Personal & Family Posts

Why I Cherish My Monthly Retreats: A Decade of Reflection

This past week was my monthly retreat. For more than a decade, I’ve been taking the 1st Friday of each month as a retreat day. Over the years, I’ve come to cherish this time. Some of you may have... Read More »

Parent Equipping Cohort: Parents of LGBTQ Kids

We’re excited to share with you that our 12-week Parent Equipping Cohort: Parents of LGBTQ Kids and Youth is back for the second time on Monday, March 20, 2023 from 6:30-8:30 pm! It will be at Traders Point Northwest... Read More »

“far more abundantly than all that we ask or think”

Wow, can you believe I have not posted in well over a year!!!! As I confessed in some of my later post, much of this has been attributed to “what’s the point”. Today, however, I simply have come to... Read More »

Chris & Michelle – Wedding Highlights

What an incredible day in many aspects. I could not be more proud as a father of this couple. This video is a wonderful testimony of Chris and Michelle’s love for Christ and one another. As one whose watched... Read More »

A moment that will never be forgotten!

Today’s photo is a picture of me wheeling my Dad down the aisle for Chris and Michelle’s wedding (son and daughter-in-law) on June 8, 2019. Some know the story of how Dad fought to be at this wedding and... Read More »

Is there significance in “656”?

As I woke this morning and stepped out on the patio to look at the sunrise, I began to focus on “transitions”.  Beyond the beauty of the sunrise, it represents a transition from night to day or dark to... Read More »

Today’s Mamma Lisa’s Birthday!!!

Yes, friends, it’s Mamma Lisa’s birthday!  I won’t share her age today; however, I will share that this year marks our being together 2/3’s of each of our years on this earth.  Oh, how I could not imagine those... Read More »

Dave Arnold’s 80 years old today!!!!

Today is Dad’s 80th birthday!  Yes, friends, a man known to most in Putnam County (Indiana), my best man in my wedding, and my father is crossing over another milestone today.  Like many crossing such a milestone, 80 years... Read More »

“me too” and we’d love to help!

Today’s world is challenging for teens and their parents.  In a world where we’re all wrestling to find our true identity, its not uncommon to see teens, as well as adults, get caught up in challenging times.  Addictive behaviors... Read More »

“What does God really want me to do with my life?”

Are you interested in discovering your place in God’s story? Do you clearly understand your identity in Christ? Have you found yourself asking questions like: “Why am I here?” “What does God really want me to do with my... Read More »