Newsletter – Volume 25
This Week Updates from the back of the pen Meet Neal… Not every black sheep is known for their straying from the fold. Some earn that honorary status for their willingness to stand up for the good in the midst of social and cultural pressure to cave. Such is Neal McDonough’s story. Neil is an […]
Newsletter – Volume 24
This Week Updates from the back of the pen Meet David… Hi, my name is David Szwedo. Growing up, my family was chaotic. Yelling and fighting were the daily norm. We were acquainted with church and went occasionally but we never talked about Jesus and I didn’t understand what was meant by, “Jesus died on […]
Newsletter – Volume 23
This Week Updates from the back of the pen Meet Wendy.. If you were to meet Wendy Swentz today, you would think she has lived a charmed life. She is beautiful, successful, and a leader in her community. But as is typically the case, there is always more to every story than what you see […]
Newsletter – Volume 22
This Week Updates from the back of the pen Meet Kat… Katherine von Drachenberg known professionally as Kat Von D, is a Mexican-American television personality, entrepreneur, social media influencer, and recording artist. However, she is probably best known for her work as a tattoo artist whose work was featured on the TLC reality television show […]
The Unplanned Mini Documentary
I never intended to do a documentary. It wasn’t even on the radar. I never thought my story merited that kind of publicity. It’s a good story. I’d even characterize it as a miracle story. As such, I am eternally grateful for God’s work in it and through it. My personal transformation led to a […]
39 Years With The Same Person – and Why I Am Happy About it
I stumbled across a video of woman who was talking about the death of the institution of marriage as presently constituted. She was stating (quite emphatically) that being limited to one person till death do us part is no longer a relevant or helpful view of marriage. It needs to be replaced by the more […]
Retirement-ish
January 14th was my last day. I walked out of the church office for the final time. The office was empty. I had given away many of the books, the others were packed-up and placed in storage. My pictures were also stowed away in boxes and headed to the home office. I walked to my […]
Christmas Reflections 2021
I have gotten into the habit of listening to the Christmas Carole, Mary, Did You Know? at least half-a-dozen times during the Christmas season. I am particularly fond of the Pentatonix version. Part of what I love about this Christmas classic is that there is a profound question presented to us through it. The question […]
The Hard Conversation (you know you need to have)
The holidays always present us with many interesting relational dynamics. Most of them are good. It’s great to reconnect with family and friends and share in the all warm-fuzzies surrounding the holidays. But, if we are going to be completely candid, there will also be situations that will be seriously uncomfortable – perhaps even scenarios […]
Gratitude 201
My family wasn’t always excited about it, but every Thanksgiving everyone who ate at our house had to write-up a gratitude list that they’d share around the dinner table. I insisted on the writing part, because it always felt like the spontaneous sharing led to the same recycled list we share every year – I’m […]
