zac | June 21, 2009
Some time ago, my son Luke wrote down some questions in a journal he received at NewSpring. That night, he prayed that Jesus would answer those questions for him when he got to heaven.
His questions were remarkable, albeit slightly unreadable. They betray a considerable amount of thought ability in his young brain. He asserted there [...]
zac | June 14, 2009
We are commanded by Jesus to “make disciples” and also to “teach them” in the passage known as the Great Commission — Matthew 28:19-20. This means everyone who believes in Jesus should share that belief: We should proselytize, or evangelize.
What, then, do we make of these two following passages?
Luke 21:14-15 — Settle it therefore in [...]
zac | June 9, 2009
In preparation for my first chemotherapy treatment in one week, I went under the knife again this morning. The purpose was to insert a port in me. The port is a device that is inserted under the skin just below the collar bone. The tube attached to it was fed into my jugular vein. When [...]
zac | May 31, 2009
On Memorial Day, I enjoyed a quiet day at home with the kids. Mandy was feeling ill so I made sure she slept much of the day. The kids and I decided to play Monopoly that morning. This turned out to be a wonderful experience where I learned some things about the kids and about [...]
zac | April 19, 2009
Mandy was recently driving with all three kids in the car. The conversation was like a tripartite attack on Mandy with all three kids bombarding her with requests. After an untoward number of “I-wants,” Mandy announced a treaty: “Stop asking me for things. No one ask me for anything. Ask me for nothing.”
The kids sat [...]
zac | January 5, 2009
Luke (my five-year-old son) drew a picture for me one day while he visited me at work. When asked what it was, he told me it was “five things you cannot have.” Here are the five things:
1. Lightning on a rainbow
2. A house with no windows and no doors
3. An apartment building that would fall [...]
zac | November 13, 2008
I have been blessed with one, two, three astounding kids. I have long believed that physical intimacy is important in the development of children. (Interestingly, the older I get, the more I notice myself becoming less intimate with those outside my family, and more intimate within the family.) I’m not talking about just hugs, though. [...]
zac | September 14, 2006
I have done considerable thinking with regards to last week’s blurb about being a Theonaut. I closed by asking for feedback on examples of sailing with God: the concept of traveling with God as opposed to just learning about Him. This thought has been present in my mind all week. How have I sailed with [...]
