How many vasectomies can one guy get? Well, let me tell you. During this last round of chemo treatments, my wife made the decision for our family, and completely without my input, that it is now my turn to be responsible for our family planning. I begged, pleaded, cried, bargained, cajoled, and bribed her to keep going, but she played the being-a-stage-4-cancer-patient card, so I knew what I had to do. I guess it’s only Read More …
My Brazilian Jiu-Jistu Journey moves at the pace of cold molasses. The truth is, I’m keenly aware that this slow moving walk is at my own choosing. The book “The War of Art” calls what I face “resistance”. The book “Leading Marines” names it “friction”. But those are just nicer words for what it really is—excuses. (In my best Trump voice) All I have are excuses. I have the best excuses. No one has better Read More …
When I first became Lutheran I understood it to be a theological movement. I was brought into a church by a pastor who said, “If you can mix your Catholic upbringing with your recent Evangelical faith, you will do well in the Lutheran Church.” That pastor went on to mentor me in the Lutheran Confessions, teach me how to read scripture, show me how to think theologically, and bring me up in the Lutheran Christian Read More …