Vulnerable is Real – Act Two
(Act One is Here) ACT TWO A guy came up to me to ask the same expected questions with the same manufactured concern as all the other people. I really …
Vulnerable is Real – Act One
A friend of mine held a live Facebook prayer meeting a few days ago and spent some time talking about vulnerability in conversation and relationships. That reminded me of a …
Paused Life: A Short Stay in Ward 4 Alpha
It’s true. I spent a few days in a psych ward in December 2020. For several months leading up to me going to the ER, I was not in a …
Hope and Despair in a Single Sentence Written Thousands of Years Ago
I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the living. David, King of Israel (Psalms 27: 13) …
“Depression” – Lying label that doesn’t mean what it says.
Wrestling with understanding what depression is.
Anger, Sadness, Depression, and my Christian Faith
I read my Bible often, almost every day. I am almost completely unproductive at work, almost every day. I love being around my family and friends. I stay at work …
I’m Not So Sure I Want to Know the Holy Spirit
I don’t think I really want to know the Holy Spirit. At least, not at this point in my immature life. I heard a guy talking today about people who …
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate
I love flying. I’m not a pilot, but I’ve flown a handful of times and absolutely love it. I’ve been fortunate enough to see inside that world a time or …
Me? A Farmer?
I have spent several weeks on vacation and it has been great. I have been able to reconnect with my kids and my wife and have recovered a lot of …
I am so not an artist. I have tried so many times to draw and nothing comes of it. I wonder sometimes if the woodworking tools that I have will …