I was intending to be sitting at a Starbucks while my car was being worked on. Due to circumstances at the shop, I’m now enjoying a pipe in my garage.
A non-scale victory today: I woke up feeling kind of “meh.” I was just a bit off. It could have been easy to rationalize not going to the gym. Instead, I went to the gym and as I worked out the “meh” disappeared. Now, I feel great!
Today’s Advent readings for those of you following along.
Psalm 146:5-10; Ruth 4:13-17; 2 Peter 3:11-18
Heres’s he link BibleGateway if that is helpful:
"When things don't go well it's easy to wonder, "Why me?" It's easy to point fingers. It's easy to wallow in frustration or defeat.But it is also easy to ask, “What is this teaching me?”
You can’t remove the frustrations from life, but you can always try to come out a little wiser on the other side."
This is from James Clear’s weekly email. “What is this teaching me?”
Such a key question.
The new micro.blog mobile update is excellent! Well done @manton and team! 🙌👏
Good morning to you! Here are today’s #Advent2025 readings:
Psalm 146:5-10; Ruth 1:6-18; 2 Peter 3:1-10
The link to Bible Gateway: December 11, 2025
I have played with all the browsers and email clients and calendar clients. I have concluded that the Apple defaults are the best for me. They simply just work.
Every day as I peruse my social feeds, I am confronted by the failure of the church, and us pastors in general.
I know my own complicity in those failures. I work hard to be better.
I still fall short.
I am convinced that there are others out there trying to be better too.
I wish you could see them.
Weigh in Wednesday!
9/22/2025 - 259.9 12/10/2025 - 243.8
Total loss - 16.1 lbs
Need to lose to reach 195: 48.8
A net gain of .6lbs this week. I think it’s due to addition of a supplement. My clothes fit looser in spite of the minimal gain. #195by50
Today’s #Advent2025 readings if you’re following along:
Psalm 21; Genesis 15:1-18; Matthew 12:33-37
Here’s a link to the readings at Bible Gateway.
My workout schedule is lifting M, W, F; cardio T, Th, Sa; rest on Sunday.
Today, I didn’t want to run. I didn’t want to be on a treadmill. I did it anyway. I jogged my three miles and after a brief cool down, walked for 20 minutes a 10.0 incline.
I’m glad it’s over.
Today was pure discipline.
Today’s #Advent2025 readings, if you’re following along…
Psalm 21; Isaiah 41:14-20; Romans 15:14-21
A link to open the readings on Bible Gateway
If you’re in the Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area, come on out to Tap Room tonight for a special “Ask Me Anything,” at 8 pm.
It is so refreshing to simply listen to music and read some non-fiction after a full Sunday.
Currently reading: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 📚
Today’s #Advent2025 readings if you’re following along:
Psalm 21; Isaiah 24:1-16a; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12