In my first King James Version bible there were passages that were printed in red ink. These were the words of Jesus as recorded in the books of the New Testament. Just for the fun of it get one of these red letter editions (it doesn’t have to be the… Listen ⇢

We would rather hide and pretend than face the truth. Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” The philosopher/songwriter Kris Kristofferson said: “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose. Rita Springer sang: “Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is… Listen ⇢

Jen Eva Daffern met my grandfather, Charles Hight, when they were students at Keene College in Texas. Grandma “Geneva” was the glue that kept my childhood together. She lived in the house next door to us. At Christmas she could be depended on to get the underwear and T-shirts we… Listen ⇢

If our lives are like a sweater, then growing up and getting real can cause things to unravel all around you. It doesn’t help that I am really angry about some stuff. My immediate family and some of the people I do business are getting the brunt of my unraveling.… Listen ⇢

I am in the middle of an existential crisis, maybe a nervous breakdown, although I have been calling it a nervous “breakthrough.” Over forty-five years of bottling up anger and pain can do that to you, I guess. The crisis started on December 2 when I awoke in the middle… Listen ⇢

From 1963 until 1966 when I graduated, I attended a Seventh-day Adventist boarding high school. Newbury Park Academy was located in the Conejo Valley just north of Thousand Oaks and just before the pass to Camarillo. NPA was a refuge for me from a pretty messed up family situation. I… Listen ⇢

My grandfather’s name was Thomas, and his second son was named Thomas Reginald Wear. My dad was known as “Reggie” or “Reg” by the family, and “Tom” or “Tommy” to his co-workers at the Southern Pacific Railroad. Reggie’s life was marked by childhood illness, first by rheumatic fever, and then… Listen ⇢