sunday night rewind

So we didn’t “have church” today – or did we?
It’s funny that “church” seems to be more defined by a worship service on Sunday mornings than a community of faith.  In fact, you don’t even find a once a week worship service modeled in the New Testament church – they met EVERYDAY!  So today instead [...]

powerful words

I love our family trips to Barnes and Noble.  Emma (5) LOVES to read.  We just bought her a reading lamp for her bed and you would have thought we gave her a lifetime pass to Chuck-E-Cheese’s.  Ansley (almost 4) is taking after her sister. 
So every few weeks we load up the mini (van, not [...]

21

It’s the legal drinking age, the official adult age, and the title of this movie scheduled to hit theaters this weekend.
The movie is based on one of the most fascinating books I’ve read – Bringing Down The House – about a few MIT students who develop an elaborate scheme to beat the odds at black [...]

sunday night rewind

What an incredible Easter at C3!  We had awesome crowds and it was probably the best service we’ve had since moving to the theater.  Despite a last second snag (Friday) in one of the videos we planned on showing, Byron, the staff, and technical team did a great job scrambling to re-work the order with [...]

car cents (part 4)

FILL ‘ER UP!
For about the last 4 years I’ve desperately wanted an extended cab pick-up truck.  I’ve salivated over some of my friends who already own said pick-up truck.  But with gas prices approaching $3.50 with a chance at going to $4.00, I decided to do some quick figuring to see what a truck would [...]

car cents (part 3)

BUY vs. LEASE
What came first, the chicken or the egg?  Is there life on Mars?  Should you buy or lease?
Just as in yesterday’s discussion on used vs. new, I don’t believe there’s a clear cut answer – it truly depends on your situation and what you value.  But it is important to understand a few [...]

car cents (part 2)

NEW vs. USED
There are some who have very strong opinions when it comes to buying a new or used car.  I’m not one of them.  I believe for some, a new car is the right and wise choice.  While for others, used is the way to go.   For our family, we’ve chosen to purchase used [...]

car cents (part 1)

A car will most likely be one of the largest purchases you make, 2nd only to your house.  (Or maybe that 72in flat screen tv that looks so good in your bedroom.)  And, considering you’ll make multiple car purchases in your adult life, much of your hard-earned income will be poured into vehicles over that [...]

new wheels

As I mentioned yesterday, after:

12 years

112,000 miles

20+ oil changes

a few driveway fender benders

a mystery oil leak that req’d 6 quarts of oil every few thousand miles

and a whole lot of good memories

I finally traded in the 96 Corolla for some new wheels.  Overall the car was amazing.  It was a gift from my late grandfather when my [...]

sunday night rewind (including the wknd)

First things first, my wife is with my oldest daughter at the ER right now, we’re waiting to hear from the doctor and hoping her abdominal pain is just from the flu – we’d appreciate the prayers.
My wife and I celebrated 10 years of marriage on Friday.
My favorite activity is dating her – which is what [...]