The Raft
A Smörgåsbord of Stories from History

Backstory of the Vlogs #1.

Lord Randolph and Lady Jennie Jerome.

VIDEO-BLOG: Begin series here.

Hey, Dickie V, check your history about the chant, baby!

Nellie is my guardian angel

What happened when I felt self-pity.

I am amazed that the Gospel never quits.

Have Gun Will Travel reads the card of a man...

I am back with a new look and a new attitude.

What is the best use of a golf ball?

My heart broke when the A’s moved.

Could you write your memoir in only six words? Wait until you see mine!

Let’s make like Teddy Roosevelt and blow this popstand for a Grand Tour of Europe!

We can remember the tastes of goodness God gives us.

Self-vindication may be the biggest issue for everyday Christians.

After getting my PhD almost killed me, Precious and I fled to Canada.

Augustine showed how God entrusts the most profound things to the most unlikely people.

What happens when people turn their transference into idolatry?

College students from Johnson County drive more expensive cars rottenly.

It was the quip of the day–The Five Mile Rule.

The writing I most enjoy distances me from my own world, and propels me into the author’s.

As far as I am concerned, the greatest kaffee haus in the world was the Mukilteo Coffee Co. when it was in Mukilteo.

There is no crown without the cross.

My wife is committed to my perseverance.

Not very many pastors tanked due to lack of Bible and Theology. Many crashed because they didn’t understand people or themselves. Do traditional seminaries get this?