by Jason Dykstra | Aug 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
So back in the day when I was a kid (some would argue I still am one), I was occasionally allowed to stay up late enough to watch a parent-approved TV movie, like The Wizard of Oz. My folks apparently thought it was healthy for children to have an unreasonable fear of...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ahhh, it’s another good day for gratitude. What I’m thankful for today is encouragement, but of a very specific kind. Not the pep rally “you can do it” kind, nor the “I’m there for you” support kind. Those are great, but the...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today’s post is short, sweet, and just for fun! Whether for our own children or for somebody else’s, we’ve all run across a particularly interesting name and thought, “That is freaking awesome!” while simultaneously envisioning the...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Who do you owe some thanks to and why? This post is dedicated to Jim, my dad. Yes, these first few “gratitude-type” posts have been centered around my family, but seriously, leaving them for later just couldn’t be justified. I do owe them. I learned...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
No no, this isn’t some heretical claim that people who can only take so much harp-strumming will be trying to flee heaven. But it is one of the most important questions one can ask about whether or not heaven can truly be all it’s strung up to be! God promises his...
