Mauer [ READ MORE ]
August has become a unique month in the year for me. For the third year in a row (the entire existence of thebridge) I have taken the first three Sundays off from teaching at thebridge. The break is healthy rhythm for me, our family, and thebridge. I set some goals for the month that are not [ READ MORE ]
I’m putting some things together for a possible magazine mention of thebridge and came across this picture. This was one of my favorite Sundays in the history of thebridge. How about you? What was one of your favorite Sundays? [ READ MORE ]
As I continue to ponder this idea of being fans my thoughts went to the crazy Hawkeye fans who yell at their TV’s when their offense struggles to move the ball. I often hear them asking the question “Why do we keep trying to…(whatever the play is that they run three consecutive times for a [ READ MORE ]
So I’m still working through these thoughts of being a fan of others. Another development in this idea of being an authentic fan of others is that sometimes we have to hear things others don’t want to hear. An example of this can be as simple as because I am for Toby and am a fan [ READ MORE ]
Recently thebridge got recognized for doing something cool. It was sort of like a pat on the back for doing a good job. It meant a little bit more to me than that but it also led me to think good thoughts about those who congratulated us on how we are doing ministry. I became [ READ MORE ]
Recently I got the opportunity to ride in an ultra light aircraft. My wife described it best when she called it a go-kart with wings. It is always encouraging when to see the sign “experimental aircraft not approved by the FAA. There were a number of observations and joys about this experience and one of those [ READ MORE ]
It is wedding season and I find myself sitting across a number of couples who are preparing for a wedding. I believe my job is to help them with that process but more importantly help them prepare for a mariage. One of my favorite questions to ask couples is if they could pick one word to [ READ MORE ]