i’m brad. i love my wife and two boys. i’m executive pastor at bedford church of the nazarene near cleveland, ohio. what you’ll read here are my thoughts, not my church’s. don’t blame them. i also do some freelance writing and editing.Tumblr (3.0; @bradtaylor)http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/269855485http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/269855485Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:05:00 -0500quotefamily<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/243809767/tumblr_kt41w4sKsf1qza4g3&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>This is one of the songs I wrote about in the last post.</p>http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/243809767http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/243809767Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:57:40 -0500musicfaithfamilytraditionOver the last decade, I’ve taken a lot of grief from a lot of friends for being such a big fan...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/243795938http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/243795938Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:40:43 -0500musicfamilytraditionfaithI’ve had three blog posts percolating over the last few weeks because of different happenings...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/223920461http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/223920461Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:05:22 -0400coming soonsportsmusicbaseball“For a group to take collective action, it must have some shared vision strong enough to bind...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/194214609http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/194214609Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:26:28 -0400I came across this very interesting link yesterday from my twacquaintance @ProdigalJohn, who authors...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/171534604http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/171534604Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:36:00 -0400faithhumorI've just finished reading two very different books on a very similar topic. The books were Selena...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/160238232http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/160238232Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:17:48 -0400baseballsteroidsalex rodriguezroger clemensbook reviewsThe captain of a ship, standing on the deck with a telescope, spotted a pirate ship approaching....http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/137159503http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/137159503Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:35:13 -0400Several weeks ago, in response to some comment I made on Facebook, my friend Wes hollered at me...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/112111683http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/112111683Sat, 23 May 2009 21:29:59 -0400baseballsportspete roseHere is the fifth most viewed blog post from my days at blogger. It was posted the night Saddam...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/109608614http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/109608614Mon, 18 May 2009 15:16:04 -0400faithcapital punishmentGuest Blog: A couple weeks ago, a Cardinals blogger invited me to post a guest blog while he was out...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/104262088http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/104262088Wed, 06 May 2009 15:08:00 -0400sportscardinalswritingHere is the sixth most viewed post from my days at Blogger, posted 29 October...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/103721198http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/103721198Tue, 05 May 2009 08:34:24 -0400faithmusictop tenHere’s the seventh most-viewed post from my days at blogger, posted 22 October 2008. Polar...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/101956479http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/101956479Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:01:00 -0400Chick-Fil-Abaseballpoliticsfaithhumorhttp://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/100417077http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/100417077Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:43:13 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c4S3X6ZoE8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c4S3X6ZoE8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>I’ve never been much of an NBA fan, at least not since the days of Dominique Wilkins and that funny Hawks logo. But now that I’m a Cleveland resident, I’m a full-fledged Cavs fan. And this video is funny.</p>http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/99279838http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/99279838Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:45:11 -0400sportshumorHere’s the eighth most-viewed post from my days at Blogger, posted 06 September 2005. A Guest Posted...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/98624408http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/98624408Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:22:37 -0400lifefriendstop tenhospitalitytragedyI’ve made no qualms whatsoever about stealing stuff from my friend Petey, including this very blog...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/96835118http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/96835118Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:46:21 -0400I’ve made no qualms whatsoever about stealing stuff from my friend Petey, including this very...http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95980834http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95980834Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:06:16 -0400top tensportslifeWow. 24 is not messin’ around lately!http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95948740http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95948740Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:13:02 -0400New blog post in honor of Harry Kalas | http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95931298http://bradtaylor.tumblr.com/post/95931298Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:12:58 -0400