What Men Wish Their Fathers Had Taught Them

I have made it my tradition to write my year-end post about marriage or raising children because my wedding anniversary (35th) is also this time of year. A few months ago, I came across an article by Matt Christensen; 11 men in three different countries, ranging in age from 30-45, responded to the question of whatContinue reading “What Men Wish Their Fathers Had Taught Them”

A Tale of Two Christmas-Light Extravaganzas

Christmas season is truly my favorite time of year, for multiple reasons. One of them is Christmas-light displays. My wife and I sometimes walk around our neighborhood at night, enjoying our neighbors’ displays; we also have a modest display of our own. In another part of our city, there is an area known as Christmas Tree Lane. AlthoughContinue reading “A Tale of Two Christmas-Light Extravaganzas”

One Way

Back in 1978 when I started college and was not yet a Christian, I saw a poster that looked a lot like this: https://www.redbubble.com/i/poster/JESUS-ONE-WAY-by-CalliopeSt/33625995.E40HW?ref_list_id=srp_results&ref_list_index=4 You’ll notice the “One Way” sign pointing up, along with the first six words of John 14:6. I thought of this recently because of a conversation between my wife and aContinue reading “One Way”

Deep Waters of the Heart

Imagine yourself at a party with a rather large number of people. You see someone who is walking around talking to everyone, it seems; you see another person who is sipping a drink, standing off to the side and quietly observing, at least initially. The first person is probably an extrovert, while the second isContinue reading “Deep Waters of the Heart”

Gen Z in the Workplace

A headline about a young woman bemoaning the fact that she has to work a 9-to-5 job in marketing recently caught my attention. In a TikTok video that has gone viral, Brielle Asero, 21, was in tears as she said, “I want to shower, eat my dinner and go to sleep. I don’t have timeContinue reading “Gen Z in the Workplace”