My Mother’s Fourth Year of Dementia
Being around Alzheimer’s/dementia feels like being around death. My mom is void of herself—a shell of a human still trying to be polite, hospitable—yet she is gone. [...]
A Reflection on Father’s Day
Father's Day is such a strange day for me. A day full of hope for the future, contentment for the present, and grief for the past. I [...]
The Plight of Male Disembodiment
I am honored to feature my wife, Dr. Christy Bauman, and her essay below. You can find her work https://christybauman.com/ and www.ChristianCC.org and follow her on Instagram. [...]
Our Second Childhood
A kind of second childhood falls on so many men. —John Steinbeck This quote from Steinbeck makes so much sense to me. As I walk alongside [...]
Marriage, No Matter What!? An Ideology of Idolatry
One way to retraumatize and groom a victim of abuse is the promotion of the “marriage, no matter what” ideology which is common for women coming out [...]
Pearl Divers: A Picture of Equality in Marriage
Have you ever heard the story of how traditional pearl divers dive for pearls? Mark Nepo shares in his book, The Book of Awakening, this powerful metaphor [...]