One of the things I dislike most are speed bumps. I actually kind of hate them, but that doesn’t sound very nice.

I saw this video the other day and could feel the anger growing inside of me. In stereotypical teenage girl style, “I just can’t even.”

This picture was literally taken as I wrote this.

A few months ago my wife and I adopted a stray kitten who we have named Harvey. As a cat lover I was thrilled, and Harvey really has turned out to be an awesome cat.

Over the span of the past few months, my wife and I have given Harvey a couple of baths. As most cats do, Harvey hates them. Being a cat, he has absolutely no idea as to why he occasionally has to endure this torture.

Why his perfect, loving, and wonderfully attractive owners would do such a terrible thing.

So he just meows (though its more of a mix between a howl and a groan) and claws until he realizes he can’t get out. Then he just sits there until we are finished.

Undoubtedly from his perspective, there is not a single good reason for this.

Below shows how much snow it typically takes for school to be cancelled. Living in North Carolina, this map is pretty accurate for us. One important detail left off however was even the “threat” of a snowflake will cancel school. You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

Christina and I are always excited to lead small groups.

Now for many people, “excited” and “small group” have never belonged in the same sentence. Except for maybe saying how you are not excited for small group. 

And this is understandable. If you have been a Christian for a good period of time and belong to a church (these things should go hand in hand), there is a good chance you have been a part of a small group/bible study/community group/whatever you want to call it.

For many people they go mostly because they feel like they have to or its the right or good thing to do. Its just something they can check off the list of things they have done. They may only go once a month, but that is enough to not feel guilty about not going.

But that is not the point of small groups. It’s not something we are a part of as a part of our “Christian duty.” Small groups are essential because the Christian life is to be lived in community, not in isolation.

This past week the news has been full of what can only be described as depressing stories. From Robin William’s suicide, to the killing of Michael Brown and the aftermath in Ferguson, Missouri, to the ongoing genocide of Christians in the Middle East from the terrorist group know as ISIS or ISIL; we live in a hurting and broken world.

And so we are faced with the ever looming question: what kind of God would allow all of this evil and suffering to happen? What kind of God would create a world where murder, suicide, rape, and child abuse exist? I would agree with many of non-believing and/or atheist friends here that you (we) have every right to adamantly oppose any sort of God that would create such a place.

So how does a Christian respond in situations like the ones that are filling the news these days?

Those who know me, and even those who don’t, know that I may or may not like cats more than the average person. Because of that, I present this Friday’s infograph with much joy.

It’s all about cats!

The other day I came across one of the most scandalous ads I have ever seen. The company responsible: Cheerios.

This video portrays a grown man who is a father and who is not lazy, incompetent, and immature. Instead it shows a dad who is hard working, seemingly intelligent, and is a father who loves his kids.

In other words, it shows the responsibilities of a real man. But we must be careful, we wouldn’t want to promote the idea that a man should provide for his family, love his family, and (gasp) lead his family.

Enjoy!

I recently tweeted/facebooked a comment about abortion and was told that, as a Christian, I should only be focusing on making disciples, and that it is statements like the one I just made that made people feel unwelcomed and unloved in the church.

And it is certainly wise to be careful when speaking out on any hot button issue. It is important to be conscious of those who will read or hear what you write or say. But does this mean that Christians shouldn’t speak out on very important issues if they are in anyway controversial?

This week’s infograph gives a visual picture to the creation days in Genesis chapter 1.

The other day I read a blog written by a woman who was about to have an abortion. The post was saddening to me. It treated having an abortion as though it was a decision as simple as choosing what to wear or where to go for lunch.

What stuck out to me most though was not what was actually written in the post, it was one of the “tags” or “categories” that the blog was placed under on the website. This was one of the tags: