This past weekend, the Haub family had the very fun experience of being extras for a short film. Mercy and Aaron were excited to tell their friends at church on Sunday about “playing action”, and they actually did exceptionally well for the duration of filming. Of course Elijah spit up all over me (and poor… Continue reading Extra, extra!
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Quotation of the Week
Why pay a stranger to meddle in your family affairs? Most simply want support and validation. Some are lured by the miracle cures on “Nanny 911.” Many live far from close family and friends and feel unsure of where to turn for reliable advice…Other parents found that coaches help them filter out conflicting advice they… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Happy 24
I knew my brother for three years before he became my brother. I was young, he was just a kid, and those three years hold for me some of my most precious memories. Cruising around Chicago in the Urban Outreach van; making phone calls for him to the girl he liked (whose father did not… Continue reading Happy 24
The power of the unseen
The other night I went to take the trash out down the two flights of stairs behind our house to the big cans out back. The kitchen trash was very full: it should have been taken out days earlier and I could barely lift the plastic handled bag out from the trash can. As I… Continue reading The power of the unseen
Did anyone see any fish?
On Saturday, we drove down to the Long Beach Aquarium to meet up with our good friends, Steven and Jennifer and their little baby Evan. Our kids love the aquarium, and we have been members since we had Mercy. The day was a little bit crazy. Between all of the feedings and changings and trips… Continue reading Did anyone see any fish?
Quotation of the Week
“Who is the focus of the Church? Who is the person we are concerned about? The person we exist to serve? For Jesus there was no question. In the Kingdom, the humble are lifted high and the most vulnerable have pride of place. That is why you cannot ask Jesus into your heart alone. He… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Deliver Me
Living in L.A., it is not uncommon to see people with clothing or accessories bearing logos from different film or television productions. So many people here have some connection to “the industry”, and their baseball caps and messenger bags and bomber jackets let you know it. Yesterday the doorbell rang and I was greeted with… Continue reading Deliver Me
Making some noise
I happened upon a post by Eugene Cho today that speaks well to the issue of giving public testimony, as Christians, about our monetary giving (something I have mentioned here recently). Eugene and his wife, Minhee, are dedicating their earnings for an entire year toward launching a humanitarian organization to battle world poverty and one… Continue reading Making some noise
This one’s for you, Julia
This morning we were sitting watching a Thomas the Tank Engine video that Doug and Mercy checked out from the library. The narrator described one of the engines as being “cross”. Mercy turned to me knowingly and said: “Cross is angry….in German.”
Faith
My friend, Tyler, has written a beautiful piece on participating in the Eucharist as an act of “protest and allegiance in the face of death.” For all of us dealing with recent losses of people we love, Tyler’s honest and powerful reflections offer hope.