https://bobowenblog.com/aboutthewriter/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/profile-pic.jpgProfile Pichttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/writer.jpgWriter2026-02-18T18:15:37+00:00weekly0.6https://bobowenblog.com/2014/08/28/is-there-something-wrong-with-your-quiet-time/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dad-son-homework.jpgdad-son-homework"You call that a psalm, son?! I only count three metaphors! What would your Uncle Asaph think?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rich-boy.jpgrich boyRich boy.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jimmy-gourd.jpgjimmy gourdIs that the best you can do, Jimmy Gourd?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/charlton-heston-as-moses.jpgCharlton-Heston-as-Moses"Commandment 11: Thou shalt give Oswald Chambers's MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST to every graduating high school senior..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bible-code.jpgbible codeThough this is totally on the level! (he said with heavy sarcasm).https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bible.jpgyoung man reading small bible2026-02-18T18:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/10/30/why-its-okay-for-christians-to-watch-scary-movies-a-halloween-post/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/finger-watching.jpgfinger watchingOkay, I won't turn away, but can I at least peak through my fingers?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/saw.jpgsawA whole lot.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/beetlejuice-2-beetlejuice-goes-hawaiian-photo-u2.jpgbeetlejuice-2-beetlejuice-goes-hawaiian-photo-u2Also, did you know at one time Warner Bros. was considering a sequel called Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian? Now, THAT'S scary.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/spielberg.jpgspielbergBehold the face of unbridled terror!2025-10-10T03:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2024/08/30/waitzkin/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chess-5516446_1280-2912824235-e1725038248796.jpgchess-5516446_12802024-08-30T17:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2024/03/30/dream/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/the-dream-of-pilates-wife-gustave-dore-1.jpgthe-dream-of-pilates-wife-gustave-dorehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/the-dream-of-pilates-wife-gustave-dore.jpgthe-dream-of-pilates-wife-gustave-dore2024-03-30T19:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2023/11/30/distant-fire/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/burning-bush-christophany.jpgburning-bush-christophany2023-11-30T15:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2023/11/23/three-little-words/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/pull-station-011.jpgpull-station-0112023-11-23T18:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2023/10/09/sing-me-something-for-the-dark-dark-dark-stepping-into-fall-with-gregory-alan-isakov/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-2.jpegimage-2https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image.jpegimagehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-1.jpegimage-12024-06-09T14:07:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/07/16/within-you/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/billboard1.jpgbillboardhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/billboard.jpgbillboard2023-05-22T17:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/02/17/thaw/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/icy-oak-tree-branches-8546n-copyright-chrisazimmer-feb-22-2011-s.jpgicy oak tree branches 8546n copyright chrisazimmer feb 22 2011 s2023-05-22T17:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/08/19/lauds/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/6a00e550818597883301a5119e0233970c.jpg6a00e550818597883301a5119e0233970c2023-05-22T17:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2018/08/10/red-tide/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/01_florida_red_tide_cp-117s-17_180727005405_-adapt-1900-1.jpg01_florida_red_tide_cp-117s-17_180727005405_.adapt.1900.1https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_1012.jpgIMG_1012https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dd5857de-e6a7-4aad-8394-3ad74707ccc6-usp_news-_red_tide.jpgdd5857de-e6a7-4aad-8394-3ad74707ccc6-USP_News-_Red_Tidehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0991.jpgIMG_0991https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/image.jpgAftermath of the red tide phenomenon in the west coast of Florida, Captiva, Usa - 03 Aug 2018Mandatory Credit: Photo by CRISTOBAL HERRERA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9779330c) Several fish are seen washed ashore after dying in a red tide in Captiva, Florida, USA, on 03 August 2018. The current red tide has stayed along the coast for around 10 months, killing massive amounts of fish as well as sea turtles, manatees and a whale shark swimming in the area. 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Wait til I get on Twitter, bro. I'm gonna @you so hard!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gettyimages-1042005204.jpggettyimages-1042005204There are three more pointing back at you, bud.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lyon-and-griswold_456.jpglyon-and-griswold_456PICTURED: An artist's depiction of last week's Senate hearings.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/holding_gfs_bag_1.jpgHolding_GFs_Bag_1I can't carry all this stuff forever!2020-12-31T21:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2018/10/30/should-christians-celebrate-halloween/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/pumpkin.jpgpumpkinhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/adam.jpgadamBut, you know, let's avoid embarrassing ourselves with overtly biblical costumes like this.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/exorcist.jpgexorcist"The power of Christ compels you... to please take this Clozapine prescription."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/coco.jpgcocoIf you lived in Mexico, your dog might turn out to be your rainbow-colored spirit animal. How cool is that?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/king-cake.jpgking cakeAh, the long-established religious custom of choking on a plastic baby.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cards.jpgcardsIs there a Hallmark Card for "Happy Presentation of the Lord in the Temple Day"?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/corn.jpgcornFun gimmick, or lazy farmer?2020-12-31T21:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/11/12/the-curious-case-of-kanye-west/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/death-valley-mojave-national-preserve-30.jpgDeath-Valley-Mojave-National-Preserve-30Saul went to Arabia. Maybe Kanye should spend three years in the Mojave.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pouting.jpgpouting"If Lady Gaga would go to church a little more, maybe Mom would let me listen to her albums..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bttf.gifbttfhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/stoning-of-paul-the-apostle.jpgstoning of paul the apostleThat's how things worked out for Saul, right?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pauldeath1.pngpauldeath1That's how things worked out for Saul, right?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/annoyed.jpgannoyed"They're playing "Meant to Live" on the secular rock station. Switchfoot is dead to me now."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kanyeinterupts-e1573583664797.jpgkanyeinterupts"I'mma let you finish, Pastor, but first, would the parents of Caleb Williams make your way to the nursery. He ate too many graham crackers and now has a tummy ache..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/music-taste.jpgmusic tasteThe fact that I use the idiom "cup of tea" may be its own indicator.2020-12-31T21:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/11/06/the-politically-relevant-tale-of-aaron-boone/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/boone-e1604670774445.jpgboonehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ny_g_boone1x_576-e1604670625647.jpgny_g_boone1x_5762020-11-12T19:05:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/10/11/a-few-moments-of-peace-in-the-peaceable-kingdom/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1200px-la_jerusalem_celeste_28229.jpg1200px-la_jerusalem_celeste_28229https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/i-can-only-imagine-1-900x506-1.jpgi-can-only-imagine-1-900x506-1Ok, cue the predictably lame "I Can Only Imagine" jokes...2020-10-19T02:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/08/12/a-sense-of-place/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/planner-1.jpgplanner"I've got 'Me-Time' scheduled every other Thursday from 6:05-6:25 AM..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/green-e1597260287500.jpggreenhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/karen.jpgkarenOh, and it also means actually wearing a mask. (Sorry, Karen.)https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/planner.jpgplanner"Oh, gosh. My schedule is just crazy this week..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/coffee.jpgcoffeeBut... but... but we've got a coffee shop in the lobby!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/churches.jpgchurchesCollect them all!2020-08-16T14:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/06/06/from-one-pastor-to-another/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/epistles-of-paul.jpgepistles-of-paul2020-06-08T15:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/04/10/a-homebound-good-friday/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ec7d0611bbb9c4ee0110a106ba3a8b05.jpgec7d0611bbb9c4ee0110a106ba3a8b05https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/frans-francken-the-younger-the-crucifixion.jpgfrans-francken-the-younger-the-crucifixionhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/crucifixion-eduard-karl-franz-von-gebhardt.jpgcrucifixion-eduard-karl-franz-von-gebhardt2020-04-12T21:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/03/15/christians-coronavirus-4-reminders/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ea33b9082af3053ecd0b4401ee494194e66ae3d01db1144190f3c77b_1280-640x427-1.jpgea33b9082af3053ecd0b4401ee494194e66ae3d01db1144190f3c77b_1280-640x427-1https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/photographer-captures-the-indomitable-spirit-of-kids-in-war-torn-regions.jpgphotographer-captures-the-indomitable-spirit-of-kids-in-war-torn-regionshttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/160512_wethepeople.jpg160512_wethepeoplehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tumblr_lwbl09hplc1qg4chbo1_500.jpgtumblr_lwbl09hplc1qg4chbo1_5002020-03-16T16:38:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2020/02/03/on-enemies/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/greta.jpggretaUgh, a sixteen-year-old who writes books and passionately advocates for lower carbon emission instead of just Snapchatting her friends and binge-watching Riverdale all day. What is our world coming to?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cross.jpgcrossHow about that? Your cross isn't all that different from mine.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/disagreement.jpgdisagreement"We may both be Southern Baptists who pray fervently, cherish God's Word, and believe the Church should be taking the gospel of Jesus to the world, but your church sings way too many praise choruses, so..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/prolife.jpgprolifeLook at these self-interested fools so carelessly promoting their own interests!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ice.jpgice"I'll rescue you, but only after you admit you're wrong and I'm right."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/congress.jpgcongressPolitics! Ending friendships since 1776!2020-02-02T20:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/12/02/thoughts-at-40/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/40th-birthday-cake-ideas-for-him-funny-r-epic-creative-cakes-a-woman.jpg40th-birthday-cake-ideas-for-him-funny-r-epic-creative-cakes-a-womanhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/81b15z6vvel._sl1500_-e1575317971882.jpg81b15z6vvel._sl1500_2019-12-03T19:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/10/16/whatever-happened-to-joy/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/calvin.gifcalvinhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/democrats.jpgdemocratsPICTURED: The Ten Horsepersons of the Apocalypse... apparently.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/facebook.jpgfacebookTime to take a stand for Jesus!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cable-news.jpgcable newsWe all do, Mr. President. The question is what lessons are being taught to us.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/picketing.jpgpicketingAh, good times. Good times.2019-10-17T18:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/08/05/why-we-dont-talk-anymore/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/jesus_final.jpgjesus_finalhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cartoon-bridge.jpgcartoon bridgehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/protestor-fight.jpgprotestor fighthttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/rally.jpgrallyhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/abortion.jpgabortionhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/outrage.jpgoutrage2019-08-05T21:58:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/05/24/a-higher-allegiance/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/history_classicvoltron.pnghistory_classicvoltronPICTURED: 1 Corinthians 12:12https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/elk_16x9.jpgelk_16x9Come at me, bro.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/293884104_5044363032001_5044350690001-vs.jpg293884104_5044363032001_5044350690001-vs"... a Hoosier fourth, a tenor fifth, a CostCo Club Member sixth, a Belieber seventh... let's see, what else?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/inauguration-bible.jpginauguration-bibleFrom the look of it, you'd think we only had one of these.2019-05-24T16:38:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/04/16/the-fullness-and-the-emptiness-of-ritual/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/monks-working-l_tcm4-561503.jpgMonks working L_tcm4-561503"They grow their own food?! Looks kind of Communist-y, too."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/remote-ireland.jpgremote-irelandWhat? Did you think you could really survive out here without an Internet connection?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gluten-free-prefilled-communion-kit-nutrition-facts.jpgGluten-free-Prefilled-Communion-kit-nutrition-factsHow did they get by without these back in the Middle Ages?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dad-scolds-his-son-bad-footage-087699334_prevstill.jpegdad-scolds-his-son-bad-footage-087699334_prevstill"Pentecost Sunday sounds like it' for the Pentecostals, boy! You wanna celebrate a feast day, Christmas'll be here in seven months."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/churchsign.jpgChurchSignYeah, this place doesn't exist.2019-04-17T15:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2019/01/06/epiphany/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kneeling.jpgkneeling"Psst! Hey, guys. Show some respect." https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/christmas-decoration-storage-tips-2.jpgchristmas-decoration-storage-tips-2All right, that's all finished. Now to set the tree on fire.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f165860ca2832f1fee5cdf4b0d0b27d1.jpgf165860ca2832f1fee5cdf4b0d0b27d1"And another thing! Shepherds weren't outcasts. For crying out loud, King David was a shepherd! I mean, of all the ridiculous, uninformed - Hey, where are you going?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/article-2076943-0f3e044700000578-210_1024x615_large.jpgNativity scenePictured: The height of eisegetical impropriety.2019-01-07T23:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2018/06/28/the-face-in-the-mirror/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/how-does-a-man-stop-ageing.jpgHow-does-a-Man-stop-ageingAnd that I look much cooler than I actually am...https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/brussel-sprouts.jpgbrussel sproutsIf Bible studies were family dinners, teaching about sin would be the Brussel sprouts of the meal.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/doughnuts.jpgdoughnutsThe doughnuts help.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/love-the-sinner-570x187.jpglove-the-sinner-570x1872018-10-13T00:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/12/07/the-ridiculous-thought-experiment-that-may-save-your-life/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ribbonhand1.jpgribbonhand12017-12-07T12:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/03/02/on-repentance-lenten-reflections-week-1/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ashes.jpgashes2017-11-27T15:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/04/14/on-rest-lenten-reflections-week-7/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/steam_phase_eruption_of_castle_geyser_with_double_rainbow.jpgSteam_Phase_eruption_of_Castle_geyser_with_double_rainbow2017-11-27T15:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/11/26/christ-the-king/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/christtheking-672x372-e1511725581964.jpgChristtheKing-672x3722017-11-27T15:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/11/10/the-veterans-day-lesson-i-never-expected/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/030418-f-5712b-028.png030418-F-5712B-028https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/a-10.jpga-10Not the best place to run out of fuel because you forgot to carry the one.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_0768-2.jpgIMG_0768 2https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/kctdsnn.jpgKctdSNNEat your heart out, Tony Stark.2017-11-13T14:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/10/12/7009/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/baby.jpgbabyhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/i-am-filled-with-christs-love-saved-mandy-moore-gif.gifi-am-filled-with-christs-love-saved-mandy-moore-gifhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nihilists.pngnihilistshttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ugly-suit-e1507832077609.jpgugly suitNo, it wasn't because he dressed like a crazy person.2017-10-15T18:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/09/11/on-911-death-and-the-crippling-effects-of-fear/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9-11-debris.jpg9-11-debris2017-10-13T14:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/08/13/charlottesville-and-the-folk-religion-of-the-alt-right/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/charlottesville.jpgcharlottesvillehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/both-sides.jpgboth sideshttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/protesters.jpgWhite Supremacists March with Torches in CharlottesvilleCHARLOTTESVILLE, USA - AUGUST 11: Neo Nazis, Alt-Right, and White Supremacists encircle and chant at counter protestors at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson after marching through the University of Virginia campus with torches in Charlottesville, Va., USA on August 11, 2017. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clergy.jpgclergyhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/beating.jpgbeatinghttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/torches.jpgtorches2017-08-14T00:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/07/13/a-need-to-disconnect/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rest.jpgrestWhat are you talking about? I'm quietly sitting still in a mostly dark room. How is this not restful?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/daenerys.jpgGame of Thrones Season 3 ReviewCopycat.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ten-commandments.jpgTen CommandmentsAlso, Ridley Scott wasn't the only one to envision Egyptian and Semitic peoples as slightly tanned Caucasians.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/phone.jpgphoneThis sermon is a little long for our taste. Glad we brought something to pass the time.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/skywalker-2.jpgskywalker 2Joseph's family are the Skywalkers within a Universe full of other compelling stories.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/skywalkers.jpgskywalkers2017-07-13T17:56:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/07/07/when-they-just-dont-get-it/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/empty-church-pulpit.jpgempty-church-pulpithttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/talking-to-preacher.jpgSpiritual Life Week"C'mon, be honest. You were just doodling in the bulletin the whole time, weren't you?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/plugging-ears.jpgplugging-earsAah! He’s saying something that sounds impactful. Quick, plug your ears!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/writing-sermon.jpgwriting-sermonOkay, so how can I keep this point from sounding like "the vapid, ignorant utterings of a pea-brained, liberal jackass with all the common sense of a monkey throwing its feces?”https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cheater.jpgcheaterCheater.2017-07-07T15:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/06/29/a-right-to-disconnect/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cell-phone-e1498849453234.jpgcell phonehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/turn-off-iphone.pngTurn-Off-iPhonehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/french-person-featured.jpgfrench-person-featuredThose crazy French with their ridiculous berets, baguettes, and perceptive approaches to employee health.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bachelor-in-paradise-rose-ceremony-small-1024x682.jpgBachelor-in-Paradise-Rose-Ceremony-small-1024x682Now there's a good TV show pitch! Next week on The Bachelor: Facebook Edition, find out which one of Skyler's 1000 friends will receive the final red rose emoji!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/screen-shot-2017-06-28-at-10-02-27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-06-28 at 10.02.27 PMhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/phones.jpgphonesPictured: suffering.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lukecage.jpglukecage"This isn't even good, but I'm too tired to have standards."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/man-on-toilet_phon_1678405a.jpgman-on-toilet_phon_1678405a"How dare you tell me I can't overstimulate myself? I worked hard for this stress-induced Irritable Bowel Syndrome!"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/frenchman.jpgfrenchmanThose crazy French with their silly berets, ridiculous baguettes, and wise, perceptive approaches to employee health.2017-06-30T19:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/06/19/playing-jesus/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/let-children-l1.jpgLet-children-Lhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/let-children-l.jpgLet-children-Lhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coach-jesus-e1497809459189.jpgcoach jesusI know, I know. Look, it was a sports theme, OK. So, yes, I was "Coach" Jesus, and, yes, I wore a whistle and I had ... oh, never mind.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bernie_sanders_2014.jpgBernie_Sanders_2014WASHINGTON – During July 16, 2014 testimony before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson outlined serious problems regarding access to healthcare and key actions the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has taken to get Veterans off wait lists and into clinics. “The trust that is the foundation of all we do – the trust of the Veterans we serve and the trust of the American people and their elected representatives –has eroded,” said Acting Secretary Gibson. “We have to earn that trust back through deliberate and decisive action, and by creating an open and transparent approach for dealing with our stakeholders to better serve Veterans.” (VA/Robert Turtil)https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shoes-for-kids-930176_960_720.jpgshoes-for-kids-930176_960_720https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/elf_039pyxurz.jpgElf_039Pyxurzhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bedouin.jpgbedouinhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jesters-hat.jpgjester's hat2017-06-22T13:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/04/07/on-discipline-lenten-reflections-week-6/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/il_570xn-253481440.jpgil_570xN.2534814402017-04-07T19:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/03/30/on-meditation-lenten-reflections-week-5/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/flashlight-924099_960_720.jpgflashlight-924099_960_7202017-09-17T19:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/03/23/on-confession-lenten-reflections-week-4/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/confessional.jpgconfessional2017-03-23T17:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/03/17/on-purgation-lenten-reflections-week-3/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cave-gallery-stones-light-cold-1880294.jpgCave Gallery Stones Light ColdCave Gallery Stones Light Cold2017-03-18T18:31:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/03/09/on-transformation-lenten-reflections-week-2/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/floor-plan-1474454_960_720.jpgfloor-plan-1474454_960_7202017-03-11T04:49:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2017/02/16/imagining-the-divine-a-response-to-tim-challies/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/golden-calf.jpggolden-calfhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the_stoning_of_st_stephen-_oil_painting_attributed_to_orazio_wellcome_l0010582.jpgthe_stoning_of_st_stephen-_oil_painting_attributed_to_orazio_wellcome_l0010582Oddly enough, though, they shouldn't lead you to do this.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2814154115_8f5cec9be5_b.jpg2814154115_8f5cec9be5_bI hope this benefits your team, cuz you're gonna burn for it!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bale.jpgbaleThough, if movies are to be believed, he was most certainly chiseled.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-expulsion-from-the-temple-1.jpgthe-expulsion-from-the-temple-1Thank God first century Jerusalem didn't have a film industry. Imagine the carnage!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/67101969.jpg67101969https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fb-share-img.jpgfb-share-img2017-02-16T18:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/11/30/thoughts-at-37/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/birthday-cake-380178_960_720.jpgbirthday-cake-380178_960_7202016-12-05T16:17:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/11/11/why-evangelicalism-isnt-to-blame/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/donald_trump_by_gage_skidmore_5.jpgdonald_trump_by_gage_skidmore_5https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_5565.pngimg_5565https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-19-31-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-19-31-amhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-17-31-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-17-31-amhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-16-45-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-16-45-amhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-15-56-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-15-56-amhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-16-31-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-16-31-amhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-15-00-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-15-00-am2016-11-15T17:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/10/07/it-shakes-you/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/you9234.jpgyou92342016-11-11T17:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/03/17/cross/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cross-4.jpgcross 4https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cross-1.jpgcross 1https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cross-2.jpgcross 22016-03-17T16:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/03/09/slave/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dirck-van-baburen-christ-washing-the-apostles-feet.jpgdirck-van-baburen-christ-washing-the-apostles-feet2016-03-09T15:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2016/01/06/the-greatest-danger-well-face-in-2016/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/worship.jpgworshiphttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/law-order-svu-home-invasions-ice-t.jpgLaw & Order SVU home invasions ice-thttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cnn.jpgcnnhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bedtime.jpgbedtimehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rat.jpgrathttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/donald-trump.jpgDonald-trump2016-01-06T20:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/08/29/a-phone-call-from-mack/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/feature_remembering-mack.jpgfeature_remembering-mack2015-08-30T01:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/07/03/5-reminders-for-christians-worried-about-same-sex-marriage/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sermon_on_the_mount_copenhagen1.jpgSermon on the MountCopenhagen Church Alter PaintingListen, before I take off, did everyone sign https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tlw.jpgSONY DSCBecause of course God wants me to get married.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/christian-protestors.jpgChristian-ProtestorsBecause of course God wants me to get married. https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shutterstock_59912746.jpgshutterstock_59912746Yeah, I tried to read that one. I really did, but then my eyelids got all heavy...https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/throwing-bible-gifgifw700.gifthrowing-bible-gifgifw700https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lions.jpglionsKind of puts our fussing about the "rights" of florists and caterers in perspective.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/protest-sign.jpgprotest-sign2015-07-04T03:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/06/27/irregular-christianity/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/scotusmarriage.jpgSCOTUSmarriage2015-06-27T13:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/03/24/the-suit-maker/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bayo.jpgbayo2015-03-24T21:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2015/01/14/3-helpful-tips-for-2015/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/apple-trees.jpgApple-treesWhere did all you guys come from?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bride.jpgbride"If I give away all my possessions, neglecting to register at Target and Macy's, but have not love, I gain nothing."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fight.jpgUKRAINE-POLITICS-PARLIAMENTPictured: the wrong way to interact with church members.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/russell-crowe-in-gladiator1.jpgRussell-Crowe-in-Gladiator1Are you not cross-referenced?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fotolia_8147410_s.jpgBeautiful young woman sitting on white cloudWho needs a restored, perfected Earth when I've got my own personal cloud?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ventura-741-1.jpgventura-741-1I'm just going to leave this here.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/o-work-stress-facebook.jpgUSA, New Jersey, Jersey City, Young woman working in office. Image shot 2011. Exact date unknown."Let's see. If I check all my e-mails on my phone during the 9 AM staff meeting, and respond to texts during the 10:30 presentation meeting, I might be able to squeeze some silence in before that early lunch with..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maxresdefault.jpgmaxresdefaultI'm not sure I'm in this thing correctly.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shake-weight.jpgShake-WeightThough I can certainly do better than this.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jaws19-2.jpgJaws19-2Plus, if you count Deep Blue Sea, Piranha, Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, and the Lake Placid and Sharknado series as part of an expanded universe franchise, we've just about accomplished this one.2015-01-14T14:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/12/05/style-points-the-gospel-according-to-ncaa-football/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/il_340x270-689090192_d0ro.jpgil_340x270.689090192_d0roIn reality, it doesn't matter how hard you play. A loss is a loss.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/buffalo_bills_helmet_rightface.pngBuffalo_Bills_helmet_rightfaceNot that Buffalo.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/togamen.jpgtogamenModeling next season's new uniform styles.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ep-712139866.jpgEP-712139866I sure hope a photographer isn't taking a picture of our misery.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/karatekid.pngkaratekidMercy is for the weak.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/thumb-aspx.jpgthumb.aspxIf its a Florida State finger, enjoy it for a couple more days.2015-01-08T03:50:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/11/26/do-you-have-time-for-a-quiet-time/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/traffic.jpgtrafficIf every day you blame your tardiness on traffic, that's the same as saying, "I have no short-term memory."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jeff-long.jpgjeff long34 points? Is that all? https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/relaxing-on-beach.jpgrelaxing-on-beachHow else would we be able to deal with all the messes that happen on day 8?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bibles.jpgBibles"Do you have any devotional Bibles that are shaped like pillows?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/quill-pen.jpgquill-penMy dearest Helga, I would have thrilled to send you this humble correspondence, but you wouldn't believe how much stamps cost these days!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/matrixdojo.jpgmatrixdojoThe world is our dojo.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rod-falling_366239_gifsoup-com.gifrod-falling_366239_GIFSoup.com2014-11-27T15:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/09/25/has-your-quiet-time-become-a-burden/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/article-2182139-14559fc0000005dc-166_634x350.jpgarticle-2182139-14559FC0000005DC-166_634x350Where real Christians go to love God and waste gas.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bloch-sermononthemount.jpgThe Sermon on the MountCarl Bloch, 1890"Blessed are those who keep diaries, for their sparkly pink pens shall never run dry."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/valentin_paul_writing1800x1337.jpgvalentin_paul_writing1800x1337"Dear Corinthians, I'll give you something to memorize..."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mv5bmty2ndk0nty4ov5bml5banbnxkftztcwmjgwodyyng-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpgMV5BMTY2NDk0NTY4OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjgwODYyNg@@._V1_SX640_SY720_"You're so Proverbs 31 and you don't even know it!"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/r9hdko-i.jpgr9hdko-i"Seriously, these are natural. If you don't believe me, take a look at my prayer list."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/asleep-on-couch.jpgAsleep-On-CouchWell, not THAT much less.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/13-things-mechanic-01-sl.jpg13-things-mechanic-01-slMaybe get some newer magazines in your waiting room if you don't want me bugging you!https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/officer-interview-tips.jpgOfficer-Interview-Tips"Well, Mr. Bowen, you seem like a hard-worker, but we find it discouraging that you only have 5 psalms memorized. You need at least 25 to be upper management material."2014-09-25T16:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/09/16/is-your-quiet-time-turning-you-into-a-pharisee/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/pharisees.jpgpharisees"Did that guy just give us a homework assignment?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shave.jpgGuy looking at himself in the mirror.I really should grow a beard.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/psalmist.jpgpsalmistThe über-faithful could also rock a harp. https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/angry.jpgangry"Corporations, the Rubicon, space travel! C’mon, Bo, pick a metaphor and stick with it!"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rubicon.jpgCIS:E.372-2006"Actually, the crossing of the Rubicon signaled the start of conflict, not the end of it." - the Metaphor Policehttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/spiderman.jpgspidermanSometimes we have to deal with this guy, though.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/manpraying.jpgManPraying2015-05-19T13:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/09/08/are-you-doing-someone-elses-quiet-time/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/doritos.jpgDoritosNo, not that.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/trinity-worship-choir-assembly-of-god.jpgtrinity-worship-choir-assembly-of-god"It's okay if you can't sing. We usually just move our lips while the tech guys play something from Hillsong."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bible_discussion_600.jpgbible_discussion_600"Well, Jim, for starters, it says here this translation is in the Transylvanian Saxon dialect of Romania, and you've never even traveled outside of Indiana."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/102210_jackson_presley_ap9409080174.jpg102210_Jackson_Presley_AP9409080174Checkmate.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/article-2100451-11b6caa6000005dc-728_634x675.jpgarticle-2100451-11B6CAA6000005DC-728_634x675How many times do I have to tell her that doing the dishes isn't my spiritual gift?2014-09-08T20:39:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/08/05/on-quiet-times/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/costco_schoolsupplies_composition.jpgcostco_schoolsupplies_composition"I bought my journals in bulk. I can't just stop!"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/heresy.jpgheresyThat awkward moment when you're unsure whether or not you just read something heretical.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/quiet-time.jpgquiet timeAnd the über-spiritual take it to the next level.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/predator.jpgpredatorShows like this are more compelling when you're brain is already half asleep.2014-08-07T16:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/07/25/all-the-answers/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warnings-in-the-bible-read-me.jpgWarnings-in-The-Bible-Read-Me-2025-11-15T13:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/07/23/dibs-on-the-doubloons/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apple-store-customers-line-600x399.jpgapple-store-customers-line-600x399"Name one other thing that would be a better use of my time right now."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/titanic.jpgtitanicIn contrast, what this lady did was just plain rotten.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/indianajones4shia.jpgIndianaJones4ShiaThe search goes on, even when Shia Labeouf wants to tag along.2014-07-23T12:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/07/14/158are-we-up-for-this/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/matrix_whoa.jpgmatrix_whoaAmen, Neo. Amen.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/whoa-neo01-720x540.jpgwhoa-neo01.jpg-720x540https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yoda.jpgyodaAmen, Yoda. Amen.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-14-at-3-56-58-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-14 at 3.56.58 PMIf Facebook were around in the first century, Paul would have been that annoying friend who always posts longwinded prayers in his status updates.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/settlers-board1.jpgBack CameraPictured: Our identities.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/feature6.pngfeature62014-07-22T11:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/07/03/the-answer-in-the-question/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/snakehandling.pngSnakehandling"Again with the rattlesnakes?! I really think he should use more copperheads! They much more aesthetically pleasing."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/predator.jpgpredatorI could do a whole predator-becomes-prey illustration thing, but not everyone sees the deep theological implications of this movie.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transfiguration.jpgtransfigurationThe Mount of Transfiguration. Also known as the original Disciple Now Weekend.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dictionary.jpgdictionaryHow pompous can you be, Merriam-Webster?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/interview_panel.jpginterview_panel"Uhhhh... no comment?"https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/panel-2.jpgpanel 2"Which brings me back to why you are all completely wrong and have no choice but to hire me to save you from your wrongness."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pastor-greet.jpgpastor greet"Whatever happened to a simple "'preciate ya'" and a handshake?"2016-01-10T04:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/06/04/aaron-sorkin-pope-francis-and-the-last-bastion-of-idealism-part-1/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1365478678tv-show-the-west-wing-characters.jpg1365478678tv-show-the-west-wing-charactershttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/west-wing.jpgwest-winghttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/noah-watcher-v2-luca-nemolato.jpgNoah-Watcher V2 -luca nemolatohttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/t-ihpf__76667_zoom.jpgT-IHPF__76667_zoomGenuine emulation will probably cost a bit more.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-road.jpgThe Road"If there are no more questions, let's take a look at the next novel we'll be discussing: Cormac McCarthy's The Road."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sorkin.jpgsorkinAnd since the other three programs mentioned above were cancelled in three seasons or less, it apparently isn't something even television viewers enjoy all that much.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/45018229_westwing466nbcno_reuse.jpg_45018229_westwing466nbcno_reuseThey lost a Sorkin, but they gained an Alda and a Smits.2017-10-16T15:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/06/11/aaron-sorkin-pope-francis-and-the-last-bastion-of-idealism-part-2/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pope-francis-washing-feet2.jpgPope-Francis-washing-feethttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pope-francis-washing-feet1.jpgPope-Francis-washing-feethttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pope-francis-washing-feet.jpgPope-Francis-washing-feethttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/poverty_2226036b.jpgpoverty_2226036bPictured: "the least of these brothers of mine" (Matthew 25:40)https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pope1.pngpopeFor the lazier among us, his Eminence is thoughtful enough to condense his messages to 140 characters.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pope.pngpopeFor the lazier among us, his Eminence is thoughtful enough to condense his messages to 140 characters. https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/coatdrive.jpgCoatDrive"These coats would probably keep us warmer if they hadn't been donated by Christians."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jews.jpgjewsFor example, that "love your neighbor as yourself" line originated with these guys.2014-06-11T00:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/05/29/bedtime-prayers/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/voltron_by_mawnbak.jpgVoltron_by_Mawnbakhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/voltron.jpgVoltronhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/voltrondefenderoftheuniverse_feature.jpgVoltronDefenderoftheUniverse_feature2014-06-02T13:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/05/22/the-problem-with-first-world-problems/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/0601_wvcommute.jpgTraffic Jamhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/7592443116_3013e5ab27_b.jpg7592443116_3013e5ab27_bPictured: suffering.2014-05-28T21:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/05/14/confessions-of-a-car-thief/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12-9-10-632x395.jpg12-9-10-632x395https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/twows-ff-002r.jpgTHE WOLF OF WALL STREETFor the antithesis of this, go watch The Wolf of Wall Street. Only, you know, please don't watch it.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ettore_6.jpgettore_6https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/speed-limit.jpgspeed limitI mean, c'mon, who doesn't get a feeling of superiority when you ignore these things?https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/matchbox.jpgmatchboxhttps://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/boy-driver-1-600x450.jpgboy-driver-1-600x450That's the way life is out here in da 'burbs.2014-05-28T21:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/05/06/a-great-wind-is-blowing/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/windy.jpgwindyGoogle Image search would like to offer this picture of a person's face being met by "a violent wind." https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/11409306-the-creation-of-adam.jpg11409306-the-creation-of-adamMichelangelo, however, preferred a less intimate, "phone home" interpretation.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/duccio_locked_doors1.jpgduccio_locked_doors1Pictured here. The disciples' expressions suggest Jesus may not be pulling off the stripes as well as he thought.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chris-tomlin-and-matt-redman-gma36_tomlin_redman.jpgChris-Tomlin-And-Matt-Redman-gma36_tomlin_redmanSoundtracking your quiet times since the mid-90's.2014-05-14T15:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.com/2014/04/22/in-the-details/https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/abraham_journey.jpgabraham_journey"Leave the silly hats, too. 'The land I will show you' has a certain dress code."https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/horns_concert.jpgHORNS_CONCERTThe devil is also in a lot of 80's metal music, but they play that stuff on Oldies stations now, so...https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/boy-refusing-vegetables.jpgWhen it came to eating vegetables, though, he was totally unreasonable.https://bobowenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/college-logo-comps-textured-01.jpgcollege logo comps2014-05-05T03:40:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bobowenblog.comdaily1.02026-02-18T18:15:37+00:00