My dad died on January 25, 2021. The last day I was with him was January 10th. It was a Sunday, midday, and he called out to me and my sister from his bedroom to come be with him.

If we cannot take responsibility for our failure, we cannot take any responsibility for any of our success.

The summer of 2019 I committed to a fast as part of being on a team for a training in Dallas.  I thought about what I could fast from during the next 10 weeks.  A week before, my dad (a retired pastor) had called and asked me if I was going to church.  Odd in…