Brian, Noah & Elijah in the Jeep on the way home. Mysterious Ways by U2 comes on.

Noah: What is that sound they’re doing?
Brian: It’s a guitar. The guy playing is called The Edge.
Noah: The Edge?
Brian: Yes. And the singer’s name is Bono. Just Bono.
Noah: I’ll just call him Nick.
Brian: Nick? Okay, what about The Edge?
Elijah: Cliff.

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Brian, Kristi, Noah & Elijah on the way to the fair.

Noah: Guess what I say when I’m surprised.
Brian: Great scott!?
Noah: Yep!
Elijah: Guess what I say.
Brian: Wowzers?
Elijah: No.
Brian: Holy cow?
Elijah: No.
Noah: Holy s%*@ ?
Brian: Um…no.

I recently finished the website for Borodash – a non-profit race in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It raises money for my friend and his work with Neema House in Tanzania and also the awesome folks at Greenhouse Ministries.

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With God’s blessing I’m going to attempt….wait for it….a podcast. This idea of mine is new and inventive. Not many people are doing podcasts so I think I’ve got a real shot at international success.

Actually, it’s something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time but I’ve not known the exact format or content. So I waited until I had something to ‘cast. The topics will be varied, eventually, but the general conversation will revolve around the very misunderstood purpose behind discipleship.

The first several episodes (for now, at least) will be discussions between myself and Rob Touchstone and will focus on the Jewish roots of Christianity. To those of you who don’t already explore that topic I’m sure this sounds thrilling. “Wow, a podcast about history. At least I can catch up on some sleep while listening.” But trust me. Join in at least a few episodes and see what we mean. I wouldn’t even approach the idea of a podcast if I didn’t think God wanted to use it for something. I don’t come up with this stuff on my own, people.

We’re recording this week. I’m not sure if I’ll launch next week or the week after (or ever). But it will be posted here and on iTunes when ready.

Recent goodness from Elijah.

Eyebob = Eyeball
“I’m breaking them to pizzas.” = “I’m breaking them to pieces.”
Escavator = Escalator
Uhaw = Utah
Ooleegee = Luigi

I saw him picking is nose and asked if he needed a tissue. He didn’t answer. I asked again. He replied, “No, I just put it back in the nose.”

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And from Noah.

After watching a show on PBS where a dog had eaten a sock, Noah recapped what was going on:

“They’re taking the dog to the vet because he ate a sock and they’ve got to get it out of his butt veins…or somethin’.”

What do you say to that?

And then my favorite. I overheard Noah explaining something to Elijah so I listened in (it’s usually pretty interesting):

“God is with you. He’s everywhere. He’s here beside me, over there, in the whole house. He’s always with Dad. He gives you everything you need. Pizza. Peppermints. Everything. You. Need.”

Made my day.

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Need a good laugh? Watch this. So true. So, so true.

Watch this. As in watch it now.

If you’re inspired (I love this story) I highly recommend reading Henri Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son which is about his story of interaction with this parable and the Rembrandt painting of the same name, and more importantly of his homecoming.