Uttermost Progress: Week 6

I am now at or over the halfway mark for all three disciplines: run, bike, and swim. But, with the academic year getting underway this next week, the miles are going to be a lot harder to come by–simply because the time is going to be a lot harder to come by.  Thankfully, I am just a bit ahead of …

A Different Tigger Altogether

“Well, I’ve got an idea,” said Rabbit.  “And, here it is.” “We take Tigger for a long explore.  Somewhere where he has never been.  And then, we lose him there.  And, the next morning we find him again.  And mark my words, he’ll be a different Tigger altogether.” “Why?” asked Pooh. “Because, he’ll be a humble Tigger.  Because, he’ll be …

Not Just Passing Through

“Humanity does not pass through phases as a train passes through a station: being alive, it has the privilege of always moving yet never leaving anything behind.” C.S. Lewis

Uttermost Challenge: Week 4

The first month of the Uttermost Challenge 2013 is now in the books.  This week, we made good progress, particularly in the biking and swimming portions of the challenge.Monday: 3 miles running, 59 miles bikingTuesday: 5 miles running, 59 miles biking, 2000 yards swimmingWednesday: 6 miles running, 59 miles biking, 4500 yards swimmingThursday: 3 miles running, 66 miles biking, 4000 …

Uttermost Challenge: Week 2

Total running miles: 35Total biking miles: 142 Day 14: Sabbath RestDay 13: 9 mile run and 20 miles on the bikeDay 12: 5 mile run and 36 miles on the bike Day 11: 7 mile run and 22 miles on the bikeDay 10: 6 mile run and 24 miles on the bikeDay 9: 5 mile run and 20 miles on the …

PP: Enemy of Women’s Health and the Rule of Law

Planned Parenthood has become not only the chief menace to women’s health but also to the rule of law and the viability of  our constitutional republic.  As yet another example of the organization’s brazen hubris, it has sought a restraining order to block a Wisconsin law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges to local hospitals!  Seriously?  Planned …

The Democracy of the Dead

“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.” G.K. Chesterton

Uttermost Challenge: Week 1

This summer I’m running 500 miles, biking 1500 miles, and swimming 13 miles–along the way, I’ll be joined by some of my friends and students.  Why would we take on such a huge challenge, you ask?  Well, we want to raise $30,000 for the Chalmers Fund to provide scholarships for worthy, needy students. Won’t you support us?  You can give online right …

Uttermost Challenge: Week 1

This summer I’m running 500 miles, biking 1500 miles, and swimming 13 miles–along the way, I’ll be joined by some of my friends and students.  Why would we take on such a huge challenge, you ask?  Well, we want to raise $30,000 for the Chalmers Fund to provide scholarships for worthy, needy students. Won’t you support us?  You can give online right …

June Florilegium: Gleanings from My Readings

1. “If there is no God, everything is permitted.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky 2. “We do not need a censorship of the press. We already have a censorship by the press.” G.K. Chesterton 3. “If I will take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself.” D.L. Moody 4. “Some theological expressions, just as some prayerful petitions, are too …

2013 Uttermost

This July, August, and September, I will embark on the toughest physical challenge I have ever attempted: running 500 miles, biking 1500 miles, and swimming 13 miles.  The purpose is to raise the much needed financial support for the Chalmers Fund to provide scholarships to needy, worthy students.  This year, our goal is to raise $30,000.   Won’t you help? …