Recently, I was picking up the neighborhood boys to drive them to school along with our kids as is part of our Thursday morning liturgy.  But on this particular day, things were a bit different...

I was reading an NPR news article on Apple’s recent iPhone release and all the upgrades associated with their big splash.  In the world of “let’s build a better mousetrap,” it was quite impressive.

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“Ask him if he ever makes a phone call while he’s making love with his wife.”

“Really, God?  You want me to ask him that?!?”

“Dear Jesus, please help my daddy find a fresh road kill.”

It caught me completely off guard as my 6 year-old son offered this prayer from the back seat as we...

I couldn’t believe my eyes.

It was right after sunrise this morning as I drove down my street, heading out to meet some guys for an early bike ride. And there...

Books are like people. They are beautiful and complicated.  Recommending books is kind of like recommending someone for a date.  There’s a bunch that can go right in the match....

I’ve been a groomsman in quite a few weddings.  And it’s truly an honor.  In some way it is an outward expression of saying “I will” to walking alongside that man and that marriage into an...

The First Disruption

Years ago, my family and I were headed over to a friend’s house for dinner.  As we pulled in, we found my buddy cutting his...

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson

The narrow road to becoming a man of noble strength and love inevitably involves a poignant list of as many failures as it does...