Posts from June 2019
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Sunday, June 30, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 43/52 (+2 for the week) It's nice to be reading again! My holds list has piled up so I'm…
Friday, June 28, 2019 - 10:00
Raise your hand if you know what the World Food Prize is! Up until a few weeks ago, I would not…
Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 08:33
Here we are at the second to last entry in this series. And while I am ranking the deadly sins from…
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - 10:00
If you've been following along with the blog for a while, you know that I love castles. We visited…
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 10:00
As an ordained elder in the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, even on leave, I…
Monday, June 24, 2019 - 10:00
Back in April when Joel and I were discussing all of the reasons to come home for the summer, one…
Sunday, June 23, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 41/52 (+1 for the week) My mom bought a book with a family connection and it was awesome!…
Friday, June 21, 2019 - 10:00
For as long as I have been driving north on Interstate 80, I have always wanted to stop at the SPAM…
Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 21:29
While I don't believe wrath or anger is the worst of the sins, it's probably the deadliest,…
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 10:00
It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Mother's Day, but somehow it's been over a month…
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 10:00
Though Des Moines is relatively small compared to some American cities, this town boasts many of…
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 10:00
Yesterday I had the distinct privilege of preaching at my home church. While scripture reminds us…
Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 40/52 (+1 for the week) I purchased my first (and likely only) book for the year last week…
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 10:00
This week we celebrated a big holiday in my family - my brother's birthday! Just like me when it…
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 18:55
Last week I did my best to represent sloth, but this week we're talking about envy and jealousy -…
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 - 10:00
On the same day we went to the baseball game in the afternoon, we spent the evening at the zoo!…
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 10:00
I don't think I could truly experience summer in the USA without enjoying one of America's favorite…
Sunday, June 9, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 39/52 (+0 for the week) Well it's a good thing I did a bunch of extra reading earlier in…
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 10:00
After our amazing lunch at Dumpling Darling last week, my mom and I headed over to Des Moines' not…
Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 12:46
As I mentioned before, gluttony is my favorite sin, and lust isn't really that bad of a sin, but…
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 10:00
Thanks to the generosity of my parents, I am getting to eat at restaurants more than Joel and I…
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 10:00
Our time back in Iowa is passing quickly, and we are doing so many fun things every day it's hard…
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 10:00
This sermon was preached at Center Chapel UMC in Indianola, Iowa on Sunday June 2, 2019. Thank you…
Sunday, June 2, 2019 - 10:00
Reading: 39/52 (+0 for the week) I didn't get any reading done this week...but I have almost…