Category Archives: Family

A Good Friday

Joshua had a pretty good day at the plate: That’s two triples, a home run, and five RBI. Quite a night for my #32.

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Jr. / Sr. Banquet 2022

My kids dressed up all fancy. And they look great!

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2022 Metro: Track

Sunny brought her good camera to the Metro meet. Here are a few of my favorite pictures of Jackson, along with a video clip:

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A Great Weekend

After watching Jackson run his track events this weekend, he and I headed over to Atlanta to see Bon Iver in concert and we also decided to hit up Six Flags. We’re exhausted, but we had a great time! Love … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Cross: Take Up Your Cross, Part 1

The cross is not only the way to salvation. It is also a way of life. And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 2

In Romans 4, Paul talks about how Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. This is a fascinating word and the concept it describes is a key feature of God’s Good News. The Greek word translated as “credited” is … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Cross: Justification, Part 1

When Sunny and I were first married, we had a bill that came due that was beyond our ability to pay. I was fresh out of college, working as a youth minister for a church in east Tennessee and Sunny … Continue reading

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Mustang on the Mound

The mother of one of Joshua’s teammates took some pictures of the team in our early season games. Here are a few of my favorites of Joshua on the mound: And here’s a pic of Joshua in the batter’s box:

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2022 NFL Playoff Picks: Championship Weekend

Ugh. Rough weekend for me last weekend. I completely whiffed, going 0-4 in my picks for the Divisional Round. The standings have tightened up quite a bit in our family pick ’em tournament: Joshua sits on top at 6-4 after … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Cross: God’s Justice and Righteousness, Part 2

The cross is a statement of God’s righteousness. That’s literally what Paul says in Romans 3:24-25: … the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This … Continue reading

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