Essays

Unexplainable but not Unknowable

There’s a difference between things that are unexplainable and unknowable. I can’t explain exactly how love works, but I’ve been deeply in love with Jessica…

Joe Gasparian’s “Passion” poem

At this month’s men’s retreat, Joe Gasparian shared a powerful story of how God recently woke him up in the middle of the night with…

Road Rage

I’m not an angry person. Never have been. I’ve seldom had a chip on my shoulder and I’ve never been a walking container of radioactive…

Alexis’ story

On May 14, 1996, after 30 hours of labor and an emergency c-section, Alexis Grace was born and promptly stole our hearts. She was gorgeous,…

A “yes” in disguise

Aren’t you glad God sometimes says “no”? I don’t mean in the moment that we’re asking for something–when we’re fixated on something we desperately want, we never…