Hall of Fame: Jay Bowman

This is my final installment in the Hall of Fame series.  I have highlighted two youth pastors and an English teacher.  This is about another youth pastor which can mean only one thing: the most influential people on this planet are youth pastors and English teachers.  Cool huh? (Okay, sorry, Ted.  History teachers may be [...]

Hall of Fame: Janice Mulvany

Most of the people in my hall of fame are older men that took time to mentor me.  Mrs. Mulvany is the exception to the rule.  Obviously.  So on with the story.
I hated English.  From seventh through tenth grade English class was synonymous with cleaning toilets.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved stories, loved writing, [...]

Hall of Fame: Paul McCart

This is funny.  My first two youth pastors that had a positive impact on me are named Paul.  What’s funnier is they worked at the same church.  What’s even funnier is that I didn’t really see eye to eye with Paul McCart while I was in high school.  He did some silly things.  While I [...]

Hall of Fame: Paul Dehaven

I’ve spent quite a bit of time reflecting on my life up to this point. There is a considerable number of people outside my family that have made a considerable impact on me. So I thought I would try and give them props in my own personal hall of fame starting with junior [...]