I can remember my mother looking me squarely in the eyes (as I was leaving her to go to Sunday School class) and saying, “Be a good boy today.” Oh man! The pressure that placed on a small boy! I can remember praying, asking God to help me be a good boy. My mom was almost asking for the impossible. …

God has allowed me to have some incredible friendships in my lifetime. Some of these friendships have taken me to places I would not have enjoyed going. What I mean by that is that some of my friends have gone through very difficult situations. When you are a friend, you will go through good and bad together. One friend of …