Steven's Stories

When US airspace was closed following the horrifying attacks on New York, Washington DC and Pittsburgh, 38 planes were diverted to the small...

Kamas, Utah, 2022. I had just arrived at the conference center and happened to look down at the ground to discover this guy smiling up at me...

In late 2001, the world was still reeling from 9/11. I had a temporary position in September, which ended sometime after that. As finding a ...

Hérouville Saint-Clair, Normandy, France (near Caen), August 1999. My study abroad program was going great! I was with a group of students f...

Imagine if you will, a youth group room. One of the youth leaders asks a teenager, "What's up?" Without missing a beat, the te...

It's the age-old question. Well, one of the many. You find the treasures in the store that you can't live without (figuratively spea...

1995. The combined youth groups from several churches in the Seattle area took the train from Seattle to San Diego, spent the night in Chula...

Her story is inspirational. She aspired to be an airline captain from a young age, at a time when that was an occupation reserved for men. S...

My college friend Jenny Paulson had the most radiant smile. She brightened everyone around her, and I count it an honor to have known her. S...

I started this blog several years ago, in part to post thoughts on Christmas carols. It's been a while since I've actually posted so...