Makoto Fujimura first came across my radar over five years ago as World Magazine’s 2005 Daniel of the Year. His artwork was amazing, and as a new believer wrapping up my last year of architecture school it was encouraging to read the cover article on Makoto Fujimura, his [...]
Last night we went to Christmas Eve service at church. Gabe joined us in the auditorium and enjoyed mimicking the drummer during worship songs. The songs were punctuated with interludes of readings. One of the readings was from Miracles by C.S. Lewis:
“In the Christian story God descends to reascend. He comes down; down from [...]
Springtime conversations with Master Gabe. That, and old man pants…
How did I end up staying in flyover country to pursue architecture? Let’s begin with a bit of contextual history…
Recently I read an article, Why Nicolai Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough written by Alexandra Lange at the Design Observer. The article was a critique, ironically, of the New York Times’ architectural critic Nicolai Ouroussoff. Two items stood out…
Why do I live in Ames? Where else can you read the headline from the local paper: Ames, ISU police wrangle runaway bovine, and be alerted of it on Twitter?
Officials with the Ames and Iowa State University police spent more than two hours chasing down a fugitive heifer [...]
My wife sent me a text today. I glanced at it quickly and read:
I’m sorry I love you.
I took a better second look:
I’m sorry. I love you.
A lot can rest on a period.
Love you too Babe.
Having recently finished Ephesians, armor and war have been on the brain, especially the analogies we make about war. There was a time when war involved the entire populace, not just the soldier. Everyone sacrificed. Wars have always been paid for by the sacrifice of lives. However, there was a [...]
It’s Saturday. Pancake day in the Clark home. Which reminds me of something I should get off my chest. I confess, with the help of a friend, I once force fed the most horrible pancakes to an unsuspecting peer.
I only claim partial culpability in this forced pancakeboarding. It was [...]
Gabe and Ty are brothers. Gabe is the blonde, Ty is the redhead, and that is pretty much where the similarities end. Gabe and Ty have conversations… that no one else can understand. Here are the one’s I could decipher.
Ty eats dirt– like it is crushed Oreo. Ty got [...]
