My wife has birthed me two daughters, one of which runs wild and half-clothed up trees and on roofs, eating radishes yanked from the earth, panting and swimming and chewing sticks and grass stems. The other will be found with adorable pink things, or bent over paper, drawing, folding, or

The happiest man is he who loves his enemies and enjoys his work. -Unknown These are heady times in which it seems anyone who can think and labor simultaneously can stay financially solvent, and by all appearances, even the thinking part is negotiable. Like other modern marvels, it’s easy

All five boys are here. The last one snuck in around midnight. In the early morning, we shuffle and whisper in the dark, donning gear and gathering guns. Most of us have 300 Win. mags. I am the oldest at thirty-nine, the youngest is twenty-four. Dad says in a hoarse

All of us inherit a worldview from our family and culture. Most of us will, at some point, begin to critically examine what we've been taught and decide whether those beliefs are our own or just on loan from our parents. Some parents feel they must keep their

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father. (Matthew 3:8,9) Cowboys In a different era of my life, I received a phone call that went to voicemail. The voice on the recording was smooth and gentle,

There is a growing culture of suspicion in this postmodern age we have dropped into like aliens from space. Question everything with the presupposition that nothing is as it seems is the philosophy of the day. A primarily suspicious culture is rooted in the belief that we are fed lies

“In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow” (Ecclesiastes 1:18). Solomon was exceedingly wise, and the Bible says he was the wisest man on earth. If anybody would know that knowing lots of things and being wise to boot could be a pain, Solomon

According to the late Alice von Hildebrand, “women have less power and authority than men, but they have something much more important: influence. Authority commands action but influence changes your being.” After first laying some biblical groundwork, I would like to share some memories of my mother. As a woman