A home full of love — I’ve spent the last week with my wife’s family in California. Normally, when we get together, it’s just to get together. But this time, it was to say goodbye. The family matriarch has passed. Irene Tillman was a force of nature. Her kindness, her love, her passion, nothing could stop…

Never a dull moment — It’s never a dull moment around here. When you have three boys under ten, it definitely stays, we’ll say, entertaining, to say the least. I feel for my wife especially. She has three boys to tend to, plus me. The other night, we had a meltdown over dinner. I’m not…

God could call at any time — As Christians, we are called to spread the gospel. We are called to be active, to always be ready. Now, this doesn’t mean being always at work. There are times for rest. God encourages rest. …

We will go dancing — The final book in the Bible, Revelation, describes what we can expect to happen when the end times come and Jesus returns for the final judgment. We know that things have to get pretty bad before He returns, but unfortunately, I don’t things are quite bad enough right now. …

Weeding out the distractions — Oftentimes, we get in our own way. Things get complicated. When we interject too many of our ideas, we lose sight of why we’re here in the first place. Christianity as a whole can lean this way if we let it. We follow preachers and theologians instead of Jesus. These…

Different time, different place — I’ve always appreciated when buildings are repurposed as something new instead of being torn down. I was a history minor in college, so maybe it’s the history nerd in me that likes to see old buildings get a new lease on life. …

Embracing the short-form for the long-form writer — When it comes to writing, in my experience anyway, there is the daunting idea of writing something longer than, say, a short story or essay. …

The algorithm makes less than sense at times — For those of you wondering what I’m talking about, the Medium Partner Program pays writers who meet the minimum criteria for the articles they write on the Medium platform. Trust me, I meet the minimum criteria. But what’s confusing, and I’m sure not just for me, is the rate at…

Like a lot a lot of questions — From say around 6:30 in the morning to at least 8:30 in the evening, my kids are on rapid-fire with their questions. They ask questions about anything and everything. To be honest, it’s exhausting. But on another level, I love it. My kids are at the age where they are…