by mark | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Thoughts for Estranged Christian Parents on the Passage of Time When our children were born, you and I started. We counted days. Then weeks. Then months. At some point amid tantrums, pull-ups, and sippy cups, we started counting years. Let’s close our eyes and...
by mark | Nov 20, 2006 | Fiction
Blogger’s Note: Business travel can be trying on body and soul. I’ve traveled more in the last three years than in my previous 34 years of life. I prefer to fly Delta for the customer service. However, I love the opportunity to fly United because of their...
by mark | Apr 20, 2005 | Music & Movies
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away. ” This line in the movie “Hitch” took me by surprise. Tangled within a 21st-century romantic comedy complete with all the requisite sins of...
by mark | Dec 16, 2004 | Uncategorized
“Excuse me, sir? Could you help us?’ I looked up from a chicken biscuit, Coca-Cola, my Bible, and journal to meet the gaze of a determined man. He was bundled up for a blizzard. His boots, pants, jacket, and sock hat were all worse for wear—like they’d...
by mark | Jun 14, 2003 | Personal
My dad was my hero, and I’ve missed him every single day of the 23 years since he got called up to “The Show” by God Himself. I wrote this reflection in 2003, just a few weeks before he passed away. Baseball is a gentleman’s game played in bursts of heart-stopping...