It’s that wonderful time of year when we all tend to eat more and exercise less. Unless you count walking twelve miles across a parking lot and through a crowded shopping mall as exercise. Which I do. Anyway, I have a genius idea about how to radically improve our thinking about exercise. But first, a… Continue reading exercise vs. the holidays
If you’re looking for a great gift idea for children, I’ve got a terrific recommendation. Rhinos Who play sports is a really fun series of children’s books. Check out Rhinos Who Surf. The books are full of wildly colorful illustrations of rhinos in sportsgear, and the storyline is made up of applicable sports lingo. So… Continue reading gift idea for kids
The holidays can be a difficult time for singles. We feel awkward at parties full of couples. We get lonely. Our families continually ask when we’re going to bring a nice guy (or girl) home for Christmas. We find ourselves innocently lingering in the general beneath-area of the mistletoe. (…Maybe that’s just me.) Anyway, here… Continue reading holiday survival tips for singles
With the national unemployment rate in the U.S. at about 10%, odds are that everyone knows someone who has lost a job. And while it’s true that it’s really the thought – not the gift – that counts, people who are struggling to keep their home or feed their children might prefer something other than… Continue reading 5 christmas gifts for the unemployed
It’s Thanksgiving week, and I want to do what I can to temporarily stave off the onslaught of Christmas commercialism. Over $400 billion dollars of consumer spending is looming out there, not to mention the success or failure of the entire national economy, and they are determined to have you start yesterday! What are you… Continue reading gratitude is good for you
It’s Thanksgiving week, so I figured this would be a good time to write an update on my unemployed life. Actually, that’s not true. I’ve been thinking about writing an update for some time, but putting it off. Because frankly, it turns out I’ve just been a spectacular failure at this faith stuff. You know… Continue reading thankful for the unknown
Be warned, a new vampire movie is opening this weekend. New Moon is a movie based on the second book in the Twilight series. Christians can be uncomfortable with these themes, though to clarify, there are no demonic elements in the stories. But in my opinion, focusing on the evil of fairly benign vampires completely… Continue reading vampires aren’t the problem
Did you notice? This year, the Halloween candy was barely sorted (M&Ms, Snickers, Tootsie Pops/Rolls=keep, Almond Joys=trade), when a full-scale, no-holds-barred, in-your-face Christmas assault was launched. Drug stores are full of Christmas tree ornaments and candy-striped candles, playing “Jingle Bell Rock.” Snowy television ads are jingling about Christmas presents. It’s like they took some secret… Continue reading reaching for christmas
So being somewhat constrained by a busy lecture schedule and limited internet access, I wasn’t able to post about a fairly significant experience of my Thailand trip: the day I competed with an elephant. Oh yes, it’s true. We were there early, so there weren’t many people in the audience. I think I was volunteered… Continue reading me against the elephant
While I was in Thailand, I had the opportunity to meet so many incredible people, doing amazing work in southeast Asia. I thought you should know about at least one. Karen Smith is director of the New Life Center Foundation, an organization that works with children – particularly girls – who are being trafficked into… Continue reading your tax dollars working
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