So I witness a people and a culture that is quick to magnify itself, but I know (as Brennan Manning says) that we are all just really...

So this blog is from the deep archives.  The 3 year old boy mentioned in this is now a 12 year old boy, and two more have joined him....

Author’s note:  The following is a pre-edited segment from the book I’m writing called “How to Be a Hero in 3 Easy Steps”, a book...

Wake up earlier than I need to Run. Think/talk about life. Eat a happy breakfast Go to work. Work hard Come home after work. STOP working...

It was God telling us that despite all the stress, and horrors and sadness and loneliness that this life can bring, we can have hope.  We...

(or maybe “My Religiosity and Overall View of All Creation As Seen Through The Eyes of a Dashboard Jesus”) The other week, my wife and I...

Those who are Me and all those who are, by definition, Not Me. Those who are Me like things such as fall days, butterscotch, dogs named...

Author’s note: The following is my version of some prose poetry that I wrote during a time of prayer.  It is one of the central themes of...

Author’s note:  So I haven’t been blogging for the last few weeks.  That’s because I have officially dived into the work of writing my...

I stumble to the dining room.  All the lights are off.  I prefer it this way.  It’s quiet and it’s dark.  I walk over to my Keurig and...

Life is not always about being happy, but you know, sometimes it is!  Sometimes we ARE eating an ice cream and watching a parade. ...

The painting takes us to the edge of a desert.  It’s the end of a No-Man’s Land.   It’s on the outskirts of nothingness.  It’s place of...

Author’s note: This is a edit from the archives.  A dear family whom I love lost their soldier son a few weeks ago, and my heart breaks...

In the classic macabre short story from 1902 by W.W. Jacobs, a couple comes into possession of a cursed totem.  It is a severed monkey...

Is it worthy of this honor? What is the last thing that broke your heart? Who is the last person that did this? Have you forgiven? Have...

“…but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,” – 1 Corinthians 1:23 My wife has an interesting...

So, let’s talk about my favorite subject… HOPE! Hope floats, doesn’t it? I’m not talking about that super boring movie that, despite...

And as Spongebob so concisely proclaimed, “I’M READY!” It was perfect! I was going to write an amazing blog in 3…2….1… Annnnd nothing…...

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where...

So we have the “Frozen” soundtrack now.  We got it free when it was offered on Google Play last week.  Thanks A LOT, Tricia Clements (who...