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I like to share my thoughts on challenges that we all face.

Cold Hands, Hot Shower

Cold Hands, Hot Shower

Had an interesting object lesson this morning about the need for endurance through suffering. After dropping the kids off at school, my wife and I took a walk at the park just down the street from our neighborhood.  And it was COLD this morning, probably high 30’s.  I...

CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS

CLEAR EYES, FULL HEARTS

In 2010 performance artist Marina Abramovic created a buzz at the famed New York Museum of Modern Art by crafting an exhibit where she simply sat in silence and held the gaze of anyone who desired to fill the seat across from her. The exhibit, aptly titled “The Artist...

Deterring Shame Before It Starts; Talking With Your Pre-teen About Porn.

Deterring Shame Before It Starts; Talking With Your Pre-teen About Porn.

Here’s the facts:  Your kids are going to see porn.  Probably sooner than you think.   A 2016 survey indicates the AVERAGE age of first exposure to pornography is 11 years old.  Average, meaning some children are being exposed to illicit images and videos as early as...

So You Just Got Busted, Now What?

So You Just Got Busted, Now What?

The moment has finally come where your wife/girlfriend/partner followed up on her suspicions, pulled on that loose thread long enough, and now your whole life is unraveling.  Those fears you have been keeping at bay, the denial that your behaviors won’t really have an...