Monthly Archives: June 2026

Tasting Tuesday: The 11-Bottle Double-Oaked Blind

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Eleven double-oaked, triple-oaked and quad-oaked bourbons went into a blind tasting. Some were remarkable. Some simply spent extra time in wood. But only one could win. Continue reading →

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The Boring Life I Used to Mock

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When I was younger, routine sounded like a prison sentence with a mortgage. Now I understand that boring may not be the opposite of living. Sometimes it’s what protects the life you love. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, June 30, 2026: It Will Be Different With Me

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The lie of temptation is that consequences happen to other people. But holiness requires us to heed the warnings before sin shows us how costly it can be. Continue reading →

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My Gut Was Right. That Doesn’t Mean Life Was Simple.

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Following your gut does not always lead to something perfect. Sometimes it leads to something complicated, difficult, and absolutely worth it. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 29, 2026: What’s in Your Brownies?

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The world rarely asks us to abandon our standards all at once. More often, it asks us to accept just a little impurity until we forget what purity was supposed to taste like. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Open Bottle

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

A forgotten bottle in the back of the pantry became a quiet warning: what we neglect can slowly lose what once made it rich. Faith, joy, love and peace don’t usually disappear all at once. Sometimes they simply evaporate. Continue reading →

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Samwise Gamgee for Emperor

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

If Palpatine is holding an election and Vader is the official nominee, the whole thing is already suspicious. So I’m crossing universes and nominating the one person humble enough not to want the throne. Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 28, 2026: Enter His Gates

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

True worship begins with thanksgiving, moves through praise and leads us into reverence before the Lord. We enter His gates with gratitude, but we should end with our hearts bowed before Him. Continue reading →

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The Story Between the Lines: The Bronco Who Bucked the World

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

They called her “Little Bronco,” and the name fit. She was fierce, frustrated and nearly impossible to reach. But behind the storm was a brilliant mind, a powerful will and a woman the world would come to know by another name. Continue reading →

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When Students See Teachers in the Wild

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

As a kid, I believed a lot of ridiculous things — gum stayed in your stomach for seven years, Pop Rocks and Coke could make you explode, and TV commercials told the truth. But one strange assumption stuck with me longer than most: teachers didn’t seem like regular people with regular lives. Continue reading →

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