Archive | November, 2008

30 November 2008 ~ 1 Comment

The Paradox of Advent

Advent is a temporal paradox. It is the end of the calendar year, but also the beginning of the liturgical year. It is a chance for a fresh start with your faith. It is, in fact, one of the two holiest seasons in our Christian year. It may also be the time where we are [...]

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27 November 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Holiday Stress, Family Style

Thanksgiving trials and tribulations are so common that most years there is some sort of fight. It’s easy to do, really. All you have to do is let the stress get to you, suspend common sense, and let it fly. The holidays are a very stressful time of year, mental health professionals say. I don’t [...]

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26 November 2008 ~ 3 Comments

How We Do Video

My house is filled with videos of the family. I have 8mm video tapes I took on my first video camera. Well, it’s not actually my first camera. The first one my wife and I bought from Tops Appliance City. It was not really very good, and it had clearly been opened before. When we [...]

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23 November 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Thanksgiving Blessings

With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I’m considering what I will say at the table. Not for small talk, but in prayer before the meal. As the guy who works at a church, people assume I must be the most religious in the room at our Thanksgiving feast. I’m not. My wife is far more [...]

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21 November 2008 ~ 2 Comments

My Hearing Problem

I’m told I have a hearing problem. Either that or an earring bra bum. It’s hard to tell. But to quote Inigo Montoya, “I do not think that means what you think it means.” I do have trouble with my hearing. Years of sitting in front of the trumpets in Band, coaching and playing drums [...]

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