Random Thoughts Archives

Sermon Prep (May 6, 2008) - A friend passed this on and it made me laugh:Seven-year-old Mathew was watching his father David, a pastor, write his sermon for Sunday. "How do you know what to say, Dad?" Matthew asked. David replied, "Well, God tells me what... ( Keep Reading » )

God's Dreadful Withdrawal (April 24, 2008) - My good friend Tullian Tchividjian sent the following note in response to my previous post:Josh, Concerning your recent post ironically entitled "A Reminder of God's Faithfulness" where you are pictured with a full head of hair only a few short... ( Keep Reading » )

I Need to Learn How to Do This (November 24, 2007) - This is a clip from the French version of American Idol (HT: Steve McCoy). If I could learn how to do this and then incorporate beatboxing into my sermons at key moments when the attention-level of the congregation seems to... ( Keep Reading » )

Monk-e-Mail (November 3, 2007) - Have you seen these talking monkey messages yet? A friend of my daughter sent her one last night, now Shannon and my kids are hooked. It's a service provided by Career Builder. Very smart marketing. But who needs a... ( Keep Reading » )

Biblical Proportions (October 11, 2007) - My tall friend Justin Taylor sent me the following yesterday: From Douglas Stuart's new commentary on Exodus (p. 610), describing the tabernacle priests:"the average adult male Israelite of that time was about 5'2" and weighed about 130 lbs." You know... ( Keep Reading » )

Weird Chairs (September 7, 2007) - This week I bought a few of what I thought were fairly unconventional chairs--Fatboy beanbags. But then I came across the above lounging system by Animi Causa which is truly weird and truly expensive. You can get yours for... ( Keep Reading » )

Photo for our Scrapbook (July 21, 2007) - Life goes by so fast. Too fast. The kids grow. They change in the blink of an eye. That's why our family takes the time to create a family photo album each year. We want to try and capture the... ( Keep Reading » )

Chewy Peps (May 23, 2007) - Alright, boys and girls. Today we're introducing a new feature on the website: random posts about stuff that I like. Food. Clothing. Furniture. Whatever. These posts will feature products and companies. I'll pretend that I'm important and they are my... ( Keep Reading » )

Strange Fruit (April 15, 2007) - I was very impressed today when I came across this banana my assistant, Katherine, had doodled on. Yes, she's multi-talented. Anyone else have odd fruit creations? Feel free to comment and link photos of them.... ( Keep Reading » )

Frog Eats Cicada Video (November 14, 2006) - Okay, yes, this is weird and has no relationship to anything. Something most people don't know about me is that I am fascinated by "critters"--bugs, amphibians, lizards, etc. I think I got this from my dad and my uncle. Growing... ( Keep Reading » )

Radio Lab and New Attitude (November 13, 2006) - The New Attitude Blog just posted something I wrote after listening to a show called "Radio Lab" on NPR. The topic of the episode was morality. If you're interested, you can read my comments on the Na blog here. And... ( Keep Reading » )