Did you watch ‘Survivor’ when it first came out? They’d throw 20ish people into a couple campsites on a remote island, give them a little...

The scene became something of a family joke over time. We’d be on a road trip, going somewhere fun, say, like, King’s Island Amusement...

The summer after my senior year of high school, I embarked on a wilderness adventure with a group of friends and teachers, canoeing and...

Awhile back, where we used to live, we had some issues with our garage door. It seemed to be a little crooked and several times it...

There’s something about a hike in the woods. The fresh air. The pungent smells. The diverse plant and animal life. The woods are a...

I’ve never been much of a gardener. I like the idea of gardening, just not the day to day work of weeding, pruning, and watering… It’s...

I’m a substitute teacher sometimes. One day last fall, I was filling in for an intervention specialist at the High School, and I started...

As a 21-year-old soon-to-be college senior, I packed by bags and flew across the ocean to Berlin, Germany, to serve with a church...

Our kids were always pretty good travelers growing up, occupying themselves and not getting too fussy. But they had their moments. I...

It was a typical fall Saturday afternoon in Medina. Rebecca and I had been hiking at one of the county parks, enjoying the sunshine and...

Years ago, one of our cars was making a ‘click-ety-clack-ety’ sound. I was a youth pastor at the time, with 2 kids under 3, and we didn’t...

For a long time, I never really understood why people ‘made’ their beds. I mean, you’re literally going to be right back in it before the...

Growing up, there was no Google or Amazon to look on the internet at what toys I might want for Christmas, so it was a big day when the...

The yard was at least an acre in size, and that was just the front. From the street the lawn gradually rose, stopping only when it...

Picture this scene – it’s high school graduation week in small-town USA, and the seniors, many of whom have been in classes together...

Last September I ran the Akron Marathon. It was my second time, and I had high hopes. The previous year I had suffered from muscle...

A few months’ ago, Rebecca and I had the privilege of travelling to Sedona, AZ. We’d never been, but we’d seen pictures, read about it,...

The fence was about 50 feet long, with a gate, and was made entirely out of bamboo. On the morning of our first work day on our mission...

#BLESS I’m not sure why “hashtags” became a thing. I mean, I’d always thought it was the ‘pound’ sign, or the ‘number’ sign. At some...

When Pastor Pete asked me if I would be willing to share some of the ways God is leading me to love people to life, my first thought was...