Nolesrock's Blog

Back when the football stadium in Indy was known as the Hoosier Dome, the Bishop Chatard Trojans won the inaugural high school championship....

Almost 18 months ago I blogged about kicking the caffeine habit in a post titled Making Java History. While I'm not totally caffeine-f...

Brennan Manning says, The ministry of evangelization is an extraordinary opportunity of showing gratitude to Jesus by passing on His gospel ...

Recent conversations over at The Ooze have reminded me what I don't miss about going to a typical church, namely "Christianese....

I was created in the image of God. You were created in the image of God. That is the mystery of divine incarnation. It no more makes us go...

There's a new sports bar/family restaurant in Noblesville, called Mudsock Grill. You can gather from the title of this post what I thoug...

With the onset of fall-like weather, I am reminded afresh of why I missed Indiana so. It is more than just the colors that come with the fal...

Well, I made the leap...from one Indianapolis car dealership to another. I'm now the Internet Sales Manager for Bill Estes Chevrolet on...

…and we are merely players, performers and portrayers, each another’s audience outside the gilded cage. (“Limelight,” lyrics by Neil Peart) ...

The melodrama on a message board I frequent was only recently eclipsed by the drama surrounding an upcoming family wedding. Let me just say ...

Some people call it the new "easy listening" (read elevator) music, but I call it native music. A great grandchild of New Orleans ...

This picture (and those below) pretty much sums up our Redington Shores (FL) getaway last week...SANS CHILDREN! It was one of the best vacat...

BUDDY RICH 1917-1987 When considering great drummers of the modern era, one man stands at the top of the heap: Bernard "Buddy" R...

Some of you may not know that "in another life" I worked as a radio personality and semi-professional drummer. The short-lived smo...

You might think that a kid who spent the first 17 years of his life here would know this already...but IT'S FREAKIN' COLD UP HERE!!!...

It's 3 AM on a cold Indiana morning, though not as cold as it has been for two and a half months. Could we be seeing the last frigid day...

I used to think that Christians thought they had the market cornered on truth. And while that is still a major sticking point for me, I’ve ...

THE COLTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!! To say that I'm excited is an understatement. As a Colts fan for the last 24 years, I am beside...

Photo: Sports Illustrated/CNN Is it just me or do most, if not all, sports writers have an axe to grind with The General? Can we not just re...

Have you ever eaten Chinese food only to have the aftertaste of MSG-saturated, mystery meat linger on your taste buds for hours? I’ll admit,...