Essays

Don’t Forget Pastor Saeed

Today’s constant barrage of crisis-fueled news reports combined with the mind-numbing effects that statistics can have on the human brain can sometimes make us forget…

Recent Family Pics :)

Our dear friend, Jana Bishop (photographer extraordinaire), recently helped us update our family pics. To see some recent pics of Jess and the girls, click…

Open Heavens

Have you ever had a “Jacob’s Ladder” moment when heaven opened up above you? In Genesis 28 Jacob fell asleep, and in his dream-like state…

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

What do you get when you combine steamed rice, greasy Mongolian beef, high MSG content, and a very out-of-date fortune cookie (I mean something besides violent…

Yesterday ended at midnight!

Write it down. Tape it to your bathroom mirror (or write it in lipstick as Jessica has been known to do). “Yesterday ended at midnight.”…

The Year We Make Contact

When I was twelve years old a movie came out called, “2010: the year we make contact” and I keep finding myself thinking about that…