Paul's Platform

“When we started out together, he was only my brother in name...(then) I made a connection.” That tender line was spoken by Charlie Babbitt describing a breakthrough with his brother…

My dad, Ron, turned 80 in October, and all five of his kids were present to celebrate with him. My mom, Audrey, would have been 80 on Nov. 18. (She…

Juggling in front of a big window atop the Hancock Tower in Chicago. The above philosophy does not come naturally to me. From about ages 16-37, I struggled with fairly…

Rookie Bennett H. (Thur. Rec. 4th grader) learned to juggle while wheelchair-confined (!) due to a long-term leg injury. We’re in the simplistic and relatively blissful season of normalcy: no…

Any given year, our individual coaches could probably summarize their perspective on JUGHEADS (JH) in a single word. For one, the word might be “Fun.” For another, “Discipline” or “Focus.”…

During our courtship, Wendy & I were involved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the U of M, the same ministry through which we met and became friends for a year…

In a recent update to the JH families’ group email list, I quoted 2 Corinthians 12:10: “When I am weak, then I am strong (in Christ).” This is a paradox,…

Even though I’m a life-long suburbanite and not a Grizzly Adams, I love the outdoors and any chance I have to run, hike, camp, and generally experience God’s creation. My…

No, this isn’t a metaphor for Wendy’s emotions. :-) Wendy literally needs surgery for a “broken” heart! She and two of her three siblings inherited mitral valve prolapse (MVP) from…

While I’m not a strict adherent of New Year’s Resolutions per se, I am an avid year-round goal-setter. Thus, when a close friend recently asked me if I had any…