November 2011

For years now, the New King James Version of the Bible has been the translation I’ve readily gone to. I admit that I didn’t do a ton of research about it, but I heard that it was a close word-for-word translation and so I leaned on it heavily. (Although I also sometimes look up a [...]

We often go down to my Dad’s house on Sundays. The pace slows down just a little more there by the river. The Bear rides around the neighborhood with G-pa in the golf cart, the Tank sometimes naps in a quiet room, Sunday afternoon football is the background music for this kind of shin-dig. Sometimes [...]

There are lessons in life that we learn and don’t usually forget. Like riding a bicycle or tying your shoes, usually once you’ve got it, you’ve got it. But there are also lessons in life that we need reminding about. Like when it comes to learning a language, it’s use it or lose it. Perhaps [...]