As dad, i thought i was there. But after reading this, I'm not so sure.
Category: Other Irreverent Ramblings
7 STEPS TO CATCHING A MENNONITE MAN
No time to blog? Reblog your daughter’s, she writes better anyway!
Between school, holidays and an unexpected pregnancy, I’ve been a little busy. Or rather, sick, tired and stupid. They tell me it’s normal for someone in my “condition”. If being the bringer if life is a “condition”, where’s my medal?
So what shook me out of my sick and tired pregnancy hiatus? Under my blog settings, there’s a section that shows what people have google searched before clicking on your site. One search read, “How to make a Mennonite boy like you.”
Great question.
How To Make a Mennonite Boy Like You:
Jon, my husband, thinks the very idea of this blog is manipulative. He hates it. Since I’m currently growing his Mennonite baby – which is sucking all forms of life and energy from my inferior, non-Mennonite body – I can and will do what I want.
Immediately my heart went out to this girl. No doubt she’s been sitting in her school cafeteria…
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A GOOD IDEA ISN’T ALWAYS A GOD IDEA
I can so relate to this. Great insight!
When making decisions, we’ll generally try to arrive at answers or solutions that are to our advantage. In the decision making process, we’ll probably have several questions, such as: Is this good for me? How does it help me? Is this a step forward? Is this a step up? Will I make more money? Will this make my life easier? What will others think? Does it make sense?
The issue though, for the believer, is that God’s ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts, (Isaiah 55:8) and so what, in our minds, seems like a good idea or a good decision may not be what God wants.
In Joshua chapter 9, we read that the Gibeonites came to Israel, lied to the leaders and asked for a treaty because they were afraid that Israel would conquer them in battle. It seemed that the Gibeonites were…
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Christmas: Bring on the Muslims
I wrote this for our church blog this week - thought I'd reprint it here with a few more personal thoughts. When I was a kid a I wanted a cowboy outfit for Christmas. Later it was a 10-speed bike. Then a horse, then a Ferrari. Santa was good for 3 out of 4. What …
Dan Cooley - The Ir-Reverend 