Parenthood… My Father’s Cloak 17 Feb 202017 Feb 2020 On January 27, 2020, Jesus brought my Dad Home to be with Him. He was 83. This is an edited version of the memorial service we had for my Dad on…
Family… Lessons from a Day Gone Wrong 18 Jun 201818 Jun 2018 Last Wednesday I had a long hard day at work. One of the things that made it hard was knowing that night I was going to go to a wake…
Discipleship… The Things Kids Say… 11 Jun 201810 Jun 2018 Me: Anna come here and wash my feet. Anna: Um, no. I'm not Jesus. Hmmm. Kudos on her quick witty retort to my tongue in cheek question. She made me…
Discipleship… Special Graces in Common Places 16 Aug 201716 Aug 2017 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, "Let the little children…
Family… Lessons from the ER 30 May 201730 May 2017 Sunday night I found myself at the hospital with Anna again. Her feelings of depression, anxiety, and anger have been uncontrollable. She was at the point where she did not…
Family Prayers 20 Jan 2017 Hi all. Just got a call from Mandi that Anna tripped and fell down the stairs and broke her ankle. She is on her way to the ER as I…
Parenthood… A good drive 16 Jan 201715 Jan 2017 Anna is coming home today. She is doing much better it seems. It seems her depression has passed again. I am very excited about that. We were able to bring…
Discipleship… Being Children of the Light 7 Jan 20177 Jan 2017 If you read my post, "Soul Cutting" from yesterday, then you would probably understand that today has been very busy and (to be truthful) draining and difficult. I have no…
Discipleship… The Fear of Discipleship 5 Jan 20174 Jan 2017 Found this one in the archives of Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth. Originally posted way back in 2012 when my main follower was my mom. Since there has been the…
Faith… The Father’s Love Frees Us to Trust and Depend on Him 22 Dec 201621 Dec 2016 I have three daughters. I am the only male living in my house. I am a minority in a sorority. I love being a dad, and I love my girls.…