Strange Icy Substance

We awoke yesterday to this beautiful scene outside our front door.

David, Crystal and I made these two tiny snowmen! A few moments after this picture was taken, David decapitated both of them.

Ministry in the Image of God

We had the good fortune of reading Steve Seamands new book, Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service even before the book was published. It has to be one of the most practical descriptions of what it means to do ministry as trinitarian Christians. I had never really thought the Doctrine of Trinity could impact how I think about the practice of ministry, like this book has challenged me to think. In the book Seamands describes part of his big idea in this quote, "The ministry into which we have entered is the ministry of Jesus, the Son, to the Father, through the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the church and the world." The focus of our ministry changes when we take our trinitarian faith seriously. Though I recommended another book earlier on this blog -- I recommend this one even more!

It's A Baby...BOY!!!

Crystal is now 21 weeks pregnant and everything seems to be going well. We went to the OB today and found out that we are having a BOY! This picture was taken just the other night to chronicle the changes in Crystal as time goes by. The baby, provided all goes as we are praying, will be delivered via C-section at the end of April. Please pray that everyone is healthy and safe. Feel free to submit name suggestions. We are also opening up to selling the naming rights to the highest bidder! What do you think about Target Couch, or Hyundai Couch.