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Dearest Students, Sometime early in your freshman year I said to you, “Blink three times and you’ll be seniors getting measured for your graduation robes.” I could tell by the “Whatever, Mr. T…” [...]

In this particular Tuesday morning 8th grade Bible class it’s somewhere around 8:43, depending on which clock you look at. My antique Orange Crush clock has become stubborn and recalcitrant in [...]

December 2000. Just two months prior I’d miraculously become an adoptive father to my twin daughters. I was working a Phoenix Suns game at America West Arena when a customer in our store [...]

It’s December 2005. Annie and Emma unbuckle their seat belts and scramble to be the first to sit next to me. It’s time for our “pre-preschool” parking lot conversation. We have been talking about [...]

She sits three people down and to my left on the church pew. I say “sits” but toddlers don’t sit much. Or for long. Sporting a pink and orange dress, she is up and down and all around. Reaching [...]

“Daddy.” “Yes, honey.” “Daddy. Listen to me.” “I am listening to you.” “No, you’re not. You’re looking at your phone.” “But I’m listening. I can do both, you know.” “No, you can’t.” “Yes, I can.” [...]

I’m learning about trees. About a month ago as part of the crew at Hildebrandt Tree Tech I helped plant over 30 trees at the new campus of Experience Life Church. It was a cold, blustery West [...]

“C’mon, girls! Brush your hair, brush your teeth and get your shoes on. We’re leaving.” “Where we going, Daddy?” “Move it, girls. We’re outta here.” “Is it a surprise?” “Not to me. Get moving!” [...]

Have you ever seen a bird flying low across the water? Have you noticed that when they do, they aren’t flapping their wings? It’s called “ground effect”. When the bird is within a wingspan of the [...]

My twin daughters Annie and Emma are 10 years old. You can’t tell by looking at them now, but they were preemies. Born seven and a half weeks early they weighed 3 pounds 9 ounces and 3 pounds 14 [...]