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Happy Post-Easter week! If you joined us this past Sunday, I'm so glad you could celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with us. But as […]

Now that the college wrestling season has officially ended, I can shift my focus to another of my favorite sports: baseball. Last week, in […]

When I was a kid growing up in a home with parents who were new believers in Christ, I was taught that I was […]

Our contemporary culture has many mantras, one of which is "Follow your heart." In other words, the giver of this advice is telling you […]

One day, after completing a swim workout, I decided to sit in the sauna to do some light stretching. While in there, I saw […]

Roughly two years after LeAnn and I moved to Cedar Rapids, an unmarried couple with a toddler moved into the house behind us. The […]

After twelve years in our current home, LeAnn and I made the monumental decision... to finally replace the toilet bowl seat in our master […]

Life is full of expectations. For instance, if you are employed, you are expected to show up to work on time. If you are […]

Parenting a two-and-a-half year old is simultaneously fun and exhausting. Having experienced that parental stage four times in my life, I discovered it is […]

Have you ever considered that God created us humans as "environmental" creatures? We prefer certain activities or experiences to take place in appropriate environments. […]