Happy New Year!
Greetings from A Radical for Jesus! It’s a brand new year, a great time for reflection, new beginnings, and changes. As I think about this blog in the new year, I feel that it’s time I make a small change Read More …
Tag: My Life
FREE Christmas Music!
I’m happy to announce that my family’s free Christmas recording, “The Gift of His Love”, is now available! The music is also available as a free download at CDBaby; as a CD on Amazon; at music download sites such as Read More …
Modesty: A Letter to Myself, 10 Years Later
Dear Joel, I read your article about modesty, entitled “What Should I Wear?” I want to commend you for your passion and desire to serve the Lord. However, I want to share with you some things that God has been Read More …
I Am Not a Victim of ATI
I was once a student in Bill Gothard’s ATI (Advanced Training Institute) homeschool program. More specifically, I was raised in ATI from first grade until I finished school at age 16. At the time, I thought ATI was great. The Read More …
The Day I Almost Lost My Dad
Today, Nine Years Ago: I was having a bad dream. Dad and I were driving down a country road. I was driving. We crested a hill and started down the other side. Partway down the hill, the van slid over Read More …
Six Years Later
Today marks six years since the first post on this blog. It’s interesting to think back on all that the Lord has done in my life over those six years. Six years ago, I was still steeped in Bill Gothard’s Read More …
When a Rapist Teaches Character
Over the past year, my life has been undergone a radical shakeup. It started about a year ago when my dad came across Recovering Grace and discovered that Bill Gothard was sexually harassing young women. It continued through the winter Read More …
God’s Provision
A little over a year ago, our aging ‘95 Dodge van went kaput while we were driving in Pennsylvania on our way to pick up pullets (young hens). We had a fiasco getting the pullets and our van back home—but Read More …