Twenty One Pilots
My daughter Ailish came bouncing into my office last Wednesday morning with big news: Twenty One Pilots just released new songs! There’s been a million views since midnight!!!! All through the day I received crucial updates about the raging success her favourite band is experience even during the crushing defeat England suffered at the hands of Croatia. Future note to daughters: Don’t talk to dad … Continue reading Twenty One Pilots
Wrap it in a Story
I’ve learned that what’s in the package isn’t really the problem, it’s how we wrap it. We were over at a friend’s house and she said she admired the way I did something which I’d never really thought about or put it into words before. Ironically, it’s probably best when someone admires you for something you thought you were supposed to do anyways. She said … Continue reading Wrap it in a Story
The Kessel Run
Night at the Movies began with a free showing of The Last Jedi and I thoughtI would write some thoughtsabout my thoughts(ahem) trying to connect Star Wars with real life. Mostly because no one has ever done that before… I remember my disappointing personal experiences with the Force as a boy lying in bed, having read a book to exhaustion and attempting to use the … Continue reading The Kessel Run
Half Full
I have this thing that I say lately: “You can deal with negative things negatively or you can deal with negative things positively. Choose!” And it’s actually deeper than a quick, clever (if I do say so) word play. In it we recognize A. There are negative things to deal with, and B. I can choose my approach. I know a particular person who is … Continue reading Half Full
Free Last Jedi
My Wednesday started like a normal one until at 9 o’clock when twenty one reminders came in followed by four simultaneous heart attacks. Normally Wednesdays are quite busy with people and all the odds and ends of the week. Tuesdays are my sermon and Worship Xperience prep days and it’s best no one tries to have a civil conversation with me as my hair is … Continue reading Free Last Jedi
Liverpool V Madrid (being a good loser)
Liverpool Football Club just went out in the Champions League Final to the terrifyingly good looking Spanish team Real Madrid. I can only chalk it up to one of two things: bad luck for Liverpool, or Real Madrid’s deal with the devil finally paying off. We lost Salah some thirty minutes into the game because Ramos took him out (my brother later texted me he … Continue reading Liverpool V Madrid (being a good loser)
Marathon People
Something has been making me sick for awhile: people who have the courage and physical conditioning to run marathons. It’s not enough that I feel guilty for the shape I’m in, now I need to listen to them tell me about running endless miles with no one chasing them? It makes no sense to me whatsoever. I had a boss one time whose wife ran … Continue reading Marathon People
