Frankly Speaking

Since I started this blogging thing, a lot of my day dreaming has been spent wondering what I should make of this site. Should I use the blo...

Both Michele and I had our children with us last weekend. We'd been looking forward to it for a long time. JP Conway, the youth minister...

Upon re-reading my most recent post I thought, "Sounds callous and dismissive." So here's my follow-up. Maybe I can explain wh...

I couldn't help noticing the irony of two articles that appear in today's New York Times . "Gotbaum Says City Is Failing to R...

I can't accept the blame or take the credit for the name of my blog. It all goes back to one Ben Flatt. A preacher with a flair for na...