Monthly Archives: November 2008

Friends & Family Good eats

turkey at tom & anne’s

November 30, 2008 – 9:01 pm

we spent american thanksgiving over at tom and anne’s place. they made an impressively juicy turkey while the guests each contributed a side dish. we brought a “spinach and cheese puff”, which was a spinach casserole recipe i found on martha stewart recipes. anne’s mom baked an amazing pumpkin roll cake… i wish i wasn’t read more »

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Church

church life

November 27, 2008 – 2:29 pm

church life has been keeping us busy. a few weeks ago we helped paint one of the back rooms from a shadowy blue into a refreshing pale green. then last week, we transformed the sanctuary into a coffeehouse. although we didn’t try to plan it this way, it ended up being quite ‘international’, with some read more »

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Church

becoming pastor

November 16, 2008 – 8:41 pm

I guess it’s about time I talked a bit about the major change in my life this school year. Back in September, I accepted a position as pastor of Hyde Park Alliance Church, the church I’ve been attending for the past five years here in Chicago. I must say I feel truly blessed to be read more »

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Culture

obama-palooza

November 5, 2008 – 1:40 am

joe and i just finished watching hours of election coverage. i’m sure many of you saw the big rally at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. here are a couple pics i managed to take while driving through downtown on my way home from work (since the highway was closed for security). it was actually a read more »

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Culture

the US election

November 1, 2008 – 8:20 pm

with the US election only three days away, everybody’s obama or mccain signs are posted. here’s one from chinatown. for the last few months, there have been barricades with secret service and police only a few blocks from where we live, securing the street with obama’s house. i wonder what it will be like after read more »

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