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Ethiopian Gospel Music (Part 3): The Sound of our Children Singing Their Names
On August 26 of last year we received a photo of a three month old boy named, Henok. He was yawning. We loved his little face. We also loved his name, and planned to keep it in the form of, Enoch. We wrote about this name in our announcement of Carson’s referral to our family. [...]
Rediculous Items of the Week
With a little discipline, the “ridiculous item” post could be a regular. The first picture is of what I paid for gas this week at the pump. Today, now that gas is at 3.45 I would have paid $52.29! The second photo is of where the post man decided to put all of our packages. [...]
It’s Ethiopia!
From any one place in our apartment are visible to the naked eye some ten to twenty lists, depending on the day. Lists may be found on binders, on books, on desks and everywhere else. One time I found a list that said, “1. Next to the dresser, 2. In the closet?” I died laughing. [...]
Davenport Christmas Weekend ’07
In the first chapter of Genesis we find a blueprint for the right ordering of human beings to one another and the world around them, So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to [...]
A Balleria, A Frog and A Princess
On Haloween night, Kristi and I set a candle outside our door to let the neighborhood kids know that we were there with candy. Unfortunately, our neighborhood doesn’t see too many visitors. But we did get one really, really, important visit from a ballerina named Kate. Aaron and Stephanie Wojnicki took their daughter on a [...]
A Visit From The Thumb
If I want to know what I will probably look like when I am a little older, I can usually look to a picture of uncle Marty. We’re both drummers, both have brown eyes, brown hair, tall, trim, both like to take pictures – we are the same person. For this reason, I expect to [...]
A Spooky Slone Haloween
There is something nice about sitting around in a costume and having normal conversations with friends. On Friday, October 27th, Kristi and I joined some of our friends from Verizon for the second annual, “Spooky Slone Haloween House,” where we did just that. Shawn and Brooke Slone are involved with the Actor’s Theater in Louisville [...]
The Marvelous Mundane of Marriage
My good friend, Dan Born, recently – and finally – updated his family blog. I am, at this very moment, loosing my mind in laughter and happiness over a poem Dan wrote about Jen, his wonderful wife. This poem would be a great read for an engaged couple. That is, the joy of marriage is [...]
Pendergraph Interviews Mary Mohler
My wife has the great privilege of serving alongside about ten other ladies on the Pendergraph women’s ministry board at Southern Seminary. This ministry plans and hosts monthly events for all the women of Southern Seminary and Boyce College – students, wives and faculty wives included. This month, on the new Pendergraph blog, they are [...]
I’m in trouble!
Every now and then, Kristi and I identify something as symbolic of our marriage. That is, we observe some reoccurring theme that represents something humorously or tragically true about one of us. Tonight, Kristi and I enjoyed dinner with some friends of ours from Verizon. We took my car. We usually take her car and [...]


