This was written by my uncle Ray Nickel, who passed away in his sleep December 26, 2008. Have you ever gone to the farm, a fair, or a zoo and watched those white-pearl eggs in the incubator under the glowing lamps and waited for a yellow fluff of a chick…
Tag: Blast from the Past
The Path of Least Resistance
Doug-Wondering why your tagline says that you are walking the path of least resistance? Please explain and use Bible verses before I start using some of my own! Amy recently asked me what the big deal is about walking this path of least resistance that I bring up from time to…
Introduction
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise: seek what they sought. -Basho I debated the use of a non-Christian quote to begin this post, but it really sums up what I am doing here. I could follow the book I’m reading and trust in John Piper’s…
Preface
The following post is the beginning of a project to read through the Book “Desiring God” by John Piper along with a dear Brother in Christ by the name of Tim Challies. I expressed to him my frustration with this book, as it is much deeper reading than anything I have…
God Loves You More Than Pickle Juice
My son loved pickles when he was younger and still does. Pickles were actually the first thing he asked from Santa, and you better believe he had a big jar of pickles under that Christmas tree! A few years ago (has it been that long?) my son and I were talking about…
Persnickety
At first I thought it wasn’t a real word. It was just something that came to mind-probably due to an overabundance of the Nickelodeon cartoons that my son can?t get enough of. Persnickety. An odd enough sounding word that would fool my 4-year old son in a way that I…
The good news, the bad news
The good news: My chronological Bible project has started. The bad news: I didn’t proofread the e-mail before sending it and sent an unfinished version. This has been rectified and the original e-mail can be deleted in favor of the corrected version. How embarassing, though! Oh well. One of my favorite quotes…