How have I come to this place in my life and ministry where hindsight is not simply a self-pitying review of all the things that have gone wrong over the years?

A cleft in the rock, where I'm finally able at least some of the time to recognize that whenever I allow myself to honestly reconsider the awesome, the awful, and the decidedly ugly moments scattered along the pathway of my life experience, I can see that God's hand has been guiding my journey.

This is an exploration of accounts that have inspired me over the years

a search for answers to questions that have challenged me, and information that I've gleaned from various sources. They are told from my personal point of view. But also included are amazing stories that I've collected from other imperfect people—the humorous and the heartbreaking—which have stuck with me over the years and insist that I still have much more to learn.

They remind me that especially when it comes to spiritual armor, mine is rusty even on a good day. But then, so is yours, and therefore ours.

So let's continue the journey together.

Caution: Stay alert for falling rocks and tongue-in-cheek humor.