[I cannot believe that it has been 20 days since I left us at Yellowstone. It’s been day after day of running out of time. Three of those days were particularly happy, as Kelli and I celebrated our 25th anniversary by retracing part of our honeymoon along the California coast. Now I’m in danger of… Read More »
I think our family has been to dozens of national parks, but “Yellowstone” was only a myth to us until we drove in from Cody on this cool June morning. Strangely enough, I really knew nothing about the place before our visit besides the existence of “Old Faithful.” We planned to spend two days, knowing… Read More »
When we left Kelli’s parents, we began a long two-day drive west toward Yellowstone. Along the way we saw a couple of friends and some beautiful scenery. Our first stop was in Iowa to see a college roommate of Kelli’s. They were close in college but had not seen each other since then. They had… Read More »
Once the family was safely settled in Rockford, I jumped in the van and headed back east toward Michigan. On the way, I picked up my friend and partner A.D. Riddle and we drove on to Holland, Michigan. We were invited to the first conference of the Institute of Biblical Context with a generous offer… Read More »
Our time in Rockford was the centerpiece of the trip, and we spent more time here than anywhere else (though I alone disappeared for a few days, which I will explain in the next post). There were lots of adventures, many of which were not photographed (by Kelli or me) and so are largely ignored… Read More »
We visited the Creation Museum back in 2010 or so, and though we usually try to visit new places, everyone had such good memories of our previous visit that we decided to return. And we are all glad that we did. While we returned to familiar sections, we also had time to visit parts of… Read More »
Ten years ago today, our lives changed. For many years (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008), it was my habit to post here on the anniversary of what I refer to as my “exile.” I’ve recently decided that that’s inappropriate, as the true exile from Israel didn’t allow regular return visits. Nonetheless, I feel a real… Read More »
We arrived with our friends, the Clutterhams, at the Ark Encounter at about noon. This full-size replica of Noah’s Ark was only built last year, so it was a first time for everyone. We started off with some family photos with the ark in the background. You can’t really appreciate the size, though, until you… Read More »
When we got in touch with some old friends who had moved to St. Louis, they suggested we take our families to the City Museum of St. Louis. The museum website suggested we were in for something different, but we didn’t realize just how different. The first thing to recognize is that this is not… Read More »
When we were living in Texas, we heard several recommendations for the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson, Missouri. And so on one of our trips, we made reservations for the Joseph show. It was fantastic! Not only was it a first-rate production, they did very well in terms of faithful biblical interpretation. (And we… Read More »