Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

Jesus

  • Naked and unashamed

    There is currently a reality show on TV called naked and afraid. I don’t watch it, so I cannot recommend it as must see reality TV. Have you ever had a dream that you were stark naked in public? Here is a show that makes that nightmare a reality and labels it as entertainment. The… Read more

  • Man up?

    What does it mean to be strong? I have been told and have heard people say, “You need to be strong for your kids.” or, “I need to be strong for my spouse.” These statements are often uttered by well meaning people after somebody dies. Is strength, courage and manliness the ability to endure pain without emotional response?… Read more

  • Innocence cries for justice What happened in Orlando this week is shocking. 49 innocent people died and many are clinging to life as America watches the news and people rant about the reasons how and why this took place. Our nation is the land justice for all and we demand that the scales of justice… Read more

  • In our journey with grief my wife and I have not used medications as a means of coping with the pain. It wasn’t long after Jacob’s death that I went for my annual physical and I told my doctor that I just preferred to deal with everything head on without drugs. Grief is warfare and I battle its symptoms daily.… Read more

  • Every day is memorial day for me and my family. I wrote the following the day before Jacob died and thought I would re-post it. We texted back and forth that day about the words to a song he sang in his lead role in the Music Man. It has been a tough stretch of… Read more