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"Ordinary" by Alex Warren is anything but, it's a little EXTRA.
As I sat there with my Pandora station picking songs from my eclectic list, Creedence, Haim, Oh the Larceny, Zach Bryan, and then I hear...
Troy Kinney
Jun 243 min read


THE WALL
It is obvious that our elected officials cannot seem to agree about walls but Samsung just revealed theirs. This new item also proves...
Troy Kinney
Jan 10, 20191 min read


The Yahoos are Here! And they are Us.
As I watched that video and others like it, I again sat in wonderment of the craziness that overcomes some folks on “Black Friday.” Much...
Troy Kinney
Nov 23, 20182 min read


Poem: My Bunk
I wrote this one back in college. It is in honor of my dad's service and all those who defend our freedoms. Thank you. I was encouraged...
Troy Kinney
Nov 11, 20181 min read


No More Bible Stories
In teaching public high school literature there are very often ideas writers share and connect that are allusions to other literary...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20181 min read


Michael Pollan's COOKED: Fire (on Netflix)
“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20181 min read


Michael Pollan's COOKED: Water (on Netflix)
In the second episode of Netflix’s Cooked Series, "Water" by Michael Pollan, we are reminded that, “Nowadays cooking is optional. It’s...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20182 min read


Michael Pollan's COOKED: Air (on Netflix)
I felt like this episode was kneading my mind, expanding my understanding of the importance of another aspect of cooking. It really hit...
Troy Kinney
Aug 20, 20184 min read


The Politics of Dancing
So here are the facts: My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; But I hung on...
Troy Kinney
Feb 4, 20183 min read


Of Rat Rods and Reality
"...my dad rarely takes no for an answer. My dad is a salesman and he offers a chance to sit inside his dream for free."
Troy Kinney
May 31, 20175 min read


#CantStopTheFeeling
We had a great time putting together this video while we were on vacation. I know the resemblance in these two pics is mystifying and...
Troy Kinney
Jul 1, 20161 min read


Poem: Introduction to a Sermon
Over the years I have sometimes sat and listened to a pastor deliver his sermon and wonder, is this how we should approach Scripture? We...
Troy Kinney
May 6, 20161 min read
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