Living Without A Limp… Surgery Required

September 9, 2016

It took four weeks to get the proper diagnosis, but that changed last Friday: An apparent subacute avulsion of the entire left hamstring tendon off the left ischial tuberosity. The torn and retracted hamstring tendon is identified 6 cm distal to the ischial attachment site. What had been originally diagnosed as a level 2 hamstring […]

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“Hello Andrew, this is Donna…”

September 2, 2016

April 7, 2015. A 36-second voicemail. “Hello Andrew, this is Donna…” Donna, a Social Worker in Denver was reaching out to Andrew and Chrissy, certified foster parents on Donna’s list. “I wanted to speak with one of you about a potential foster care placement…” A potential placement. A little boy. Breathtaking blue eyes. Enviable curls. […]

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Calendars Beware

August 26, 2016

It’s time for me to disclose a personal pet peeve. I don’t feel overly passionate about this pet peeve, just annoyed. It’s often a radio advertisement that triggers this… something like a local car dealership that is offering a special financing or rebate deal for only “two short weeks.” Two short weeks. Versus what? Two […]

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Dear Vivian –

August 19, 2016

My heart is heavy but hopeful as I press the keys. It’s nearly unthinkable that Joel is gone. Lost to us for a time, but ever so found by his King. 41 years just didn’t seem like enough. And I can’t imagine how that feels to you and Havannah. For the last year, you and […]

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Pure Gold… Who Needs Simone Biles Anyway

August 12, 2016

Our attention was riveted to the coverage of the Summer Olympics as Simone Biles raced across the mat to perform a masterful Floor Exercise routine. The speed, height and precision of her routine invoked the appropriate gasps in the room… until the words of Rowan interrupted the performance. Rowan is my grandson; a three-year-old this […]

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A Timely Reminder

August 8, 2016

(The following is an encore Fragment.  Although written and published some time ago, I hope that it refreshes your soul today.) I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.  ~ (John 10:10) I’ve been to rental car counters a great deal over the last eleven years.  But recently, at Midway Airport in […]

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Vulnerability Unlocked and Unleashed

July 29, 2016

It’s a bit of a tradition for Mary and me. We travel the 70 miles from our house to Quaker Ridge Camp in Woodland Park, Colorado. It’s a refreshing, inspiring and humbling glimpse into the impact of our YFC Camp strategy and the relational investment made by so many leaders across to country into the […]

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The Test Doesn’t Qualify Us – It Exposes Us

July 22, 2016

For the next several weeks, I will be utilizing the chapters of a book called Give Life that was published by Youth For Christ USA several years ago. It chronicles a bit of our journey in this incredible and wonderful 72-year-old mission… I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in […]

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Welcome to the Road of Life With No Exits

July 15, 2016

For the next several weeks, I will be utilizing the chapters of a book called Give Life that was published by Youth For Christ USA several years ago. It chronicles a bit of our journey in this incredible and wonderful 72-year-old mission… “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; […]

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Obedience Escorts Us to Venues God Ordains

July 8, 2016

For the next several weeks, I will be utilizing the chapters of a book called Give Life that was published by Youth For Christ USA several years ago. It chronicles a bit of our journey in this incredible and wonderful 72-year-old mission… It was an honor to speak at the Kansas Prayer Breakfast. The event […]

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