Don’t panic. They will be gone soon. It happened on this wise. My comments hosting company is Disqus, and they recently decided that if you did not subscribe to a paying account, they would put ads up on the formerly free accounts. As much as I value and esteem the comments made here, I did …
Prayers Greatly Appreciated
Update: Thursday morning Just visited Nate this morning with the kids again. He is feeling and looking a bit better. Updates will continue to be posted here, under this head, but not so frequently. We are leaving this morning to drive the kids back to Idaho, and Ben and Bekah are arriving this morning to …
Westminster Podcast
If you take a close look at the banner ads above, you will see that I just added one that will take you to a podcast sponsored by New St. Andrews, in which I work through the Westminster Confession of Faith. Each podcast is devoted to one chapter, and the whole thing is largely an …
How I Don’t Get Everything Done
Introduction: I was recently asked about my daily schedule, about my routines and such. I am willing to share this, with a couple of caveats. First, this is a calendric average, not counting periodic interruptions, like time on the road, or holidays, or having a wedding on the weekend, or the way it was twenty …
Prolegomena to Re-entry
Nancy and I just got back from a two-week vacation in Ireland late last night. We had a glorious time, and I wanted to register just a few thanks before we get back to a semblance of normal around here. And you know that by “normal,” I means posts that address the overpopulated monkey cage …
Geopolitical Trash Talk
Let me tell you a story. My ultimate purpose is to talk about the Russian jets buzzing one of our ships in a strafing formation, but first I want to tell you a story. When I was in the Navy on the USS Tusk (SS 428)– the picture attached is one of me obscuring the …
Snakes in the Arms
If you are among those who follow my son Nate’s writing, or if you are among those who ought to be following it, I have some news to roll out. Our presidential campaigns have lost their old allure, and so it is time for some diversion. Nate’s newest book, Outlaws of Time (HarperCollins), is set …
Outlaws of Time
Very nice to see Entertainment Weekly featuring Nate’s next book, Outlaws of Time. They have an impressive book trailer posted there, along with an excerpt from the book. Coming in April. Check it out, that’s what I say.
Important Request for Feedback
All, I have heard from several of you that your subscription notices to this blog have konked out, that they are, as the French say, le dead, and are now lying on their backs in the pasture with all four hooves toward the sky. I wanted to see if this problem were limited to a …
Big Time Documentary Deal
Collision has now been released (for the first time ever) for digital download. It is $12.99 and if you are so inclined, you can go to VHX or Vimeo to purchase it. Those links are here and here. The original 90-minute feature film is available for download now, and those who purchase it will be getting …