“In the media today, the Christian media, there’s too much triffling with God, too much slapstick, too much triviality. There aren’t enough tears. There isn’t enough seriousness. The Joy has a light silly flavor to it. Not the kind of flavor that out to be there when you have suffered and died with Jesus. We ought to be calling the world to a kind of joy which has tears on it’s face and can walk through dark valleys. Instead of trying to sound like the silly banter of primetime, drive time, world.”
John Piper, “Looking at the Kindness and Severity of God 2

Alabama 2011 - Sliding

A Slide in South Pittsburg

While in Alabama this last Christmas vacation we brought the kids to a local park in South Pittsburg, AL. It's one of our favorite parks to go to. Usually we let the kids run around and the adults just move from bench to bench as we watch the kids have fun. This time we joined in the fun at this large metal slide. Watch and learn. wink