A few weeks ago, I went to a Cubs day game with my friend Tim, a huge Cubs fan. We both work from home, so this was a nice break from the everyday. The Arizona Diamondbacks were in town, it was "Starlin Castro Bobblehead Day," the sun was out (but it was cold), so why not?

Wrigley Field is decorated to start the season

This game took place shortly after the season started, thus Wrigley Field was still dolled up with all the promotional garb used to kick off the Cubs latest battle into anticipated futility.

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On Sunday we gathered with some friends at an Oscars party. One of the requirements in attending this party was to bring a food item that was themed to a nominee.

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Amy & I did some brainstorming and worked on a cake that looked like the house from Disney/Pixar's Up. We called it the 'Up'cake (as in, "cupcake"), and it took home the prize for most creative entry. Continue Reading…

At church, we've been studying the book of 1 John. To tie into that, our weekly Sunday night small group has also jumped into studying 1-3 John.

The Kids' Praise Album (1980)

So last night as we were discussing the introduction to the commentary we're studying, I jokingly asked, "so, how many of you started to sing '1 John 4:7-8' when you came across that passage?" I was shocked to find that only a couple people recognized the reference to this vintage kid's song. (Am I getting that old?)

Psalty & Steve (Fall 1997)

I mean, sure, the album which made it rather famous (The Kids' Praise Album) has a copyright date of 1980, but c'mon! I guess I was just too submerged in the Christian music subculture with good ole Psalty the Singing Songbook!

Give it a listen, and try not to laugh at the fake calypso style of the song:

Audio: I John 4:7-8

For those not in the know, Psalty the Singing Songbook was a character used on a series of Christian children's music albums (first record, then cassette, and eventually CD) throughout the 1980s. The album noted above kicked off the "Kids' Praise" series, which lasted at least 10 albums with numerous spinoffs.

While pretty much irrelevant today, the music featured on those albums was very influential to me as a kid growing up. As many know, I used a lot of this music to lead worship for little kids while working up at camp during my high school/early college years… where I eventually met Amy… and led to my current job at Kidology… and you know the rest of the story.

3 cheers for cheesy music!