Tag: Path Perilous
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His Money for My Life
A sharply dressed heir seeks investment advice from a man kneeling in the dirt, plucking caterpillars into a jar—revealing a deeper divide between wealth and a life lived with purpose.
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The Yellow Death Trap
On a Mexican cliffside road with no guardrail, a packed bus meets an oncoming truck—metal scraping, gravel shifting, and nowhere to go.
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Living Deliberately—In Quiet Desperation
My soul longed to stand tall, even as it remained shackled to the cowardice of my flesh.
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Embracing Poverty—I Found Christ
An excerpt from Path Perilous recounting chosen poverty, quiet companionship with pensioners, and the discovery of Christ in a wounded World War II veteran.
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Fraternity Hell Week
Hell Week teaches that important social lesson, unless the ritual turns cruel and deadly.
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The Beast Within
My father’s hand had steered me toward truth, but no strap could ward off what awaited me in adolescence. Now the enemy was not dishonesty—it was my body itself, turning strange, unpredictable, and frightening.
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The Lagoon,Leeches, and the Law
Two brothers defy a No Swimming sign, plunging into a hidden lagoon—and into a lesson about fear, folly, and the leeches that never let go.
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The Masquerade of Life
All the world’s a masquerade, where one man in his time plays many parts, and I had learned how to slip past its stopgates unnoticed.
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Foreshadowed Arc
The Upham House offered a glimpse of my life’s quest, a foreshadowing of the perilous path I faced—in that daunting frontier of fear, faith, and unseen mystery mirrored in its weary walls.
THE TRIQUETRA OF LIFE: Wisdom, Wealth, and Wellness 