Essays

Knight’s Code of Honor

In our recent men’s retreat there was much talk of honor, gallantry, and living as noble, courageous men of God. It got me thinking of the literal…

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…