As I finish writing this, Pam and I are in Ireland celebrating our 40th Anniversary! In gratitude for this milestone, I prepared two special pieces: one on how we met (last week) and one on my best relationship advice (this week). Since I’ve been writing for public audiences for quite a few years, I’ve combined three different pieces representing three … Read More
The Little Girl Who Grew Up
In celebration of Pam and my 40th Anniversary on September 27th, over the next two weeks, I want to share two special pieces focused on how we met (this week) and my best relationship advice (next week). I hope you enjoy them, and here’s the first one on how I met Pam. When things blew up at Berachah (the toxic … Read More
A Critique of Gothardism, Part 5 of 5
As an exercise in discernment, this series critiques the teaching associated with the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), Advanced Training Institute International (ATI), and specifically their founder, Bill Gothard. His teaching includes a myriad of distortions and this post addresses examples under the final two of six main areas (listed at the end of Part 1). Elevating the … Read More