Listen to Kevin read this post. When I was in the second grade, Brian Mathers approached me with his right arm cocked back in perfect pitcher’s form, and stuffed sand down my shirt, yelling “girl lover.” Over a half century later, and I can still see Brian’s sneer as he…

Listen to Kevin read this post In my recent travels, I have found myself engaged in incredible conversations with some critical questions being raised about driving social change in this unique time. Here are a few questions that have risen to the top ⮚ How can we rebuild a healthy…

Listen to Kevin read this post In my lifetime, no one saw my true colors more than my friend, Scott Galuteria. We lived through the toughest times together, navigating our way through the HIV/AIDS crisis as young gay men. Scott and I spent much of our time ministering to friends…

“The ills of democracy can only be saved with more democracy.” ~ Harry G. Barnes, Jr. ~ (You can listen to Kevin reading this post by clicking this link) Few would doubt that the United States is deeply polarized. From the halls of Congress to local school boards, people have entrenched themselves in their social and political beliefs, and openness for dialogue appears to have become a…

Last Saturday, I witnessed a sublime moment on a football field. (If you know anything about me, you wouldn’t bet that I would ever use the phrases “sublime moment” and “football field” in my lifetime). But there I sat, with my childhood friends in Lucas Oil Stadium, listening to a…

The James Webb telescope recently transmitted profound images that allowed us to see our universe with precise and incredible detail. In the past, we gazed into the night sky and saw twinkling stars floating among a black space of emptiness. …

How relying on our own bespoke slivers of reality will see us through. I sat in my backyard taking in some sun and relishing a quiet moment on Sunday afternoon. Two butterflies appeared, dancing high above me. I sat up to observe them for a few minutes, taking delight in…

When it comes to raising a child, there’s a tender window of time that remains open through the fourth or fifth grade, where a child can show affection without being self-conscious. It is an incredibly sweet time that manifests, for example, during the morning drop-off, when the parent gets out…

There is nothing more liberating for me than swimming in the ocean. The photo above provides a glimpse of my perspective when I’m in the water. It is beautiful, inviting, and healing. When I dive below the surface, a new world unfolds. One moment, I may swim among a school…