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What I am about to tell you is based on actual events that happened a few years ago.
One Sunday morning I was attending church with my family. It was just a normal, ordinary, and often predictable church service. Hymns were sung, the children received their Bible story, and the Offering plate had been passed around. Now in typical Presbyterian...

As I sit here listening to music, I cannot help but tap my toes and sing along. Although I would never call myself a dancer, I have been out on the dance floor shaking what I got — to the horror and dismay of Destination Imagination kids. Other than...

I recall a crazy summer night cruising around with my buddy Nate on the rural backroads that could have only been known as home. Nate and I had been drinking and my girlfriend (now wife) was the responsible one that had to drive us around. We drove just...

During my senior year of high school I joined the local volunteer fire department. Two of my friends had already joined and it sounded like a fun and exciting way to help out my community.
One of the most memorable fire calls I was on was a structural fire that occurred late at night. When I reached the fire station (fire barn), I was happy to be greeted by Rick Steckel. We quickly put on our bunker gear and loaded up in one of the pump...