DRY SPELL//
You ever have those times when you’re dry? Just kind of flat? Maybe discouraged a little? That’s where I’ve been the last few days… a week or so. I’ve been reading this book called “Forgotten God” by Francis Chan. It’s blowing my mind right now. It’s all about how the church as a whole has [...]
I NEEDED THIS TODAY//+Fact
The last 2 weeks have been particularly difficult for me & Angie. It’s not what you think. We’re not having issues with each other at all. In fact, we’ve grown closer in the last year to each other and to GOD (individually and together) than we’ve even been. But, last week started with us both being [...]
BEST MOVIE OF 1996//
I know, I know… I’m talking about movies that are 14 years old. Do you even remember what movies came out in ’96? Let me refresh your memories. Black Sheep Bevis & Butthead: Do America The Cable Guy D3: The Mighty Ducks Evita Flipper Fargo Independence Day And, lastly (but of course not the least) [...]
THE LAND OF THE LIVING//
So, Angie and I spent the last 2 days between the bed and the bathroom with the flu. It was awful. I don’t do well with stomach bugs. Never have. Likely never will. There were honestly moments where I thought (no exaggeration) that I thought the grip of death was near. Then a friend said [...]
WHAT DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TELL YOU TODAY?//
I’m not the biggest proponent of the book the “5 Love Languages.” Proponent meaning, I don’t think it’s the “be all, end all” of relationship/communication understandings. I do, however, think it’s helpful to know how you perceive love. Most people connect with all of these on some level, but have 2 that tend to stand [...]
CAN’T WE JUST GET OVER OURSELVES?//
I just lost about an hour and a half of my life that I will never get back. (Enter Doc Brown from a frozen/smoking/tred burning Delorian)… I got sucked into reading a series of blog posts and the ensuing comments from someone who thinks he has something to say about Christianity. Let’s be honest. That’s [...]
FILL IN THE BLANK: “I’M THAT GUY WHO ___________________________________.”
Fill in the blank… ABOUT YOURSELF! NOT ABOUT ME. I’ll start… “I’m that guy who…” … tends to think too highly of himself as a way to overcompensate for his own insecurities. … always tries to work the angle. … dreams and then doesn’t know how to get there. … needs more help than I’ll [...]
THE ART OF CHANGE//
So, we entered a new phase in life last week. Isaac started rolling over last week. He was starting to make us nervous not showing much interest in it all then someone flipped a switch and he’s everywhere now. Literally over night he figured out all directions: left & right, front to back, back to [...]
CREATIVITY… WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
So, I sat this morning in a “finding your sweet spot in ministry” seminar hosted by a friend of a friend. Biggest thing I took out of it: I’m in my sweet spot. In fact, I’m about as dead centered in it as I think I could possibly be. Sometimes I joke with one of [...]
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, ROB BELL, & MY OWN BROKEN SOUL//
About 3.5 hours ago, Angie and I walked out of the movie theater having just seen Where the Wild Things Are. For some reason, maybe because it’s the story of a little boy’s wild imagination, I connect with this story. He gets in trouble, is sent to bed without his supper (a horror that no [...]
BEST BURGER EVER
A little more than six years ago the guys that stood up with me in our wedding and our dads all sat at this same restaurant and had the best burgers EVER. And, now we’re back. We don’t come here often, but when we do, I always leave happy! GOD bless Alfie’s!
WELCOME//
It’s no secret that I like change. I LOVE progress. I hate sitting still. I can’t stand being in the same place for too long. So, we’re making a few changes in my little corner of the world wide web. Welcome to the newly domained frombehindtheglasses.com. I know it doesn’t look all that different, but [...]
NARCISSISM IN WORSHIP//
A friend recently sent me this article. In it speaker, author, writer, youth pastor Walt Mueller speaks of hearing Dr. Phil live in Philly speak on how our culture has created a narcissistic youth culture. Here’s his thesis: “Without ever saying the word, Dr. Phil kept pointing the conversation back to ‘narcissism’ and the behaviors [...]
I READ SOMETHING YESTERDAY…
So, I’m not a big reader. Anyone that knows me knows that reading for me stops at music & art magazines with the occasional comic book. I’ve been reading a lot of blogs recently… just about anything thought provoking, and one struck me yesterday… It said: “People will never respect you for what you are [...]
CALLED OUT//
So, Angie and I just pulled into the local Pizza King for dinner tonight with my parents. Angie just looked at me and said, “You haven’t been blogging much lately.” “You’re right,” I said. “I haven’t.” No excuses. I’ve been a bad blogger the last couple weeks… But I’m back now! Be on the lookout [...]
POLL… I NEED YOUR HELP//
First, the vane one. As the few of you who read this know… my blog is titled “The View From Behind The Glasses.” I’m looking at registering a personal domain for my blog for professional reasons. What should I use? 1. viewfrombehindtheglasses.com OR 2. frombehindtheglasses.com OR 3. any other ideas? 1. has the whole title. [...]
YEAR 28 SO FAR//
So far, 28 hasn’t panned out to be the best year for me and my care so far. In the first 8 days of 28 I was in a fender bender (on my birthday to be precise), on day 8 I was pulled over for speeding (totally saw it coming as soon as I came [...]
FIRST 100 DAYS//
CLICK FOR TODAY’S PICTURES It’s 11:43 on DAY 100. It’s been a crazy 3 months, 10 days, 11 hours, 13 minutes since Isaac was born. In 100 days, we’ve seen quite a bit of emotion. We’ve come to know grace in new ways. We’ve been able to share our story with quite a few people [...]
JUST THINKING//
If you didn’t know, I’m have another blog… it’s called ISAAC365. It’s a daily photo of my son. It looks like this: I know, I know… “Another one of those ‘pictures of your kids’ blogs.” NO! Well, Yes. But, there’s a reason. About 14 months ago, we were told that the only way we could [...]
NOT A LOT TO SAY//
Anyone that knows me, knows that there are few people out there with more extraverted tendencies than myself… I know a couple, but not many. I can only think of 2 after giving it some thought… I like noise. I don’t like to sit still. I HAVE to be going somewhere. I’m the guy that [...]
I HAVE A PROBLEM//
We all have problems. I actually have a quite few. I can’t seem to keep my desk nor my office clean. I get frustrated when people don’t hold the same value to what I do. I size others up based on myself consistently finding them lacking. I size myself up based on others and consistently [...]
The Unexpected Goings-On of the Towle's for the Last Few Days//
Wednesday morning at 9am, I received a phone call that I had been expecting for sometime. My grandmother had been in a 13 year battle with Alzheimer’s and it ended early Wednesday morning. It’s an odd thing to think that death is a blessing. But, in this case, it’s healing. As Christians we find hope [...]
I HATE "REALITY" TV//
I’ve never been big on “reality TV.” When Survivor came out something like 19 seasons ago, I thought it was interesting for about 3 episodes. Angie loves survivor. She watches it while I’m at rehearsal on Thursday nights. If she can’t watch it, she DVRs it. It’s one of her “guilty pleasures.” Survivor, The Amazing [...]
BEFORE & AFTER//
To make this a matter of public record & for posterity’s sake: Which PJ to you like best? or… WHICH DO YOU LIKE BETTER? I wanna know. PJT//
