by Jason Mellard | Jul 12, 2024 | Blog
When I finally decided I was open to the idea of marriage and family, I wondered if it was even possible. I searched for evidence from both my past and present that might give me confidence. I found some. I also found lots of evidence to snuff out the idea. If I could...
by Jason Mellard | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Dear Timmy, I’m so grateful I get to write this letter to you. Let it remind you that things won’t always be as they are. You won’t always feel being picked last for baseball in PE is the end of your existence as you know it. You won’t always feel “different” for...
by Jason Mellard | Jun 27, 2024 | Blog
It would be naive and harmful to pretend the abuse of my childhood didn’t happen or that its effects weren’t real. It brought confusion, stunted my growth into manhood, and led me to seek validation from unhealthy sources. But it’s not the liability I told myself it...
by Jason Mellard | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog
Dear Younger Me, I want to give you an essential truth. If I had known it at your age, it would have transformed the way I lived. Please receive it and believe it. Your life will not be the same: The Father, Son, and Spirit are always good, always kind, and always...
by Jason Mellard | Jun 12, 2024 | Blog
I was not the coolest kid. I can prove it. True story: I was on the brink of starting high school after our family moved to the city. I stepped into a church van with guys from my new youth group, prepped to blend in. Twenty minutes in, we were belting out the lyrics...
