The War Didn’t End in 1975
The Vietnam War may have ended in 1975, but for many families, it never really stopped. A Dateline story about a Vietnam veteran meeting his lost daughter reminded me that some wounds linger through silence—and that for daughters like my wife, that silence still hurts.
Still Their Dad: A Father’s Day Reflection on Loving Grown-Up Kids
“The truth is, we don’t get to write our kids’ endings. But we do get to show up for the chapters they’re living now.” Father’s Day Changes Over Time When … Continue reading
Respect the Heck Out of Them
It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you. For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t … Continue reading
Swallowed up by life!
I have this Bible app on my phone, which I use as a kind of daily devotional. Except that lately I’ve allowed things going on in my life to sort … Continue reading
Sitting on the Right Track
by Lonnie King I’m starting to get the real picture here. SuperWife (aka, the good-looking blonde) is sending me — not the kids — the subliminal messages. A while back, … Continue reading
The best Valentine ever
EDITORIAL NOTE: I’m moving some of my old posts from another blog to this one…so even though these may look new, some of the information or references will be dated. … Continue reading
Being valuable is greater than being successful
EDITORIAL NOTE: I’m moving some of my old posts from another blog to this one…so even though these may look new, some of the information or references will be dated. … Continue reading
Never give up…never surrender
EDITORIAL NOTE: I’m moving some of my old posts from another blog to this one…so even though these may look new, some of the information or references will be dated. … Continue reading
Graceland Christianity
I recently went walking in Memphis…walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale. Well, driving through Memphis may be more accurate. But I was humming Marc Cohn’s epic 1991 ode to … Continue reading
Ben Zobrist is why I still love sports
As a fan (maybe now ‘former’ fan? I can’t really decide) of the Houston Astros, I first heard about a baseball player named Ben Zobrist when he was a minor … Continue reading
Randomly Rudimentary Life Stuff 