Talking to Kids About Bad Things

Some of you who have been reading my blogs know that we live in New York. Some of you may even know that we live in the inner city–what someone here once aptly described as ‘the ghetto.’ We’re here specifically to be a part of our church and to minister in this neighborhood. We knew moving in that this was not considered the ‘ideal’ place to raise children–but we felt strongly that the Lord wanted us here and so here is where we stayed. However, we’re not ignorant to the dangers that are around us but rather we live in … Continue reading

God Centeredness in a Post 9-11 World

I think we all struggle to come to grips with what happened six years ago. It’s unfathomable that people would cause other people such misery and destruction. On 9-11 I was here in New York City. As the rest of the world watched the horrors unfold, I was in a hurried mode getting kids packed to go into school for the day to help where I could there. We went into overdrive trying to make sure family members were safe, (one brother in law is a pilot who was flying at the time), and I knew that I had work … Continue reading