Adventures of Austalia

Just before taking a trip of a life time with Caleb, I posted an article telling you about the adventure we had been anticipating for months.  Some have said that anticipation is half the joy of a journey.  I must admit, we had fun counting down the months, weeks, then days.  I enjoyed planning the trip for over a year.  But we have all had times when things that we have anticipated actually...

Caleb: A boy becomes a man

For a year and a half I have been planning for the next 10 days.  Actually, I have been anticipating the days since I read a book (Raising A Modern-Day Knight, Robert Lewis) 11 yrs ago.  Caleb was about 6 or 7 when I read the book.  I needed help.  Growing up without a consistent example of what a father looked like, I needed a idea.  This book put me on a path.  It gave me a plan.  It...

The SEX talk

I am perplexed these days as I raise teenagers, observe our sexually charged culture, pastor a gathering of Christ followers and explorers, at the same time seek to maintain my own sexual integrity.   The views on sexuality and values placed on such issues as monogomy, celebacy, virginity are all over the map.  If you hold to more traditional values of sexuality, the world considers you as...