Aug 30, 2025

Author and caregiver Jess Ronne joins me to share her story and her new book, Caregiving with Grit and Grace. As the mother of a son with profound disabilities and the young wife who walked through her husband’s brain cancer, Jess has lived the struggles many caregivers face but few talk about. Together, we discuss...

Aug 29, 2025

Mike Tyson is famous for saying, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the nose.”

When suffering punches us in the nose, our plans - and clichés - don’t hold. In this episode of Truth Talk Live, I explore why “drive-by ministry” fails and why true comfort begins with seeing people in their...

Aug 25, 2025

In this week’s episode of Hope for the Caregiver, I continue my two series: Difficult Issues Caregivers Face but Don’t Want to Talk About and Hymns Every Caregiver Should Know.

I start with a memory of a pastor who once told me, “Peter, you do yourself a disservice—you make this look easier than it is.” He was...

Aug 24, 2025

"I don't expect the President to be a theologian - but I expect theologians to be theologians." 

When former President Trump suggested that ending the war in Ukraine might “help him get to heaven,” the headlines exploded—but the church stayed silent. In this episode of Truth Talk Live (I guest-host it weekly),...

Aug 23, 2025

In this episode of Truth Talk Live ( I guest-host on Wednesdays), I started with a little laughter, but the conversation quickly turned to the deeper reality of marriage. Drawing from Scripture, from our culture, and from my own 39 years with Gracie, I shared why I believe “weddings cost money, but marriage costs...