“This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he…
My Life as a Red Herring “The Wall” (Day no-idea-COVID-has-messed-everything-up):
I wrote this a few years ago and I never got around to posting it. I feel like I needed to hear my own words, and so I edited it a little, because it turns out a lot has happened in the last three years. Fair warning: If you don’t consider yourself spiritual or a Christian in faith, please…
My Life As a Red Herring (Day 25): “Good Things”
It’s been an age since I last wrote. So much has happened, so I won’t attempt to catch you up entirely. However I will say this, last year I attempted to read 52 books in the year and accomplished reading 53, which it turns out can take a lot of time. I am so eager to share this last crazy…
My Life As a Red Herring (Day 24): “Good Man”
The header image credit goes to Chris Anderson. A Good Man, who I get the honor of calling friend, and today is his birthday! I have wondered for a long time what does it mean to be a “Good Man”. When was the last time you were at a funeral for a man? Maybe it was for an Uncle,…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 23) “To Sooth the Savage Breast”
In college, on a date one night, I had the gift to take my wife to the orchestra at the Fox theater in St. Louis. We were going to see “Rapsody in Blue” by Gershwin. I can’t quite explain how excited I was to share this with Katie, however every time I tried to explain to her my excitement, I…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 22) “Stubborn-Ass”
I’m not the most stubborn person in the world, but I’m sure, at the end of the day, those that know me could say I can be a stubborn ass. I’ve realized that in this last season I’ve become more stubborn. I think part of it is after a hurt, I can tend to “close the gates” a bit. It’s…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 21) Intrinsic
What things can get you out of your seat fast? I’m not necessarily talking about the run to the bathroom because you decided it was a good idea to try out those death-by-sauce wings the other night, or even that spider that decides to charge you while you are sitting comfortably in your living room, I’m talking about that thing that…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 20) “Picked”
Do kids still play kickball? I can remember in grade-school kickball was the definition of coolness for your grade-school fellows. It mattered that you could kick and run like mad. The first year I tried to play I was all arms in a game that needed legs. I could run but I couldn’t connect my dern foot to the dern ball! So, like…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 19) “Infinite Delay”
This July I embarked on an epic adventure with five other close friends. In the middle of July I boarded a plane, and then another plane, and then another plane, and I think one more plane…and set off for the big skies of Montana. Our destination? Glacier National Park. Our plan was to backpack for four days and three nights…
My Life as a Red Herring (Day 18) “Free Burdens”
Have you ever spent time away from a loved one? I don’t necessarily mean leaving the house you grew up in for the first time when you went off to college. More like, you got a job somewhere and your wife and kids stayed to get things ready for your move, or your husband, wife, or parent is part of…