Jan
16
2026
One of the greatest losses a child can experience is father loss. Father loss comes in many forms.
A three-year-old boy's father dies in a plane crash.
Two sons whose father is convicted of sex crimes are removed from their home.
A...
Jan
14
2026
What is your true desire? Can you peel back the reasons for the way you want to live?
I consider this as I think over the death of my father and in many ways loss of my mother....
Dec
22
2025
One Christmas Season, Dad felt at the apex of frustration with his stage four cancer diagnosis. Worn out and weary to the bone, he tried to navigate both the physical and emotional work of managing his pain. He wrestled...
Dec
12
2025
Each life experience has the potential to reward us three times.
#1. The Preparation Experience. Potentially, this can be an exciting time. Anticipation, hoping, planning and preparing are good things.
Example: I find the hunt for a new thing, be...
Dec
10
2025
Before going into the three thoughts that heighten anxiety, first, let’s consider what the scripture says: “be anxious for nothing.” That is an interesting expectation. Be anxious about zero situations, zero scenarios. With anxiety being a worldwide epidemic, what...
Dec
08
2025
I like to break down verses word for word. “Cast all your cares.” What an image that is, one especially given to us from St. Peter who would know all about the skill of casting. I imagine Peter with...
Dec
01
2025
This season as we celebrate Advent, I consider what it means to prepare. What are we preparing? We prepare food, a place for guests to stay, we prepare presents, decorations, traveling accommodations, and schedules. Preparing for Christmas can quickly...
Nov
24
2025
One of the gorgeous books we are reading as a family is by Makoto Fujimura called “Art is a journey into the light.” He and his wife are dear friends of ours. His wife built a powerful ministry for...
Nov
21
2025
Why should Thanksgiving be limited to one calendar day a year? Giving thanks can be so much more than watching football all day, eating piles of delicious food that later make us miserable, Christmas shopping, a four-day weekend.
Thanks-Giving is...
Nov
17
2025
Shann and I went with our daughter Bella as part of a ministry team to work with children born into brothels. Mumbai, India has buildings housing brothels that have been operational for over two hundred years, the oldest continuous...
