Forgiveness Through Tears
September 25, 2025When I heard Erika Kirk’s statement of forgiveness, spoken in the shadow of her husband’s assassination, I was struck silent except for tears. Her words carried a weight I cannot imagine bearing—the weight of losing the one dearest to her, and yet choosing not to let bitterness be her companion. She drew strength from the…
A Different Kind of Adventure
September 7, 2025There was a time when adventure meant motion. With my first wife, it was road trips across the United States and days spent water skiing. With my second wife, it was sailing into Chesapeake Bay, taking to the water in our 25-foot O’Day, and bareboat charters across the Caribbean. Adventure then was about new places,…
How God Sees Labor Day
September 1, 2025Today is Labor Day, but instead of laboring, I find myself resting quietly. It makes me wonder how God views this holiday, set aside by society to honor the dignity of work and the contributions of workers. From the beginning, God gave humanity the gift of work. In Genesis, Adam was placed in the garden…
When Life Feels Like a No-Win Scenario
August 23, 2025The other evening, I sat at a local spot and struck up a conversation with a woman. At first, it was light — talk of photography and daily life. But as the evening went on, her heart opened. She showed me a photo of her husband and quietly confessed through tears: “He doesn’t like it here.…
When Respect is Lost
August 11, 2025Sometimes, what starts as a good moment can change in an instant. A single choice, a careless allowance, or an unguarded action can reveal more than a thousand words ever could. I’ve learned that disappointment often comes when you’ve hoped for respect but are met with the opposite. There are people who, rather than build…
Not Afraid of Dying
August 7, 2025“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”— Philippians 1:6 I’m not afraid of dying.I’ve made my peace with the end of this earthly journey. I trust where I’m going and Who’s waiting for me there. But I do wrestle with what I…
Not Less-Than. Not an Afterthought.
July 31, 2025“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”— John 1:12–13 I was taken to church as a child, raised in a setting that…
Still Here. Still Loving. Still His.
July 9, 2025I’ve gone back and forth about whether to share this. I’m not one to put personal things out there lightly—especially when they carry weight. But I’ve learned that silence can sometimes leave people guessing, and that honesty, even when it’s uncomfortable, has a way of helping others feel less alone. This isn’t easy for me…
The Curious Comfort of Numbers I Don’t Believe In
July 8, 2025An addendum to “Finding Patterns That Don’t Define Me“ I don’t believe in numerology. Not in the mystical sense. I don’t think the universe is secretly governed by vibrations or that a number can decode my destiny. And yet… there’s something undeniably curious—and oddly comforting—about the way certain numbers keep showing up in my life.…
Finding Patterns That Don’t Define Me
July 8, 2025I’ve never put much stock in numerology. It always seemed a little too much like horoscopes—vague, flexible, and conveniently flattering. Still, I’ve found myself occasionally raising an eyebrow at the strange little patterns that trail through my life like breadcrumbs. The street number of our first house was 23. The next one was 41. I…