Mar 19, 2012

All day long, and from every con­ceiv­able angle, the world speaks it’s “wis­dom” to us and tries to mold and shape us. The noise is con­stant, some­times sub­tle and seduc­tive, other times loud and obnoxious. But in times of quiet the truth speaks.…. “Do not deceive your­selves. If any of you think you are wise by the stan­dards of this...

Feb 21, 2012

I came across this arti­cle the other day and just had to repost it here.  As fathers it is our respon­si­bil­ity to pro­tect and defend our fam­i­lies, and espe­cially our chil­dren.  That respon­si­bil­ity includes hold those who teach our chil­dren account­able for stay­ing within the moral, eth­i­cal and decency stan­dards that we hold...

Jan 20, 2012

Remem­ber that guy back in high school — the one with all the good looks, the clothes, the money, and the car?  Sure you do, he was the pop­u­lar guy, the one every­one wanted to hang out with, the one who shows up in your year­book as “Most Likely to Suc­ceed”, or “Most Pop­u­lar Guy”.  What ever hap­pened to that guy?  Did he take...

Dec 16, 2011

This isn’t the way I planned it, God. Not at all. My child being born in a sta­ble? This isn’t the way I thought it would be. A cave with sheep and don­keys, hay and straw? My wife giv­ing birth with only the stars to hear her pain? This isn’t at all what I imag­ined. No, I imag­ined fam­ily. I imag­ined grand­moth­ers. I imag­ined neigh­bors...