Combating Peer Pressure in College

I’ll never forget the day my freshman year of college friend, Jessica, found out I was planning to save sex for marriage. “So you’re telling me you would never test drive a car before buying it?”  Looking back on that encounter now, I think of all the ways I could have responded. Back then, however,…

Are All Men Destined to be Cheaters?

On February fifteenth, Hannah and I set off to speak internationally in the beautiful and far off land of Tecate, Mexico. Okay, it wasn’t a very far off place and hardly felt international (I am quite familiar with the area of Baja California), nonetheless it was beautiful and the adventure was unforgettable! As we crossed…

Fall Training 2019 Week 2

After a week of retreats and catching up, it’s time to get down to business. Human Dignity Presentations We started off this week by introducing our Human Dignity presentations to our missionaries. With the help of our second year missionary (Genesis) and Mission Team Manager (Lucas), our missionaries had the opportunity to experience the Human…

My Dad & Making Things New

What do you want? What do you need? Almost twenty years ago I held in my hands a small wooden flute in the form of an elephant. It was my favorite toy that week, and it was broken. Lucky for me, we had something special in our house. This thing fascinated me. This thing was…

Let Yourself Be Loved

People – I love people more than anything in the world and there is rarely a time when I will refuse someone their sincere request for my help. If you’ve ever seen The Princess Bride then you’d know what I mean when I say that, ‘As you Wish’, sometimes seems to be my life’s motto. …

Fall Training 2019 Week 1

After a long time apart, we are back together for another time of training and formation. This time for six weeks in the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington New York. Long travel days tend to be exhausting on all levels. Our objective for Arrival Day was very simple: arrive. After settling in and…

A Strong Woman is a Joyful Woman

First, allow me to lay a bit of a foundation: I am a man.  Because of this, I don’t have experiential knowledge of what I’m about to write about (as in, I’ve never been a woman).  However, I do have an outsider’s perspective from growing up with and interacting with incredible women my entire life.…

Body Insecurity

The dressing rooms are the worst part. Turning around to look at yourself in the mirror and feeling less than pleased with the result stinks.  “Why doesn’t anything look good on me?” I would ask myself.  I’ve spent many shopping days grazing through the racks of clothing and picking out dozens of items. I’d take…