Reflections

Bright and keen for Christ: A tribute to Bob Nass

Bob Nass, former Sequoia Brigade Camp director and Christian Service Brigade regional director, who devoted his life to discipling boys into God-honoring men, has died. He was 84. To me as a young 5-year-old in Kristy Nass’s kindergarten class, Bob was simply Mr. Nass, who sang crazy camp songs in chapel once a year. But […]

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Going Home

Walking to class after work on October 12, 2022, the rain poured as Mom texted me, “The hospital left a message…  Nonno is being admitted.”  Mom had called earlier to let me know that Nonno was weak and going to the emergency room.  At first, the situation didn’t seem so bad.  He was mildly dehydrated;

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Tribute to Thomas Riso from the Grandchildren

I wrote and read this tribute for my grandfather’s vigil service on November 21, 2022. I share this on behalf of my siblings—Joshua, Sarah, and Nathan—, my cousins—Dominic, Ashley, and Jocelyn—, and myself. Introduction The Lord is sovereign over all aspects of life, and one of those areas is how long we have on earth

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