From a catastrophic childhood marked by drugs and abuse…to a seemingly idyllic carnival career…to becoming a habitual thief surviving on the streets, Rachel Puccinelli was facing 35 years in prison—until a judge, a prison chaplain and a case worker changed the trajectory of her life. A Three Part Story PART I: In which Rachel […]
A Friend Who Remains – A Tribute to Gordon Glynn
“There are places I’ll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places had their moments With…friends, I still can recall… In My Life- John Lennon & Paul McCartney Life can bite hard sometimes, and no one knows this better than my […]
“You’re Dead to Me.” – The Gordon Glynn Story
When it comes to petitioning the Almighty on behalf of their recalcitrant children with serious chemical dependencies, desperate mothers call for desperate measures. And the mother of former pro skateboarder and TV star, Brandon Novak, was desperate. No less so, was the mother of Gordon Glynn, then a California teen who was neither famous like […]
“The Doctor is In”: McMullin’s Mission
“Should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left” (Jonah 4:11)? Dr. Doug McMullin is a tall, self-effacing man with chiseled features, a ready smile and a Lincolnesque demeanor. He immediately inspires trust. And for the population […]
