Lately I’ve been getting a lot of great compliments from my middle daughter. She’s 3 and apparently she thinks that I’m the greatest thing ever, which I honestly hope she never stops thinking.
It started with “You’re so sweet, Daddy” in the most soft and innocent voice. Throw in some “Daddy, I love you” and [...]
Mrs. King just spent the last week in Guatemala visiting orphanages and loving on orphans there. They kept a blog while they were there and you should check it out at Loving His Kids. I’m sure that she will have lots of stories to share with you when she gets [...]
Don’t you feel like life pulls you in a million different directions and that sometimes it is difficult to find a balance? I know I do. And cleaning my house and keeping it in order is one of those things that gets in the way of things I REALLY want to do, but [...]
This video came to my attention by way of Ben Matthews and Aaron Monts. I love Stephen Colbert and this is a good example of why.
“…If this is gonna be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor either we’ve got to pretend that Jesus is just as [...]
This post from Resurgance.com was a great reflection for me as we approached Thanksgiving and the normal attitudes of “I just can’t wait to EAT turkey!” I have to admit that I was thinking about how much food I was going to eat and how good it was going to taste. This has [...]
I just finished this book, “The Difference a Father Makes” by Ed Tandy McGlasson, and it really encouraged me as a father. I loved it.
In his book, Ed speaks to fathers about “calling out the magnificent destiny in your children.” He tells of how his step father spoke into his life and gave him [...]
If you follow me on Twitter then you have probably noticed all the tweets about the Preemptive Love Coalition and BuyShoesSaveLives.com. I learned about this site through an article in Relevant Magazine a couple years ago now, but just recently was able to buy a pair of [...]
As I sit here, thinking about my life and thinking about this goaling process which I have been going through over the last year, I was reminded of this post I came across a while back.
Give it a read. See what you think.
E – “Who will be my Prince Charming?”
Mommy – “I don’t know sweety, who?”
E- “Daddy will be Prince Charming!”
Me – “Oh, Sweety, I’ll be your Prince Charming until another Prince Charming comes to take your heart.”
That’s it fellas. She’s looking for a Prince Charming. Who is it going to be?
It [...]
A group of people from Bloomington/Normal are on a missions trip to the Basque Country with Jon and Bekah Berry. Jon is my excellent counterpart in ministry here with the FCA.
Here is the story of their trip over seas. It’s on a site called
Yes, today is the day. We’ve been waiting 9 months and she’s finally here! Stay tuned for more details throughout the day and week.
This is a great day. Kristie and I headed into the hospital at 5:15am this morning. Around 7:15 we headed into the O.R. for Kristie’s 4th C-section. It went really well and at 7:34am Briar Brooks King was born.
She weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz and measured 19 in long. She’s a cute [...]

