Upcoming events

Tuesday, 2/7: Practice with “Blue Pastures” after appointment with eye doctor, 4:30 pm Wednesday 2/8: BFOTM meeting, make brownies for Friday night Thursday 2/9: Practice with “Free Range Blue” in Jarrettsville Friday 2/10: BFOTM concert, Mike...

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. This is part of a longer passage (Philippians 2:1-11) dealing with what is often called the “kenosis” of Christ — his emptying himself of all...

Excavating the living room

Yesterday Dave and I took 9 of the storage bins up to the attic. There are still boxes in the living room, but now it looks like a living room with boxes, not a storage area with a piano and two loveseats. Today I cleaned off the piano, moved the stereo off the top...

Sometimes you just have to say it

A friend posted on Facebook about withdrawing support from Susan G. Komen for their withholding funds from Planned Parenthood. This is a very visible friend with many followers. I invited him to inquire privately why I would now support Komen. I hoped he would be...