Ending the responses that trigger the conflict between you and your children
When your children were young, you spoke words of life into their little beings. They cooed and you cooed back. You had no intention of ever berating your babies. Even if you yourself were raised in a home full of heated arguments,…
Minutes turned into hours. They’d been gone too long. I hesitated to verbalize my fear, as if doing so would somehow bring the fear to life. And then it happened.
December 7th 2016 was a routine day for our family serving as missionaries in rural Alaska. Home was a remote village off the road…
How a kid with buck teeth and a bad stutter experienced Jesus
I don't enjoy thinking of embarrassing experiences from my childhood, let alone writing about them. But dredging them up is good because I not only remember the pain but also the people God used to help me pass through that pain. It is…
It became clear that this ordinary moment in my life was not ordinary for him at all
Shaving is a big deal. It’s a big deal because it’s an annoying hassle and blades are a hugely expensive racket, running a close second to ink cartridges. But when you are a young man it represents…
