It was a $5,282.00 period at the end of a short and beautiful sentence that was my brother’s life: the cost of the permanent gravestone I saw for the first time today. The reality of the eighteen-month losing battle with brain cancer, like a sledge hammer, once again knocked me off my feet. I have...
Winston Churchill Few men have been regarded in the annals of recent history with more celebration than Winston Churchill. What intrigues me is something I read recently about Churchill’s own understanding of the qualities that gave his life and strength such power and efficacy. In his biography of this British hero, Churchill, Paul Johnson shares...
Recently, I was picking up the neighborhood boys to drive them to school along with our kids as is part of our Thursday morning liturgy. But on this particular day, things were a bit different: our little buddy TJ had declared war on kindergarten and was standing his ground with every bit of strength he...
I took this picture of my youngest brother Lance on an ice laden stream in the northeast, just minutes after I helped him take his daily dose of chemo. In that moment, and in many others Lance became a giant in my heart. Dan Allender said of a remarkable wedding he attended, “In the end,...
(This is a guest blog written by my bride and true companion. Sending Christmas joy from our home to yours). I realized this morning perhaps why I felt moved to write our letter this week in particular, which turns out to be the last week before our clocks “fall back,” the final week of waking...
My brother crossed over April 13th. It was the most supernatural moment of my life yet. I haven’t written since then as I’ve been giving space to grieve, rest, recover from 18 months of battling for his life. Thanks for all of those who were led to pray for us in this story. My other...
Receive strengthening and care for the masculine soul. This is for the few.
