So, I’ve tried to create a test for determining whether my son is hungry. This is necessary because it can often be difficult to determine what the reason for his fussiness truly is. Let me know what you think…
Walking while waiting
This post comes while I feel God is leading me through a transition in both my family and professional lives. And since I haven’t been on the trails, I don’t have running to help me process this season as I would have liked. Sometimes we see a vision of ourselves and become excited to touch…
my hope for my son? that he be greater than his teachers [read: parents]
There has been some talk about how this generation will be the first American generation in some time that will not be better off than their parents’ economically. Much has been made about the youth unemployment rate, and the difficulties of today’s college graduates in the job market with underemployment. While I cannot promise my…
when blessing comes in like a flood
Some folks may recognize the play on Scripture I’m making, but sometimes we have to reflect on God’s love being shed abroad in our life. This morning, I was especially reflecting on the similarities between the glory of God and a waterfall. God’s glory is raw and majestic, full of power, and wonderful to behold….
what my newborn son has taught me about resting in God
This is my superstar: A couple of weeks ago, my wife was unquestionably my superstar, but now she has some intense competition. (I mean, look at this guy!) But this guy is my superstar, at least for the moment, because he’s teaching me lessons about life I couldn’t learn if it was still just my…
Cultivating creative solitude
I’ve been thinking a whole lot recently about how I don’t have many opportunities to be alone. Understandably, given my line of work, I should have written my previous statement, “I don’t take many opportunities to be alone?” but I’ll take this chance to evade responsibility for a moment. I have been thinking about what…
what are you looking at? a short reflection on acts 7:56
The speech by Stephen is an awesome moment in the history of the apostles. We know that Stephen must have been a man of both singular intellect and indwelling of the Holy Spirit from the words written by Luke. What I find most important though is Stephen’s response to the indignation of the religious leaders…
Is regulatory uncertainty really slowing sustainability?
While checking my Twitter feed before leaving to catch my train, I saw the following status from SustAbility: I find this status interesting because I’ve seen this notion a couple of times in the past few days that regulatory uncertainty is slowing sustainability. Actually, this argument has been advanced often in the past few years. …
What does it take to deploy green infrastructure? ASLA and U.S. EPA take a shot at making suggestions…
It has been widely argued that “green” infrastructure projects can provide more cost-effective control of stormwater runoff through the use of natural design features that reduce the required design capacity of the “gray” infrastructures. George Washington University has been a first-mover in this regard, developing an underutilized space called “Square 80” into a low-impact development…
What’s the best way to learn Bayesian networks from data? Try Scutari’s #bnlearn package for R
Why am I writing on math late on a Saturday night after a long time away from my blog? Because, I admit, I have nothing else to talk about… I probably could [and should] write about my experience as a prospective first-time father, or I could write about how my class in Decision Making Under…