I started making a mental list of activities I’ve enjoyed these past few months. Your list might look a lot different than mine, but here are a few of the absolute best activities I’ve gotten to enjoy recently:

As the days start to get shorter and the temperatures creep downward, you can feel the snow on the back of your neck and all those fall projects become urgent.

I sat silent in a tree stand for a couple hours this morning, thinking about the fact that it’s November. It’s been…

We are riding the edge of overwhelmed these days. Life is full, and good.

Do you have a vision for where God wants to take you? Are you frustrated that the vision seems so clear, and yet so unattainable?

Have you felt like everything you want is out of reach? The last four years I have

Lest we forget.

We are enjoying the fullness of life these days.

dither [dith er] verb (used without object) to act irresolutely; vacillate.

To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3)

Spring, 2021. Redoing the front door on my “new” home. The custom front steps give you a taste of what life was like…

The First Annual Washburn Get Lit Festival. Can’t wait for next year!

I listened to a radio show yesterday at work. As part of the schtick, they discussed (at some length, including a listener survey) their favorite Easter candy. It got me thinking about Easter, and how carefully we avoid its message

We had an amazing time at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. This is a treasure of a bookstore that obviously…

Here’s the latest news from our neck of the woods:

Last night we met with the guy who’s going to be moving our house. We talked about how the house needs to be prepped and exactly what he’ll be doing to take a 70x28 foot house, lift it off its foundation, and transport it 17 miles to our farm. Seems crazy that it’s even possible.

Theology, the study of the things of God, is about context. It’s about living in love with God where you are, in this particular slice of life, to the deepest and fullest extent possible. As we’re working through Genesis, you might think I’ve missed something important. Go back and focus on it and figure out why that piece is stuck in your throat. What is God saying? That’s your context. I’ll be over on the other side of the forest, climbing as high as I can, hanging on for dear life, waiting for the lightning and laughing my heart out.