Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Where did Jesus come from? The Gospels of both Luke and Matthew offer the genealogy of Jesus. Both appear to be through Joseph, Mary’s husband, though some believe Luke’s actually refers… Continue reading Where He Came From, Where We Came From
Category: Genealogy
Restoration
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. This portrait is of my great-grandmother Abigail Leane Rigney, taken by one of my great-aunts around 1910. (And yes, that’s me taking the picture in the background, sorry.)… Continue reading Restoration
On the Nightstand: June 2015
I’m headed for central South Dakota later this month–Oacoma, to be exact, a town of about 450 people that’s nineteen miles from where my great-grandparents homesteaded and twenty-five miles from where my father grew up. We’re having a Rigney family reunion, the first I’ve ever attended. And so, it seemed like the perfect time to… Continue reading On the Nightstand: June 2015
About that Lent Thing
So… about that Lent thing. Back on March 4, I pledged to give up and take up in hopes of following Christ more closely. Here’s how I did: No meals out while I was in town: I think I did well by the intention of saving money and giving it to charity, and giving the time to God.… Continue reading About that Lent Thing