Scored some new vinyl today. What a beautiful album not just musically but also in physical presentation.
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“No child is just a child. Each is a creature in whom God intends to do something glorious and great.”
Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚
Sitting in the garage with a pipe of really nice tobacco, a book that is blowing my mind, and watching a storm roll in?
This fantastic.
In August, Amy and I are participating in something called, The Mammoth March.
You hike 20 miles in 8 hours.
Training starts now.
My daughter’s sorority, Pi Beta Phi, is raising money for the Spartan Strong Fund. If you’ve wondered how you could help after the shooting at MSU, this is a tangible way to do so.
A cold day at the ball field, wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
Currently reading: Deep Work by Cal Newport 📚
I’m going back through this book and creating a list of questions to process. As a pastor, I feel like I need deep work and somehow maintain connection via modern digital network tools.
Curious what others think…
Fridays are leg days for me at the gym. They are always hard. They always hurt. Amy asked, “Since they always hurt, maybe you’re doing them wrong?”
“I’m pretty sure they always hurt because I’m doing them right,” I said.
What do you consider to be the ideal length for a solo #podcast with no guests? 🎙️
Pastors, what rhythm do you have for creating space for deep work and at the same time being connected and available through the digital networking tools at our disposal?
I am really liking using Obsidian to craft blog posts. It’s a nice interface and makes it easy to drop onto micro.blog.
Fireside Coffee in Flint, MI for the win! This Brazilian “Sweet Yellow,” is dang good! ☕️
Today marks my favorite weekend of the year. It is #OpeningDay for MLB ⚾️! There is hope and expectation and a dream of warm summer nights at ball park or sitting on the patio with a cold beer and the game on the radio.
Just started a new, to me, book by Eugene Peterson. The opening sentences:
“The puzzle is why so many people live so badly. Not so wickedly, but so inanely. Not so cruelly, but so stupidly.”
This book is going to be something else.
Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚
Trying out a coffee shop in Eastern Market in Detroit, Anthology. My guy The Beard loves it and recommends the Coffee Tonic. He’s right on the money. Delicious!
