Month: April 2005

  • Washing Their Hands

    Well, it’s done (again?). The Session has handed over their jurisdiction to the Presbytery. The gist of what they’re asking the Presbytery is contained the following paragraph: Therefore, we petition the Heritage Presbytery to establish a commission and to assume original jurisdiction, and to examine the issues involving Thomas Albrecht III and Sarah Albrecht in […]

  • Ruling Elders Who Cannot Teach

    I submit that the practice of ordaining people as “ruling” elders who are not able to teach is an evil curse on the Church.

  • Romance up in Smoke

    Sarah-and-Tom/sarahtom2 Last night, I learned that many lit candles and incense sticks in an enclosed area lead to nothing more than fits of coughing, stuffy noses and sore throats. I would add lots of laughs, but that doesn’t happen until the day after.

  • Micah

    micah/IMG_0469.jpgMicah had his two month check up on Friday. He’s up to 13.5 lbs. He’s been smiling a little more, and is doing a good job of holding up his head. Tom, can we keep him? Pleeeeease?

  • Afternoon Worship

    We can’t do it. Our family just cannot do this early afternoon worship service thing. Two of our four kids are physically used to napping at that time, and I don’t feel right discipling overtired children in the service. It’s sad, because I like the afternoon service. No pressure to get up Sunday morning… I […]

  • Photo Update

    I uploaded the pictures from the camera today: MKWedding/IMG_0421 Beer Making – April 16, 2005 Matt & Kate’s Wedding Tom’s Travel Pics – Australia – March, 2005 Still need to edit thumbnails and assign text.. but thought it’d be better to get them online rather than wait till I have time to make the albums […]

  • Lovebite Weizenbier

    From Charlie Papazian’s The Complete Joy of Homebrewing. Mit hefe (with yeast), this is the real thing, and now homebrewers can make a superdeluxe version of this brew with barley and wheat malt extract. Not only does the ease of wheat malt extract make this superpopular beer style part of your beer cellar, but even […]

  • April Status

    I guess I should probably give an update as to where our family is in regards to our ongoing conflict with the IPC Session.

  • For What It’s Worth

    There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear There’s a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think it’s time we stop, children, what’s that sound Everybody look what’s going down There’s battle lines being drawn Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting […]

  • Nothing is Safe – pt 2

    April13/IMG_0449The day had apparently just begun when I posted earlier. As I was cleaning up the clothing spilt from Thomas’ dresser, I heard a loud crash downstairs. Aiden knocked over a pole lamp and shattered the florescent bulb. As I was vacuuming the glass, Aiden emptied a deck of cards onto the stairs, and then […]

  • Ikea Tax-Free This Weekend

    Just found out that the Ikea in Conshohocken is having a tax-free sale this weekend. From the Ikea website: Don’t miss the IKEA Tax Weekend Event from April 15th to 17th. For just three days, buy anything in the store and get a discount on your entire purchase equal to the sales tax. Sure it’s […]

  • New Golf Clubs

    I received my new set of golf clubs that I got off EBay this week. There is a fundraising golf tournament coming up next week, and I was invited to play. I told them I didn’t have clubs, and I wasn’t any good. My team didn’t mind, as long as I brought some of my […]

  • Comcast’s DNS Problems

    Great. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. For two evenings in a row now, Comcast has been having some serious DNS issues. It’s so bad, Sarah and I couldn’t surf the web at all for the past two nights. In this case, though, there are workarounds… I just need to find an […]

  • Nothing is Safe

    misc/jackjacksitter Within 20 minutes of getting out of bed, Aiden has already unplugged the telephone in the computer room, dropped Tom’s laptop and pulled his brother’s dresser down on top of himself – pinning him to the floor. If there is a sharp object, it will be found by Aiden. Laura was over for lunch […]

  • Spread the Fun…

    misc/skippy…all over the living room. A Nintendo game controller, two couches, a coffee table, a television screen and two throw rugs were unwillingly participants in an apparent fun-spreading this afternoon. The moment I stepped out of the bathroom and towards the stairs, I smelled peanut butter. When my footsteps were audible on the stairs, Thomas […]