The most important thing a Dad can do for his kids
I was married young… too young. To be honest, our relationship did not get off to a great start. I think most of the time when a couple marries at nineteen and has a child …
Personal
My testimony…Hope story…Why I believe.
If you have spent any time in the evangelical church you have heard people talk about sharing their testimony. If you don’t know what that means, a person’s testimony is basically their story of why …
They promised us a meteor shower
-For S. They had promised us a meteor shower, but all we saw were lightning bugs. Down the street, you could hear the lowing and occasional roars of livestock, the bulls and broncos that had …
What’s So Hard About Being An Adult With Autism?
There’s a phrase I frequently repeat that goes like this: “There is no such thing as an Autistic adult.” I adopted this phrase after reading the hyperlinked blog post and often repeat it when I’m …
There is no “Other” in a biblical ethic.
I first wrote this as a long rambling Facebook status. After someone shared it, I decided that I should make it into a short post. I think with the elevated politicization of, well, everything, over …
Revisiting two of the worlds between which I live
I knew my Grandfather growing up but we never had a conversation. He immigrated to the U.S. but never learned English. I grew up in a house where we spoke English but not Spanish. I …
Contrarian, in the best way.
Social media interactions can be interesting. On one platform, I had a Christian friend say that I “Sure seem to be working hard to purge, cleanse, and set us ‘not quite the good side right-thinking’ …
A Christian Democrat? Here’s why…
There have actually been a couple of interesting posts on this subject that I have seen on Facebook. One was an article entitled “Christian Democrat?” on In All Things. The website is a Dordt College project and as …
I’m an Evangelical Democrat and I’m Coming Out… Politically Speaking
I am a Democrat. Even more…by most metrics, I’m a progressive or liberal Democrat. There I said it. My Facebook friends won’t be surprised by this. I haven’t hidden my political orientation but I’ve also …
A Hero in My Own Eyes
Life is filled with disappointments and challenges. I think we often lose something as we grow up. We go from feeling we can do anything to wondering if we can do anything. I have to …