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Alex’s new book, Making The World Human Again, is due to come out soon, and Zondervan has put out this cool video to promote the upcoming release. Check it out. I read Alex’s manuscript earlier in the year and I think the book rocks. If you want to pre-oder your copy, click here.

Why does it always feel like summers just fly by so fast, and winters drag on and on….

Beth & I got away for an extended week of vacation last week.  We hauled the camper all the way up to Copper Harbor, MI (about 10 hours).  Copper Harbor is one of our favorite places.  Not only is it absolutely beautiful, but it has one of the best restaurants we’ve ever been to (Harbor Haus), and best of all–we get no cell signal or Internet.  It can be difficult to cut the cell phone umbilical cord, but after a day or so, it is very freeing.

It was also nice to spend a few days with my parents who also hauled their camper up, and our daughter Caroline, who was part of a music festival in the Upper Peninsula for that week.   This was Caroline’s first visit to the UP, and we gave it our best effort to give her a good Yooper experience.

We also stayed at a campground in Mackinaw for a couple of days where we sat on a bench near the water’s edge and watched one of the nicest sunsets over the Mackinaw bridge.   The week flew by very quickly, but Beth & I enjoyed getting away together.

The writer’s strike may have shelved a lot of my favorite TV shows this spring, but all is not lost.  One TV show, that in my opinion hasn’t gotten a lot of press, piqued my interest when I found myself channel surfing–Eli Stone.  After the first episode I was hooked.  Hooked so much that i’ll go out on a limb and say Eli Stone may be the best show on TV this spring. 

If you’re interested in catching Eli Stone, make sure you go back and watch it from the pilot episode.   

What’s on TV that you like?

This week is considered to be a holy week for many people who embrace the way of the cross.  It represents that week in history when Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time in His brief human life on this planet.  Ironically, His brutal beatings would shortly follow His triumphal parade through the city gates.  This week in His life was the pinnacle of His mission.  Jesus, the Living God, was about to lay down His life to release the curse brought on by Adam & Eve.  Human history would now revolve around this central event.  His death, burial, and resurrection would become the nucleus of the Gospel message that would bring hope and healing to humanity.   With this in mind, let us enter this weekend with our eyes fixed on Jesus, who was, and is, and is to come!