Wed - November 29, 2006

In Place of a Real Post...

We saw this little store on our way out of Huntsville.

It's another great use of scare quotes. The sign says
The Prophetic Place - The Place Where "God Speaks"

Right.

Posted at 09:24 PM     |

Wed - November 15, 2006

PSSHHHhhhhhh....

That's the sound of me deflating.

We're on vacation at a local state park, and this is the view from our cabin:

Posted at 04:15 PM     |

Mon - November 6, 2006

No Smart Drivers Live Here

The letter above was addressed to "Smart Driver." My scrawl is "Please forward. Addressee no longer at this address."

Posted at 10:04 PM     |

Sat - November 4, 2006

Engrish

I had to share this photo of a coat we bought recently for our son.


It says "Atrietic Dept."

Posted at 12:21 PM     |

Tue - October 17, 2006

Pics from Waveland, MS

Some images from our recent mission trip.

Last weekend (October 5) we went to Camp Gulfside at Waveland, Mississippi to do some Katrina recovery work. We did some tearing out of drywall, a lot of repainting, and some shuffling of debris. We took some pics of the surrounding area.

Camp Gulfside was built in the 1920's, and at the time it was the only beach where African-Americans could swim on the Gulf. It was a beautiful place with some historic buildings. They had just finished a million-dollar facility, but now all that remains are pilings:



Here is a tiny scene of morbid beauty:



And a larger one:



This little guy had made his home behind some stepping stones at the house we worked on:



Anyway, we had a good trip. One of the coolest parts was that one of our volunteers was a man with Down's Syndrome, and his presence was a blessing to all the members. Two of our volunteers were women over 70. We had a group of diverse ability, and everyone had an important role to play and made a significant contribution.

We have another group going in November. I may go back again. This is the right time of year to go, because it was not too terribly hot.

Posted at 06:12 PM     |

Thu - August 31, 2006

More Bolivia Pics

Today as I browsed through pics from our last Bolivia trip, I found some more favorites...

Today as I browsed through pics from our last Bolivia trip, I found some more favorites...

Posted at 11:15 PM     |

Mon - March 13, 2006

Beach Vacation

Two weeks ago we took a trip to the beach.

Posted at 11:01 PM     |

Sat - February 18, 2006

Why a Cardboard Box is the Best Toy Ever

Who needs a plastic toy with a microchip?

Posted at 09:17 PM     |

Sun - February 12, 2006

Bricks and Glass

Posted at 08:48 PM     |

Sat - January 28, 2006

Train Pics

Just some random images from last July, when we visited a train museum.

Posted at 12:29 AM     |

Wed - January 25, 2006

Tue - January 17, 2006

Test Post

A pic from Lake Junaluska

Posted at 05:06 PM     |

Fri - August 19, 2005

Recent Pics

A couple of photos of the kid.

Laying down a funky beat:


Doing his best Christopher Robin impression:

Posted at 08:46 PM     |

Wed - August 17, 2005

Scenes from our recent mission trip

Just a few pics of our week.

This was a BIG house - 7800 square feet. It is a home for a family with 10 special needs kids. They are an amazing family.

On our last day, we visited a railroad museum:



Now I have an incredible desire to play Railroad Tycoon.

We passed this sign for a church, the name of which I fell in love with. We looked for the church building, but couldn't find it.


We also saw this church. From what I hear, this one doesn't ask its members to tithe, serve on any committees, attend small group Bible studies, or even participate regularly in worship:

I think it would be perfect for some grumblers I've known.

Posted at 09:56 AM     |

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

File this one under "things that make me mad."

I snapped this photo of a bulletin board of a church I visited. Here you have a great little photo essay on the fundagelical worldview. See the poster on the left? The one that says "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord?" And on the right, an advertisement for the Biblical School of World Evangelism. See the guy in the middle? The white guy? He's clearly out of his depth, because he's surround by black guys with spears. Probably cannibals. Definitely not Christians. The text reads: "What good is a Bible college degree if you don't know how to survive in the mission field?" He should have gone to BSWE, where they probably teach you things like cultural sensitivity. But he's in deep trouble now. Too bad their nation doesn't have the Lord as their God!

Posted at 09:42 AM     |