by mark | Jun 21, 2026 | Estrangement, Prayer
Oh Heavenly Father, You are the compassionate one, my Rock, and my Savior. You don’t change like shifting shadows, and every good and perfect gift comes down from You, oh Father of Light. Today is Father’s Day. I feel anxiety and anger toward my estranged child and I...
by mark | Jun 17, 2026 | Music & Movies
A Deep Dive into Field of Dreams, estranged fathers, and movie magic Field of Dreams will endure as one of the greatest baseball movies of all time. James Earl Jones delivers one of his most iconic performances. The lines from the movie will echo in dugouts and...
by mark | Jun 12, 2026 | Candles
Records from the 15th through 19th centuries tell stories of church leaders in Europe and even America who forced those caught in sin to dress all in white and walk through town carrying a lit candle. The townspeople would mock and taunt the person for his or her sin....
by mark | Jun 12, 2026 | Estrangement
How do we listen to and distinguish which shame is telling the truth? Shame tackles and trips estranged parents from every direction. Sometimes, it ducks in and out of the shadows, whispers poison, sours our food, and steals our favorite candy. Other times, it...
by mark | Jun 5, 2026 | Estrangement, Music & Movies
A Review of Remarkably Bright Creatures for parents of estranged children. Not since David Ogden Stiers invited us to meet the Beast have I enjoyed an opening movie monologue more than Alfred Molina’s disdain for third graders as Marcellus in the opening seconds...
