Category Archives: Random Thoughts

We are going through the Psalms this summer in church. My son, Nate, wrote a poem, actually more of a rap, after we finished studying Psalm 8. It is a good reminder of the glories of creation and the evidence … Continue reading →

On February 14, 2018, Nikolas Cruz walked into his former school in Parkland, Florida armed with an AR-15 semiautomatic weapon and a desire to kill. 17 people…brave teachers and innocent high school students…seven of them 14 years old…died. I can't … Continue reading →

Another mass shooting. 59 dead. Over 500 wounded. You simply can’t wrap your mind around it. One tragic death radically changes the lives of countless people. Spouses gone. Fathers and mothers killed. Brothers and sisters taken away. Friends lost. The … Continue reading →

I fight tears. I am not sure why. There is something that feels dangerous about tears. Uncontrollable. You fear that if you start you may not be able to stop. But when the tears come, it has a way of … Continue reading →

My oldest son is home from college. We are all together again as a family. Sitting around the dinner table, the stories begin to flow. Each of us has a story. Memories. Mostly funny. Sometimes embarrassing. But all of them … Continue reading →