Necessary Roughness

two kingdoms, hundreds of thousands of miles

Archive for August, 2008

Sisters
Sunday, August 31st, 2008

A couple of days ago, we had a rather rainy morning, and the older sister was feeling a bit mischievious.
Our younger daughter can accept behavioral suggestions quite readily at times. She also loves her swing set outside. Big Sis tried to take advantage of this, and told the other to “go outside and swing.”
I was [...]

Praying for Louisiana
Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Having taught in Louisiana for 14 months, it’s almost a fourth home state to me.
Please pray for Father Hollywood and his congregation in the New Orleans area, my 2003-2004 church home-away-from-home Faith Lutheran in Lafayette, and everyone else under the deluge.

KC Chiefs Shop Arrowhead Naming Rights
Friday, August 29th, 2008

Barack Obama had a speech last night? John McCain might pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin for a running mate? Please. Let’s discuss important stuff.
Topeka, KS, TV station WIBW reports that the Kansas City Chiefs have contracted with a sports and entertainment company to sell the naming rights of Arrowhead Stadium.
I still call the other venue [...]

LCMS: Children Making Music
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The LCMS Commission on Worship has been sending free copies of a DVD, Children Making Music. I grabbed one for myself.
The DVD has three sections: for kids, for parents, and for congregational leaders. The kids range from about 7 years of age up to high school. Parents, teachers, and pastors extol the virtues of teaching [...]

Hotel Report: Holiday Inn, Indiana, PA
Monday, August 25th, 2008

The previous two weeks in Indiana, PA, I stayed at the Holiday Inn.
Even though I have Platinum status, my room was smaller than average, and I got no refrigerator or microwave. It was off of a hallway that had an outer door.  The outer door was locked all the time, rather than just during the [...]