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It’s The Great Potato, Charlie Brown

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Getting Yummies Enjoying Her Loot

A couple of leopard-spotted children accompanied the Morrisseys on a trick or treating run last Monday night. Pictured is little Rebecca getting treats from me and my roommate John. Later she is still enjoying her bounty. What might that bounty include, you ask?

  • Some chocolate flavored cereal
  • A big orange balloon (inflated by yours truly)
  • A small potato(visible just above the balloon in the second picture)

I could maybe try and explain why we gave a potato to a trick or treating toddler, but it’s probably better that you think of your own reasons.

Also, the next day I went to a Halloween party dressed as “Matt Klein on New Year’s Eve.” This costume is probably best imagined than pictured or explained and was truly funny to maybe 3 people, but I enjoyed it none the less.

ABBA Day

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ABBA

So my freshmen are diligently working(more or less) on an assignment, when one of them says very abruptly

“We should have a national ABBA dedication day.”

I responded, not quite sure he’d actually said what I thought he said

“Really? Are you sure you mean ABBA? I mean they’re kind of old don’t you think?”

Another student asked incredulously

“Are they still alive?”

I sighed, kind of amazed that any of these students actually know who ABBA is

“Of course they’re still alive. I mean, they’re old but they’re not THAT old.”

The first student chimed in again

“I think they made mostly Disco music. . .I really like Disco music. . .Maybe we should have a national Disco dedication day.”

Shortly thereafter this same student starts singing “Heart of Glass” to himself, to which a nearby student asked

“Is that ABBA?”

“No, that’s Blondie”

Then he decided to start singing YMCA, at which point I gently reminded him that there is no singing in Computer class.

New VCS Video

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Our school recently commissioned a professional video that does a great job of capturing the vision and focus of Vienna Christian School. In it are some moving testimonies from parents, students, and staff. I am including a link at the bottom of this post.

For some reason the school chose not to include me in the video. The concern, I’m sure, is that our administration feared a sudden influx of teaching applications from many eager single women. Or something like that…

http://www.viennachristianschool.org/media.htm

Filed Under: VCS

Men in the Church

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I remember reading the book Wild at Heat by John Eldridge a few years back, and while I have quite a few problems with some of his conclusions I think the premise of his book is very good. Defining the male role in society and the church is a very good discussion to have.

I remember reading his assertion that men in general feel out of place or bored with the contemporary church in America. And in reference to my last post, I wonder how much of that has to do with the evangelical church putting so much emphasis on feelings and emotions. I don’t think I’m over-generalizing when I say that most men aren’t very much in touch with their feelings. Can it be that many evangelical churches have pushed men out of the church by preaching sermons that address mainly felt needs and emotional issues?

Any thoughts?