Last January I made a bitter-sweet trip to Door County, Wisconsin. Our third-born child, second-born son was commencing a ministry as a youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. I wrote this piece while I was there:
This afternoon we visited a nice used book shop in Fish Creek. (Fish Creek is the village on the north slope of the Door Peninsula between Egg Harbor and Sister Bay, Wisconsin). The proprietor is a young man who runs a very tidy, well-ordered shop and plays quiet, pleasant, classical music. I …

The Shack is very popular. People often ask me about it. Here are some thoughtful links:
Preacher and Author Ray Pritchard has written a bunch of really good books. He has a beautiful web site full of free, helpful resources. I have read his blogs for years. He has read and commented on The Shack. I would suggest you read his posts on the topic if you are interested in the book.
Theologian Al Mohler discussed it on his radio program Mohler is one of the finest, most thoughtful Christian leaders …

I’ve been reading a new biography of A. W. Tozer by Lyle Dorsett. It is worthwhile and honest.

Dear Dad;
Do you remember the Saturday morning when I was fourteen and a group of young people from First Church in Newark was going to Old Man’s Cave? I wanted to go. You got up early. You made me lunch. You gave me a little spending money. You drove me to the church. The parking lot was empty. I was disappointed. You found out they were picking kids up across town. You drove there. They were gone. I was disappointed. You didn’t give up. You tried to catch up …

K2—Kyle Kenneth—visited for a couple hours this afternoon. He wanted to play with Grandpa’s football.

Junior High was painful experience for me. There were some who accepted me or at least tolerated me in my school, but the ones who rejected me did so in such a hurtful and public way that I felt universally despised. Without a loving, stable family I would have despaired.

My lover will drive away within an hour and we will be apart for two days. My heart is sad about that. This morning while watching Steven Curtis Chapman family powerfully testify of the faith that sustains them through the loss of their daughter, I came across this beautiful song.
A few years ago a dear friend married. At the wedding her husband-to-be literally wept through this song. It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. Lois, I am weeping through this song today for you. I …

Last Saturday we signed Wesley up for football. Some of my happiest memories are of a robust intra-mural football experience at Moody. When fall comes ’round I always have an urge to clean the garage and listen to The Ohio State University Marching Band on the radio, but there is something that is infinitely more important than football. Watch this:

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a French writer, said, “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood, and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”