Top Books I Read in 2018

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Top Posts of 2018

It’s become a tradition on the blog to serve up for you at the turn of the year the posts that were most trafficked over 2018. Here they are: Cancer hiccups(Nov 15) This post details the discovery that my wife…

Memorable December moments

From cancer to fantasy football, these Christmas Eve ponderings are personal, triumphant and invite you to reflect on your own Christmas randomness that reveals significance.

A new wrinkle

It seems almost unbelievable to learn of another type of cancer in a different place when we're just taking steps toward treating the first cancer.

“I know him!”

I saw Santa on the first day of December. It launched the Christmas season in a surreal way. It reminded me of Elf's joyous declaration, "I know him!"

Thankful for pardon

On Tuesday President Trump pardoned two turkeys, and those turkeys will come to live out the rest of their life just down the street from us. Virginia Tech provides their home: Gobblers Rest. 

Isn't that what we all need? A pardon? A pardon that leads to rest?

Retiring a Giant

This past August, David James retired. He left a significant legacy for me and dozens of campus ministers and thousands of students over his years of service. It was in August of 1995 that he became my boss. Almost immediately, he became my mentor and friend.