My Introduction to the Pills The first time I took a pain pill was when I was 19 years old and had just had a root canal. I remember the…
Waiting to Die
Over the last year, I have been hospitalized with a condition called rhabdomyolysis nine times. Each time, my kidney’s shut down. A few of these times the doctors said I was…
On Caring for My Mother
Some of you know the story of my life over the last few years. I have tried to keep things up to date both for you and for myself. I…
A Harsh Response to my “Scared” Post
I received this email yesterday. It was in response to my “Scared” post. The basic thesis seems to be that I am characteristically crying out for attention in an unhealthy…
Scared
So much of what I write on this blog is hard for me to admit. Certainly, I don’t want people to always see the real me. I would rather show…
Why I’m a Christian
I see myself as an evangelical (lower case) Christian (uppercase) apologist. I think every Christian is an apologist to some degree. No, not a “professional apologist” like Rob Bowman, William Lane…
Carrying the Burden of the Sadness of a Loved One
It has been almost two months since my father died. Perhaps, not enough time has elapsed to make me a sage on the subject of death, but I’ll never pass…
On the Death of My Father – William Michael Patton: 1947-2013
There is not a prayer I remember praying before this one. It is a prayer, which as a child, I frequently prayed with tears. I prayed it with my mother,…
The Wisdom of a Mother
I don’t think there is anything that rules our lives more than a moment by moment attempt to be happy. We will try just about anything to stabilize our moods…
Why I Can’t Open My Mouth
Lately I have felt like Zechariah, John the Baptist’s dad, who had his mouth shut for a time because he did not believe the angel’s message that he and Elizabeth…