Category: Rite of Passage

I have written before about my adventures in studying piano. Growing up in rural America, the last...

As a child I attended an old country Baptist church called Six Mile Baptist Church. I guess it got...

Some people think I run a sweatshop. They have that idea because every Wednesday morning, a group...

I spent part of the summer living in the Darien Jungle of Panama in a small Embera village called...

My wife and I got married in December. If you must choose a month to get married, don’t make it...

Baptists are funny people. It is well known that we love Jesus, the Bible and hate sin. And we are...

I was reading an older article that I had written almost eight years ago. It warmed my heart and...

One of the things my wife and I have done since we found out we were going to be grandparents is...

I’m all in favor of progress; it’s the changes I don’t like. I heard about a small town in Nevada...

I was sitting in a restaurant when the people at the next table over placed an order. After the...

Our concept of love shifts and changes as we grow older. Books are written, movies are made, and...

I have called three states “home.” I grew up in Missouri, where I was born, educated and met my...