Treu-Blog

I spent this weekend “drinking from a firehose” as Jon Pozadzides put on the first day. I’ve been using and developing for WordPress for the last few years so I wondered what I would actually get out of WordCamp.  Several of the speakers reiterated things that I knew but have failed to act on.
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I’ve never been one for exercise.  I was on the track team in high school but I was a discus thrower.  We tried to avoid running whenever possible.  I’d have spurts in college where I’d lift weights and ride the exercise bike but nothing that serious.  Also I never considered what I ate. Read More

I’ve been flying below the radar for the last few months.  After a month of looking for a job and coming up empty, I fell into a couple of contract positions.  I have the freedom to work from home and when I want.  But I also live with the fear that at any moment these contracts could end and I would be back at square one. Read More

I have been on an emotional roller coaster the last few months. I had been frustrated with my job and was working through issues. Then in December, a friend of mine died suddenly. Everything came to a head and I found myself in a depressed state for over a month. I would fall asleep by 9pm and wake up late. Some nights I didn’t even eat, I had no energy. Read More

Over the last month or so I have had the privilege to work with the Digerati at LifeChurch.tv on a plugin for WordPress.  It allows WordPress authors to link scripture references to YouVersion, an online Bible, produced by LifeChurch.tv.  You even have the option to have a text bubble appear over your reference with the verses you are referencing.  You can read the official announcement here, http://blog.youversion.com/?p=138. Read More

I went out for a drive this afternoon.  I needed to clear my head after a day of reading about the Synoptic Problem.  I enjoyed watching the sky change hues as the sun slipped beyond the horizon.  Later I caught a hint of wood smoke in the air.  That smell combined with the crispness of the air, conjured up old memories.  It reminded me of home. Read More

So about a year and a half ago, I got around to responding to a friend’s question of how had seminary affected my faith. Over the last few weeks, I have come back to this question. Some of those things I am still struggling with. The difference now is, my classes this semester seem particularly timely. They are forcing me to take a deeper look at myself. Read More

I was watching the news one morning this week and the anchor was giving a recap of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike when it came ashore this past weekend. Homes near the coast were washed away and the ones that remain are flooded and full of mud and debris. Read More

I went to a men’s conference this weekend.  The focus was on discipleship.  There were musicians leading in worship and speakers compelling us to form relationships with other men in order to disciple them. There were also stirring dramas and videos demonstrating characteristics that we should seek to have in our lives. Read More

Over the Labor Day weekend, my mother, brother and I rented a car and drove from Louisiana to northern Missouri to attend a family reunion.  I enjoyed it because I got to meet family I had never met before.  As is the case with every reunion, there was good food.  There was the occasional comment about how there weren’t going to any grandchildren on my side of the family.  And also there were the stories of our family roots.  Where our family came from.  How they ended up where they were.  There was also the common lament that as a family we had not done a good job of documenting our history.  We are slowly losing the oldest generation of our family and with them a clearer understanding of our family’s legacy. Read More